tomprobert Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Greetings all, This has been a long-time 'as and when' project that I completed this weekend - Tamiya's 1/32nd F-4J finished as an F-4J(UK) of the famous 74 'Tiger Squadron' in the mid-1980's. It was built more or less out of the box, but with Mastercasters' FOD covers and YellowHammer decals. Paints were all Xtracolor enamels. It's the first time I have added crew figures to a model as my daughter requested that the pilots should be in it. I might add crews in the future as it adds a bit of life to the cockpit! All the best, Tom Kagemusha, Supersonic, Whitey and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Tom, thats an absolute thing of beauty! You just cant beat a Brit Toom. Everything about this is just beautiful. Colours look really nice to my eye/screen too. Was it Xtracolour you said you used previously? Very inspiring, thank you! Cheers Anthony cmayer and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Beautiful "J" Model Phantom Tom! Another gorgeous finish! tomprobert and Anthony in NZ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Beautiful Spook! -Gregg tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 12 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Tom, thats an absolute thing of beauty! You just cant beat a Brit Toom. Everything about this is just beautiful. Colours look really nice to my eye/screen too. Was it Xtracolour you said you used previously? Very inspiring, thank you! Cheers Anthony Many thanks, Anthony - I must confess watching your build inspired me to get this finished. Yes - paints are all Xtracolor enamels - really good stuff and they spray beautifully. The only disadvantage is the longer drying time (the airing cupboard soon sorts that!) but you end up with a lovely glossy, ready for decals finish. I love them! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That looks brilliant, I’ve always wanted to do one having been attacked by one on an exercise in the 80’s. You just don’t see many of them either made or for sale. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Nice build, Tom. Gotta love a 74 squadron Toom. Nothing quite like it. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 A beautiful clean build, excellent work tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Great job! Can I put it on the website? tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Line Media Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I love it! It's very clean. Great job! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Lovely Tiger Jet with an excellent finish. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish AFB Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Phantastic job Sir! I would add some weathering only. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 16 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Great job! Can I put it on the website? I’d be honoured! 1 hour ago, Polish AFB said: Phantastic job Sir! I would add some weathering only. There is quite a bit of tonal variation in the paint which I achieved using one of the Artool Texture Stencils - sadly it didn’t show up in the pictures but i can assure you it’s there! I always err of the subtle side to weathering my models - I see so many where over zealous weathering ruins what is a lovely build and has no resemblance whatsoever to the real thing. But that’s just my opinion of course Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Missed this one! Such a lovely big beastie. Really looks good in RAF colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcD Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Nice job! That is a very good looking Phantom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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