miketippingmodels Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 1/32 Tamiyia F4 Phantom VF-33 TARSIERS The main build was OTB, apart from the ordnance which is Eduard, the pilots are resin figures and the yellow shirt is from Reedoak. Many of you will know my preferred paint is MRP , just because it drys really quickly, and allows a lot more applications of weathering than other paints. The decals are from MILSPEC, which I have to say were very nice to work with. And on this occasion the base was built by my good friend Mario Catania, he’s very good , you should go over to his face book page and see what he’s doing. Established in September 1943, VF-33 were first equipped with the Grumman F6F "Hellcat". Their first operation was to the Soloman islands, the first time a US Navy squadron has used the F6F in combat. VF-33 was land based at this time, supporting the island hopping Pacific campaign. VF-33 disestablished in July 1946. VF-33 was re-established on the 11th of October 1948, this time flying the famous Chance-Vought F4U "Corsair". After seeing action during the Korean war (and being awarded the Navy Unit Citation for their success) several changes of equipment and location followed in quick succession. By 1962 the unit was flying F8U-2NE "Crusaders" from the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and as part of this team took part in the blockade of Cuba. In 1964 the squadron started to become familiar with the aircraft which (in two different versions) would last them the next 17 years and became the backbone of Naval Fighter Aviation. The plane was, of course, the F-4 "Phantom II". Initially equipped with the F-4B, VF-33 set a new Atlantic Fleet record by winning the CNO Aviation Safety Award for four years in a row (1961-64). However VF-33's time with the F-4B was short and in 1967 they upgraded to the F-4J. The new F- 4 featured a different radar, higher thrust engines, slatted tailplanes, extra fuel cells and larger main wheels (to handle the increased weight). Almost as soon as the new F-4's were received VF-33 was once again deployed to combat, this time to South-East Asia onboard USS America (CV-66). During their time in theatre VF-33 dropped over 3,000,000 pounds of ordnance! This was in the space of 4000 combat hours flown over 5 months. On the 10th of July 1968 a VF-33 bird downed a MiG- 21C, the first air to air kill by an East Coast Fighter squadron over N.Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam VF-33 continued it's association with CVW-7 and USS Independence (CV-62), deploying most years. Several awards were won during this time, including the CNO safety award in 1969 and 1970. The 75-76 cruise saw the squadron win the Golden Tailhook Award, Madmax, MikeC, Daniel Leduc and 32 others 33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH Design Scale Models Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Awesome build. Nice finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) hi excellent !!!! I like the weathering , very good job I've only built one F4 since I make models , I should consider opening a box ..... Alain Edited July 26, 2020 by alain11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Beautiful build and finish. What’s not to like about any Phantom build. One day, I’ll get around to one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very eye catching paint scheme ! Love the weathering ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Incredible Phantom!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 A beauty Mike !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very nice. The weathering looks perfect. The deck and figures sure bring it together too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I Like Mike. Superlative! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Great build en great base!! Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Excellent job, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Phabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) I’ve never built one of these Tamiya Phantoms’ or stored one in the stash. But with builds like this looking at others is not enough, I might have to get one..... Edited July 29, 2020 by Stevepd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Wow. That turned out nicely for you Mike. I usually skip over the Jets but this one is awesome. Well done Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Nice Phantom. Good job. Congratulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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