AlbertD Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, vvwse4 said: Nice!!!! Funny to see that we both used the same way to get the angle of 12.5 degrees right. The only difference is that I filled the underside. Great show!! Rick Great minds think alike. Thanks Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 I have a question for you guys with Phantom knowledge. I'm doing mine loaded with weapons which asumes it's ready to leave on a mission. What would be open or deployed in this condition? After looking at photos all I can usually see down are the flaps. The air brakes would be up of course but what about the auxiliary air intakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Albert the speed brakes did tend to droop when power was off, here is one with them down, look between the main gear door and the flap: Jari MikeC, AlbertD, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 A air force F-4C but it shows various panels open prior to start, like the electrical cable, air hose to start the engines: Jari Landrotten Highlander, MikeC, Derek B and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Lookie at what a friend just got for me. It was given to him and he could care less about this stuff. It will look great in my hobby room. A bit big but it's sure cool. He lives 600 miles away so it will be a while before I can get it. Lothar, Michael931080, Anthony in NZ and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 That is so cool! Kev AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepsGunsTanks Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Sooooooooo coool! Perfect for the Home PC cockpit for flight Sim! AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 You're gonna have to dip that monster in a BIG bucket of Future !! Starfighter, AlbertD, TAG and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Put the Future on with a paint roller. Only way to cover that surface. Matt Marcel111 and AlbertD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 A real quick update on the build. I decided to work on the resin MER's and TER's just to do something different for a couple of days. The TER's went together great and I have drilled them and the Zuni Pods to attach them together with small brass rod. I'll work on the MER's tomorrow but wanted to show you guys a little comparison. I was browsing Ebay and saw the set of MER's from Ozmod's Scale Models so I bought them for the heck of it. You can see them compared to the Eduard one. The spacing between ordnance mounting point is a bit larger. I plan to still modify the Eduard parts because they have way more detail and it should be a pretty easy mod. BTW, I'm going to try to pick up my canopy in the next 2 weeks. It will be good to see my friend too. LSP_Kevin, Derek B, Greg W and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Nice work Albert on the TERs, one thing to note, the rocket pods had a cable/harness hooked up to the pod and rack in order to fire the rockets. Item 9 in this manual https://www.docdroid.com/AgiGpxf/douglas-a-4-and-ta-4-tactical-pocket-guide-pdf#page=46 Jari AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 29 minutes ago, Finn said: Nice work Albert on the TERs, one thing to note, the rocket pods had a cable/harness hooked up to the pod and rack in order to fire the rockets. Item 9 in this manual https://www.docdroid.com/AgiGpxf/douglas-a-4-and-ta-4-tactical-pocket-guide-pdf#page=46 Jari Thanks Jari, I will make sure to look at all the fine details before I commit to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 8:28 PM, Finn said: Here is a side view of a MER on a A-6: showing how much room there is between the bombs. To further muddy the waters, on the F-4 the MER was moved either forward or aft depending on what was loaded on it, the Ordnanceman manual has the info on pg7 of the reader (pg 10-11 of the manual). That is why the MER has all those holes on top to move the lugs and pads as needed. Edit: also on pg 40 (76 - 77) of the manual the fwd and aft positioning of the MER on the outboard pylon is shown. Jari Jari and whoever might benefit from this info, here is how the Mk 82's space on the Eduard MER with 6 scale inches added. The bombs are just pinned in without glue right now. It looks ok to my eye. Al johncrow, Greg W, Finn and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 I just ordered the Daco F-4 book. It's better late than never I guess. I understand it's a great book and worth having. It's been a few days since I've been able to work on my build but should have an update soon. vvwse4, Michael931080 and Anthony in NZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, AlbertD said: I just ordered the Daco F-4 book. It's better late than never I guess. I understand it's a great book and worth having. It's been a few days since I've been able to work on my build but should have an update soon. You won't regret the purchase of this book from DACO. AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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