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Chuck Your works of art are things to enjoy no different than pictures hanging on the wall or statues in parks. Art is as they say in the eye of the beholder. I have copied many of your posts for constant referral. Used many of your tips. Enjoyed your commentary ( almost a blog really). I have also enjoyed your generosity (JASDF 1/32 markings). That has caused me to pay it forward to other modellers. Please continue to post more of your efforts, and thank you for inspiring me to further up my ante. Sincerely Anthony ps I would love to share pics of my JASDF Phantom with y

I have the slat wing and need the hard wing. Want to swap?

I see a great build too. I agree with your views about this plane (just couldn't wait for ZM) . Love these markings! Anthony

Seeing this spectacular work just messes with my mind, as I hack and slash through my builds. Epic!

Oh ya! I quite agree with this statement. B)

Great looking cockpit. Nice subject too!

Excellent paint job, the weathering is very convincing! Well done. :thumbsup2:/>

Marcell This is my absolute favorite camouflage scheme for the F-4S!! And to get the scoop on GT Resins conversion to boot. Yup count me in.

That's a great looking Phantom! I like your idea about the frameless one piece wind screen.

That's a great build! JASDF phantoms are truly some of the most colourful!

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=280525&view=findpost&p=2764039 PM me Marcel and I will give you some TERs I have more than enough. Anthony

Kike Love the paint scheme, you have really captured the look just right. I'm shocked Hasegawa hasn't offered it as an option. Love to try this in 1/32. Anthony

I'm laughing at myself because I thought this was a bigger scale :doh:/> and only just noticed that it is 1/72nd. You have truly done a masterful job on this intriguing subject. I hope you continue with the larger scale as you suggested. Bravo :cheers:/>

Zigi That's a great looking paint job Please tell us more? Anthony

Matt She is a keeper for sure. A very nice looking F-4B! Well done sir Anthony

Rom She is très bon! Well done :D Anthony

Motty Sure do love to see a phantom and that electric blue is awesome! B)/> Great job, looking forward to seeing more. :cheers:/> Anthony

Tom Your build is a great achievement, lots of hard work and she does look better in a shade of gray rather than primer. The strengthening straps though, (and this is IMHO) scale wise are maybe a tad over exaggerated, just doing the math at x72 a .005" strip of plastic would come out close to 3/8" thick. Pictures show them to be close to flush and sometimes hard to see at all. The panel lines are also very hard to see on newer aircraft. I would suggest looking at any one or two pictures of one a/c at any one time period and using that as a reference as to just how many and how pronounced the

Matt That's a real nice build and a great looking Phantom. Can't wait to see her in paint! Anthony

Ah Marcel Those ECM pods look the business :thumbsup:/> ! Makes me want to start one of these birds myself :wacko:/> But I'll wait to see just how far this build of yours goes so I know the full story on just how much work this kit will be. Thanks for letting us follow along, I have always enjoyed your builds. Sincrely Anthony

Always enjoy a good old Phantom build! Love it! Anthony

Rom Fear not, your paint detail will come back with a matte coat. She is looking très bon!!! Anthony

Very well done, looking good with the other builds. Inspirational! :cheers:/> Anthony

Joel Paint lifting is a combination of plastic surface prep. and paint drying time. MM paint after 5 days is a good time for drying and should handle any taping especially if you have de-tacked the tape. Again the old nose test is the best indicator of dry paint, if you can smell it, it's still off gassing. Lacquer paint drys much faster. I've taped the alclad stuff after 8-10 hours with no problems. Hope this helps Anthony

Joel Nice build!! About the MM enamel paints, I agree with Chuck about sanding between coats as this knocks down any fuzzing that comes with the matte paints. I use 3M 3000 grit that is on a sponge backing and find it perfect for this task(found it in the automotive section). Also a good indicator of paint dryness is the old nose sniff test, I have recently painted an F-4S Phantom about 10 days ago and I can still detect a hint of odor. Patients is the name of the game. So far you have done a stellar job, and have really enjoyed watching. Thanks, and hope this is useful to you. Anthony