Dutch Man Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Hello. My name is Robert Jan, as can be seen from the avatar I'm a Dutch Man. Living in Thailand for almost 6 years now, have my work (maintain our ISO standards for the recycling company TES) and I have also family overhere, nothing special really. From the tittle it is not clear that the AC was delivered 1968. Well that is my year of birth. Everything from that year has my special attention. Why choose an Iranian AC? I simply love the color scheme and it is a wonder some of these birds were seen in action late 2013!!! The kit started as, guess what... I ordered the Robin Olds package with all kinds of goodies to do a Vietnam bird. But lost interest.. 3 years later... Today I made a jump start in to the new destination for the kit. Techmod Decals gives 2 options, I choose the F-4D 67-14884 / 3-616. 308th TFS, 32nd TFW, Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) TFB.3 Nojeh1973. There is a lot to talk about, building such a jet. More details will follow later. I don't read, speak & understand Farsi. Sites I came across about the, nowadays IRIAF, show a lot of bright pictures of their Air Force. Pictures I made today.. I will show some more material next week. What I did today was giving it some color, checked the load out I was planning, (Sidewinders are still WIP). Have to figure out which type they got in 1973. Had a lot of fun. Hope you all like it. Please feel free to comment and good advice is always more than welcome. Kind regards, Robert Jan blackbetty, Scotsman, Marcel111 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Welcome to LSP Jan, and what an introduction, quite impressive !! Lothar Dutch Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Looks great so far, especially those napalm tanks and the MER. Where did you get them from, did they come with the kit? Having lived in Iran as a young kid in the mid-70's, I saw a couple of F-4D's at an airshow once. I'll be following with interest. If you have any links to sites that feature Iranian subject (both pre and post-revolution), please share. John Dutch Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Thanks for the replies. @Lothar Thanks. @John1 The NAPA canisters, (BLU-27 un-finned) come from videoaviation.com (Italy), article 153332. The guy makes really nice resin stuff. I build a lot of his kits already. Good research and subject, beyond mainstream, just the things you need. I will check my bookmarks for those Iranian links, takes some time because I really have to search sometimes. It's an interesting country with an even more interesting Air Force. Kind regards, Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) To start with this link: http://www.iiaf.net/f4/ https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/04/29/560063/Iran-F4-fighter-plane-Army-IRGC-Defense-Minister-Amir-Hatami http://www.military.ir/forums/profile/15044-mr9/content/?type=forums_topic_post&page=67 Last link you need some scrolling. Has a lot of history facts. Blogger has its hobby well presented. I have some more links, just can not find them right now. Found another one. Airshow http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/1878701/آسمان-امن-هدیه-تیزپروازان-جمهوری-اسلامی-به-ملت See you all next time. Robert Jan Edited February 9, 2020 by Dutch Man Added a link John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Great subject, this is a great book on Iranian Phantoms, has some superb profiles, you can see a couple of them here Dutch Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks for looking in. Great links for reference. A lot of my photo material comes from Airliner Photo Site & Jet Photo. Kind regards Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Nice start Robert , good you're having fun Dutch Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceofClubs Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hi Robert, welcome and great start! ciao Filippo Dutch Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Think the weathering on the radome is too much. Color shades for the fuselage however is what I'm aiming at. Thanks for posting. Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) Had some problems with the heat today, ( the last week )., seems the resin reacts to it. All of a sudden the intakes looked like someone took his teeth out. Huge dimple on both sides. That really freaked me out for the Saturday and rest of the weekend. Some steam did the trick this morning. The Rhinos reshaped very well, (thin resin), me happy. Watched this video after some lunch: And this one after the first couple of beers today: I have 2 Tamiya F-4E Phantom II yet to build. I think these are the best ever. Convert to F will be the hurdle to take. This video is some good old school entertainment(beats a "live Ferrari") Enjoy the video. Pictures are to come next week, forgot all about it today. Kind regards, Robert Jan Edited February 16, 2020 by Dutch Man spelling John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 What Germans would say: Affen Titten Geil. I remember the Phantoms from Rammstein flying low altitudes for the approach of the shooting at Vlieland in the early eighties. Every Tuesday morning around 10 AM maybe 11 AM. The noise of those Rhinos at 80 meters above made the windows wobble. So cool. Low flying entry zones for the shooting started where we lived, about 30 km north from Bocholt. Thursday evenings and early night, the Choppers from Rheine came over. All cold war fever, 1985. Regards, Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Very interesting subject and excellent start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Hello. Maybe not the best pictures, but I made some shots from my load out for the F-4D.. For the centerline I'm still not decided. Options are a centerline tank, MER with 3 BLU-27s or a SUU-23, which has been finished also. I'm not sure on the AIM-7E. Was more of a decal practice update for me, certainly not my favorite part of the hobby. Sidewinders, same same, not decided yet on type, etc. Next week it is time for a new compressor, so see you next week with some more color on the F-4D. Kind regards, Robert Jan LSP_Kevin, GMK, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 I just need to finish a lot that has been stored for too long already. All are resin kits of equipment you need to get a F-4D ready for take off. The kits come from videoavation and are very nice and easy to build. Once ready, it all goes into a diorama with the F-4D. AG42 Added the wire to the Air hose, (to simulate flex of the real deal) and the cables on top. The Generator was planned for a USAF F-4D so I need to cover the decal with US Air Force. Will see what comes up for an idea. Some more pictures. Wire is loose from the hose, so the spacing can be easily corrected. MHU-1 is next on my list to finally get the decals on. Until next time. Robert Jan KiwiZac, themongoose, GMK and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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