vvwse4 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Time for something else. I pulled out the Tamiya kit which had been on the alley for many years and got started with it. I have some aftermarket, the Aires cockpit and seamless intakes and burner cans but I do not know who made them, a great book for references and I have some MK82 Snake Eyes coming from Eduard. DSCN2099 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2103 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2104 by Rick Martens, on Flickr It should turn out in one of these two planes, haven't decided yet which one Untitled by Rick Martens, on Flickr Untitled by Rick Martens, on Flickr So far I installed the intakes and the splitter plates and I have made a modest start with the cockpit. DSCN2102 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The modest start with the cockpit was mainly spending a lot of time on my knees trying to find part number 1 which I dropped. Offcourse the carpetmonster was ruthless. DSCN2108 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Maybe somebody has a spare? And a question, what would be the load on a Marine Phantom, I have the Snake Eyes and on what kind of pylons would they go. Are the kits pylons good enough? Did the Phantoms use Sidewinders or Sparrows in combination wth droptanks an bombs and how did that look? I have seen a lot of beautiful Phantoms over here and I hope I can get close to one of those. Rick. Doctorgaz, Anthony in NZ, Kagemusha and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) First update. Have been working on the Aires set which was fun to do, I am getting the hang of it. And ran out of CA glue.... DSCN2164 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2165 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The seats are ready for paint now DSCN2169 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2170 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Front and rear canopy, the hinges from the rear canopy were missing I scratched it but I am not happy with the result so I have to redo that later. Also do the mirrors later. I places the canopy's with tape to protect the PE which is quite fragile. Because the windscreen was busted the store where I got my kit gave me a new set of clear parts so I have a spare to go. DSCN2172 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2173 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Tail assembly with the two lightbulbs in there ( Thanks Chuck540z3 ). Why there is a sink mark in that spot I will never know but I fixed it DSCN2174 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2175 by Rick Martens, on Flickr And I have started to spice up the landing gear. Remember the missing part? I emailed Aires and got a reply from David Lajer and they will sent a replacement. How about service!! Thank you Aires. Rick. Edited June 10, 2020 by vvwse4 Mark Jackson, Dutch Man, Scotsman and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nice work so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Your doing beautiful work. This will be a great project to follow and I'll be looking forward to updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) Calling the cockpit done. Offcourse most of it will be inviseble but I know it is there. DSCN2397 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2398 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2399 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2405 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2400 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2402 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2404 by Rick Martens, on Flickr When I was dryfitting the wing I stumbled on this DSCN2407 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2410 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2408 by Rick Martens, on Flickr I think I have to cut away the marked pieces but could it be I made a mistake somewhere on the line? DSCN2406 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The dial for the arrestor hook filling point is also done exept for the clear part. I have been thinking about the load under the wing. I was thinking of putting two TER with 6 MK82 Snake eyes with the long fuses on the inboard pylons, the tanks on the outboard pylons. On the center a SER with four MK84 ( I found them on the Eduard site and I figured they were close enough to a MK83 ) Is that close to reallity? Hope you like it. Rick. Edited June 23, 2020 by vvwse4 MikeMaben, Kagemusha, John1 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Very nice work on the pit, and the rest is shaping up to look like a masterpiece! Have you made a decision on VMFA 232 or 451 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, Squizzy said: Very nice work on the pit, and the rest is shaping up to look like a masterpiece! Have you made a decision on VMFA 232 or 451 yet? Thank you! Haven't decided yet, first get this thing together I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Very nice. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I’ve been doing research and buying aftermarket for this same kit. I’ve been buying books, looking at online images and videos. I plan to do mine as a land based USMC plane too. That seems to give us more options than a ship based plane. We can load em up pretty heavy where it wouldn’t work off a carrier. So far I’m thinking of putting 2 Zuni pods on each inboard pylon, MER’s on the outboard pylons loaded up with probably Mk 82’s and a centerline fuel tank. I have seen pictures of this configuration with or without 2 sidewinders on each inboard pylon and 2 sparrow missiles on the aft positions. its surprisingly hard to find good pictures of loadouts. There always seems to be something in the way of a clear view of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Great start! The cockpit's looking nice but was wondering why the green hue on some areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 10:13 AM, spyrosjzmichos said: Great start! The cockpit's looking nice but was wondering why the green hue on some areas? The green hue was an attempt too make black less black....it did not work out as I thought it would but I did not wanted to start all over. In the end it will be not visible so I just let it be this way. spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 hours ago, vvwse4 said: The green hue was an attempt too make black less black....it did not work out as I thought it would but I did not wanted to start all over. In the end it will be not visible so I just let it be this way. It's not a bad attempt really and, as you mentioned, it won't be so visible, especially once you put the canopy in place. If I can offer some advice, when black is involved, I usually prefer using Vajello's NATO black as a base and then a very dark grey like dark sea grey for the "highlights". Any variations of the above should work fine. Oldbaldguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Some progress. I think I am making every mistake in the book with this one but so far I fixed the most. DSCN2736 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Top vieuw, had to shorten the connection to the resin inlet. DSCN2740 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2738 by Rick Martens, on Flickr Aftermarket exhaust and burnercan. Forgotten the brand, the guys name was Eric.Looks good to me DSCN2743 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The airintake on the front of the tail broke off and was lost so I scratched a new one. DSCN2749 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2751 by Rick Martens, on Flickr DSCN2750 by Rick Martens, on Flickr And the finished cockpit in place, I am quite pleased with that one. DSCN2739 by Rick Martens, on Flickr The usual part breakdown and mess. That is it for now. Rick Edited August 4, 2020 by vvwse4 HerculesPA_2, Michael931080, AlbertD and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks pretty darn good from where i am sitting Rick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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