lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hi all, Well, I'm finally finished... between the huge delay in getting Gunze paints, then not having all the necessary stencils and finally dropping my aribrush tip only to find that I can't seem to be able to find a replacement... here she is... finally finished. I just want to thank everyone who contributed to the project here at ARC... THANKS GUYS, would not have been possible without your help! Let me know what you think. Best, -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 More :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 ...and some more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle48 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Stunning,simply perfect,makes mine look like a toy!! Nice job :o Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Some shots from the bottom... others... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 And... finally... ... again... thanks for looking. The build progress can be found here at ARC: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....9&hl=lgl007 Best, -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Very, very nice Gald to see ya at last got er' done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxtype Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Beautiful job,Greg! I am impressed indeed. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Excellent work my friend! The scratch additions to the cockpit/pilots, the painted walkways, the detailed ordnance, and the overall finish make this one superior to many F-4G's I've seen. Thanks for sharing. It was definitely worth the wait. BTW, what did you use for the mirrors? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 She's a Beauty!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think it's awesome! I love the finish you gave her. Great, simply great! One question: how did you weather the bare metal exhaust area? /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Deeenngggg That looks great Greg!! AW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks for your comments... I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Starbuck: I made the mirrors from paper thin plastic cut to size... here's a pic of the 'mirror' side that you don't see in the photos above... Each mirror is a 2 piece affair... Kristian: The bare metal effect was achieved by first airbrushing on the base metal color (I believe I used Tamiya Aluminum) and added some gold and brown to some areas... then I used black and strategically placed tamiya masking tape to airbrush on the black faded bits. After that black wash filled in the crevices and the finish looks quite good. Not as realistic as I'd like it to be but very eyecatching nontheless... it's still a learning process for me... it's only my second model in about 20 years... Best, -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Fascinating Greg. Nice paint and superbweathering! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Wise Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well... that's just one seriously cool piece of work Greg. Randy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 absolutly stunning build there! gorgoue, lovely panel lines and a great paint job. also very nice photography! what camera do you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat27 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Great looken F-4 you got there GREAT build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 she's a beaut. i have one in the stash sitting at about 5% complete.. i'll have to go back and follow your build for some pointers. great job.. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 That's exceptional looking. I really like the paint work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcin_S Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Very nice indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks again guys.... rjwood_uk: Actually i used my wife's Canon Rebel xTi this time around... she won that sucker earlier this year... usually I take them with my Canon SD800 ... frankly the quality of the photos are the same ... to my eye anyway... here's a pic of my F-15E using the Canon SD800... ... more can be found here: http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/lgl...Revell%20F-15E/ I don't find a difference for the additional $500 of so the Rebel costs... and I can take it anywhere in my pocket ;-) But then I'm not an avid photographer and I ONLY USE the AUTO feature ;-) Only thing I do is turn off the flash, make sure i have enough light, and turn on the Macro option... -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 that's a good lookin' Phantom! how did you get the burner cans an scalloped exhaust shield to look that way? great work Semper Fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hey Dan, Actually I did some scratchbuilding on the burner cans... they were just a bit plain for my taste but I didn't wanna shell out the coin for resin (I also don't like working with resin if I can avoid it)... as you can see the result looks really good both on the outside and inside... pics of the progress on these can be found here about 3/4 down the page: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....t=0&start=0 As for the exhaust shield... hehe... seems that's getting alot of attention ... it's just creative airbrushing really... shading with black over the base color (and changing up the base color in some instances for variety) and masking each scale off at a time. If you plan it right you can do it all in one sitting without waiting for anything to dry... -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 ;) Gorgeous! Love the overall clean looks and the panel lines really brings out the details on this USAF Phantom. Big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hey Dan,Actually I did some scratchbuilding on the burner cans... they were just a bit plain for my taste but I didn't wanna shell out the coin for resin (I also don't like working with resin if I can avoid it)... as you can see the result looks really good both on the outside and inside... pics of the progress on these can be found here about 3/4 down the page: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....t=0&start=0 As for the exhaust shield... hehe... seems that's getting alot of attention ... it's just creative airbrushing really... shading with black over the base color (and changing up the base color in some instances for variety) and masking each scale off at a time. If you plan it right you can do it all in one sitting without waiting for anything to dry... -Greg i don't know why i didn't recognize this thread! i've seen those pic's before! absolutely fantastic work! i am getting to the point where i like to try to scratch build as much as possible as well. i must admit i'm no very good at it but practice, practice, practice! Semper Fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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