Anthony in NZ Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Now, there we go Al! All tied in together and looking Phabulous (sorry couldnt resist that) You are nearly there mate, and what a stunning piece to have on display when finished. Such great motivation for me (yes I am still working on her) Awesome Derek B and AlbertD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, aircommando130 said: Love the phantom...my favorite fighter! Great job! We'll get Gunnery Sgt. Hartman to give you the "proper motivation" to finish! Cheers...Ron 56 minutes ago, Anthony in NZ said: Now, there we go Al! All tied in together and looking Phabulous (sorry couldnt resist that) You are nearly there mate, and what a stunning piece to have on display when finished. Such great motivation for me (yes I am still working on her) Awesome It's not hard to stay motivated with this bunch behind you. I laid out all the canopy PE and there sure is a bunch to sort through. I'm probably going to make up the Aires seats with separate PE harnesses and see is they look any better then the Quickboost seats with molded is belts. I have a feeling it will be the better way to go. Probably another week and this one can go on the shelf. Anthony in NZ and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Great work Albert however just a couple of minor points, the Zuni rocket pod cable would most likely be connected to the bottom of the TER, not the side receptacle. The TER could carry 3 rocket pods and there would be 3 places to plug them into. Also the TER has a cable that plugs into a port on the pylon for electrical interface, you can see it on this A-4: a bit more modern, a TER on a A-10 but the principles are the same: Jari Lothar, AlbertD and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, Finn said: Great work Albert however just a couple of minor points, the Zuni rocket pod cable would most likely be connected to the bottom of the TER, not the side receptacle. The TER could carry 3 rocket pods and there would be 3 places to plug them into. Also the TER has a cable that plugs into a port on the pylon for electrical interface, you can see it on this A-4: a bit more modern, a TER on a A-10 but the principles are the same: Jari Thanks Jari, I'll make those corrections before I get the canopies and vertical stabilizer glued on. I picked up some Anyz 0.5mm cable that should look better then the ,ead wire anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Pg 69 of the Ordnanceman's Handbook shows where the TER cable is hooked up to, and a bit further the MER hook up, which is mostly hidden. Jari AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Hi Albert, Man this is really very very good!!! I really envy you because my build has almost stalled because life and work, mainly work, are in the way right now. You set the bar high with this one!! Keep it coming. Rick Anthony in NZ and AlbertD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Aside from painting the navigation lights and maybe a couple of touchups I'm calling this one done. I found myself starting to want to rush to move on from it and didn't want to take the chance of really ruining something. It's far from perfect but all in all I'm pretty happy with it. I took a few short cuts because I was loosing my patents. I sure learned plenty to take to future projects. I will take some better pictures tomorrow with the real camera and a neutral background and post them in the RFI forum. I want to thank everyone for the guidance and encouragement along the way. It's very much appreciated. MikeMaben, Scotsman, Anthony in NZ and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Very nice! AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Looks amazing, really good finish congratulations! AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Congrats, Al - looks fantastic! Kev AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Nice, she turned out great looking! AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Oh man, that is totally awesome Al! Actually thank you for showing us your beautiful build, and how encouraging it has been for me. I would be thrilled if my brit one comes out as nice as yours Thank you sir! AlbertD and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 That is beautiful - well done Albert Derek AlbertD and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 This looks fantastic! Love the weathering and the load out looks nasty. Makes me also want to build a VMFA-232 jet. Cheers, Marcel AlbertD and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Hi Albert, This is a great looking Phantom, you can be very proud on this one. Like I said before you set the bar high for the rest of us. Rick Anthony in NZ and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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