Radders Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 This is good news, as I've always wanted to model this since I took the photo! RAF F-4 Gate Guard - MPA Falkland Islands by Radleigh Bushell, on Flickr Chek and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Nice photo Radders. I've never noticed that large blade aerial on the spine before, but looking through my refs, it appears on some, but not all, 1435 Flt. Phantoms, from about 1988 onwards. Edited October 16, 2015 by Chek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 If you PM me your email address Jennings, I can forward some photos. They're collected off the web, so I'm unable to attribute the owners, otherwise I'd post them here.. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky56 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 PM sent Jennings. I have one so you can have whatever photos you need. Rick Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Or you can hold off and get the fündekals sheets that will be designed specifically to fit the HK kit. And they'll include a lot more than 11 aircraft for a LOT less than $70, that I can guarantee you. Sold sold sold! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Noras Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Sold sold sold! Ditto :-) (-: Roy Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Does anyone have a good side-on photo of the periscope fitted between the front and aft canopies? I've not found a lot of photos of it at all, but those I have are all taken from odd angles. I'm trying to figure out what it looks like in side view. Taken at RAF Hendon a few years ago. Might have a sharper outside side-on view on a 35mm tx somewhere. For now... Inside Outside Tony phasephantomphixer, Chek and Blenheimboys 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Just observing from the nice photos posted here that the British types appear to have a higher sloping top to the intakes, not just wider. I know the regular type F-4 has some slope, but seems the spey type has more. Blenheimboys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Just observing from the nice photos posted here that the British types appear to have a higher sloping top to the intakes, not just wider. I know the regular type F-4 has some slope, but seems the spey type has more. We agree, we are trying to define just what that is! Barry Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Great photos Tony. However when I was sorting through the pics to send to Jennings, there appears to be at least two styles of periscope: the triangular shaped casing for the prism as you've shown, and a cube shaped one as fitted to XV399 foe example. I've never noticed that before because I've always gone for the regular clear panel (perhaps over-reacting against Airfix's simplified solid version from way back when). Hopefully a linked image or two should appear below. Phasephantomphixer - yes, the intake 'shoulder rises in a smooth curve all the way back to the transport joint behind the rear cockpit making the intake outer cowling shell not only wider but deeper. I posted photos a while back, or maybe on Derek's original poll thread. But here's another one. Note that the intake tunnel itself isn't quite so deep in the second pic Edited October 16, 2015 by Chek Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) so finally we will know where to attack these huge bombs Edited October 16, 2015 by Luca Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Or you can hold off and get the fündekals sheets that will be designed specifically to fit the HK kit. And they'll include a lot more than 11 aircraft for a LOT less than $70, that I can guarantee you. Problem will be deciding which scheme to go with the FGR.2... Luca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Do anyone have a link to the decalsheet klaus released with his F-4 conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Problem will be deciding which scheme to go with the FGR.2... one of these: http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/details/ce/detail_wha32001.shtml hoping HKM or some other aftermarket brand (Zotz?) will be pushing out a HUGE decal sheet with all those subjects depicted in! Do anyone have a link to the decalsheet klaus released with his F-4 conversion? above. Edited October 16, 2015 by Luca Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 FWIW, Cam did the Alcock and Brown decals in 1/32, and probably will be cheaper to buy than the Klaus sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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