kurth Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 NavyF4s, That does help. I spent the past 30 minutes carving, filing, scraping, sanding and it looks ... satisfactory. I do have a Tamiya C/D . I could get a set of resin exhausts for the tamiya kit and then use the kit exhausts like you did for this mod. The PE really looks nice. I can also get a set of GT resin exhausts for this kit. I do have a GT resin F-4E super set for another build and could steal the exhausts from that set and replace them later. ] I just need to think about what I want to do. Thanks for the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieB Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Great job on the cans, really improves the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 WOW!!! That is some properly awesome work on the burner cans ... just great. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) I got the Eduard Photo etch and nothing seemed to fit right, the end with the two rivets did not fit over the lip of the can. Now I see you sanded the heck out of the inside of the burner can. I think I will sacrifice my Tamiya F-4C cans and do what you did, it adds so much to the exhaust. Edited July 23, 2017 by kurth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 I started cutting plastic, then after a closer look I see NavyF4s started with a long burner can. oops Any way, I can still make it work with the short burner can Here is the revell burner can, and what is left of the Tamiya can. I had to do a lot of sanding. and they fit together I sure wish I had a lathe. That was a lot of work with 60 grit sand paper and a 180 grit sanding stick, but it will look great. NavyF4s, F`s are my favs and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Wow it has been 6 months since I updated this thread. any way I ended up just using Eduard PE on the cans. I ruined the tamiya cans trying to cut them up. They look much better than what I started with. Doing something with the exhaust ended up pushing this model back several months. I finished the metal area last week, and I just finished touching up the rest of the paint. I need to get a larger photo backdrop, but You can see my progress. If it does not need more touch ups, I can move on to other tasks to finish this model. suggestions, and critique welcome Edited February 15, 2018 by kurth Shawn M, Starfighter, blackbetty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Touch ups are complete, and I thought I was ready to apply decals. I am using the Speed Hunter graphics SEAD Specialists: Phantom Hunter Killers sheet. I bought this sheet from his table at the 2014 Nats in Virginia. I as all ready to get started, and took a closer look at the profiles. I realized I need black walkways.... ok ... and they are not on the sheet. Ok, no big deal. That would take up a lot of room on the decal sheet that is best used on additional markings. I checked the kit decal sheet on the off chance it has them ... nope. I quickly found Cam Mil spec decals has a 1/32 walkway decal sheet, so I ordered it. With that crisis solved, I figured I could still proceed, but the Mil Spec sheet does not include the walkway on the spine of the fuselage near the tail. It looks easy enough to mask and paint, but It was too late to start masking, so I will give my self more time tomorrow night. I will clear up my work bench a little more too. Edited April 4, 2018 by kurth themongoose, LSP_Kevin, Victor K2 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I totally enjoyed reading this, went back through the whole thing. Thanks for keeping up with it as you go. Looks like your black basing experiment was a success. How are those stores coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Quick update - I painted the black walkway on the spine .. it was a pretty easy mask job I totally enjoyed reading this, went back through the whole thing. Thanks for keeping up with it as you go. Looks like your black basing experiment was a success. How are those stores coming along? Funny thing about that. As you can see, I have had long periods of time away from this build, so I forget what has been done, and what needs to be done. I thought I had built and painted the missiles. I looked through the box and found the larger of the two Anti-Radiation missiles painted white, but the smaller anti radar missile, and the two sparrows need to be painted. The jammer pod which goes in the front sparrow bay has also been painted. I need to paint the missile to pylon adapter, I seem to have over looked them. Building and painting the ordnance is my least favorite part of a build. F`s are my favs, Victor K2, johncrow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) I am still working on this one. I applied the walkway decals, but when I bought them I did not realize the difference between Navy and Air Force walkways. I applied the decals and noticed the notches that needed to be filled in. so I masked and while painting other things with black primer I ended up with this: Had i realized the Air Force walkway did not have all these notches, I would have masked and painted. I am still working with solvaset on the bubbles in these walkways. Once I am happy I can apply the main decals. Edited September 4, 2018 by kurth typographical error Marcel111, MikeMaben, johncrow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Very nice work mate! Looks nice!! Cheers Alan kurth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 This is looking very nice! Great work on the exhausts and the weathered paint looks convincing! Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) I am making one big push to get this one done. I am applying decals. I have the major decals on the passenger side done. There are some stencils with this sheet but not a lot of direction on which ones to apply. I have the instructions from the Hasegawa kit, and the Revell Germany issue of this kit which has this same scheme so I will figure it out edit: I see SHG has a stencil sheet, so I have ordered one. Edited September 30, 2018 by kurth Derek B, Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The build is looking great. The model doesn't look glossy? did you put down a coat of gloss before applying the decals? there should be at least a coat of gloss before the decals go on and another coat of clear once the decals are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 6 hours ago, shan said: The build is looking great. The model doesn't look glossy? did you put down a coat of gloss before applying the decals? there should be at least a coat of gloss before the decals go on and another coat of clear once the decals are done. There is no gloss coat. The surface of the paint is smooth, so there is no problem with the decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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