dragan_mig31 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 OMG that is a lot of decals.I love the final look.I see that this one will be finished by the end of the week? :D great work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanx namesake, dragan and Bosse Yup I like it...it almost looks like a scheme on its own with the decals. BTW for you phantom experts out there, on tha yellow decal on upper side of the nose infront of the windscreen, is there a string like on the Tomcat for dertermining wind directions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 :D :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 hanx Icarus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diego Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) Simply awesome :D :P :P Is the tail area still unfinished...as the small "IRIAF 01544" serial can't be seen? Greetings Diego Edited September 7, 2010 by Diego Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanx diego! And a cood catch...I had forgotten those decals! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diego Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanx diego!And a cood catch...I had forgotten those decals! Cheers! To be sure: you need the small "3" on the tail ( decals N° 26 & 27), then the "IRIAF 01544" (decals N° 14 & 15), and then the small "3-6642" ( decals N° 20 & 21) on the nose intakes... Greetings Diego Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 To be sure: you need the small "3" on the tail ( decals N° 26 & 27), then the "IRIAF 01544" (decals N° 14 & 15), and then the small "3-6642" ( decals N° 20 & 21) on the nose intakes...Greetings Diego Those I remembered Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanx namesake, dragan and Bosse Yup I like it...it almost looks like a scheme on its own with the decals. BTW for you phantom experts out there, on tha yellow decal on upper side of the nose infront of the windscreen, is there a string like on the Tomcat for dertermining wind directions? There s a string, but the yelow line is not connected / responsible for that! It s located directly in front of the middle windscreen (and there s a "hole" too, I guess it s an outlet for air to blow off water from the screen!?). I m sure there much more experienced Phantomaniacs there to correct /confirm! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Aha, thanx for the clarification TobK Now I´ve added the missing decals (not before ruining one IRIAF decals, I fixed it with an IIAF decal where I added an R from a korean decal...actually cool that they were the same saize½). The decals are now sealed with a coat of future and left to cure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Uhh...seams to be a job for guys with nerves as strong as bass guitar strings!?? I will head to a similar job: a F-4D IIAF 1/48, and will use the IIAF decals from Diego too! But I will use the stencils from the Revell F-4C/D and the panel numbers from an Airdoc stencil set for british phantoms. (hehe...what a mix!!??). Wish me luck! ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fan Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 WOOOHOOOAAAA... GREAT ONE:.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great job. I'm currently in the process of decaling my F-4E AUP and after my RF-4 last year I can sense your relief after finishing the decals I notice that the Speed brake wells on your build are White, is this the case with the Iranian birds as all the Phantoms that I've seen they are the same colour as the undersides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Uhh...seams to be a job for guys with nerves as strong as bass guitar strings!?? I will head to a similar job: a F-4D IIAF 1/48, and will use the IIAF decals from Diego too! But I will use the stencils from the Revell F-4C/D and the panel numbers from an Airdoc stencil set for british phantoms. (hehe...what a mix!!??). Wish me luck! ;-) Good luck! I too used 3 different decal sheets to get to the end.....almost 4 since I cut out thin red strips from the in box decal sheet s as well :P WOOOHOOOAAAA... GREAT ONE:.... Thanx Tomcat Fan :D Great job. I'm currently in the process of decaling my F-4E AUP and after my RF-4 last year I can sense your relief after finishing the decals I notice that the Speed brake wells on your build are White, is this the case with the Iranian birds as all the Phantoms that I've seen they are the same colour as the undersides. Thanx scott :D Now that you mention it I more or less just asumed they were white..... when I look at refs the brake wells are so much cleaner than the underside of the plane that I thought it looked white :P Oh well...I doubt the judges will see much anyways on saturday. Yeah I forgot to mention, This Saturday our local model event begins, Modell Göteborg, and it´s one of the "big" three modelling events in Sweden. I´ll be competeing with 6 models and hosting a table for our local IPMS forum. All in all I´ll be bringing in the order of 17 or so models to the event. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 What a great decalling!! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Najk Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Now THAT'S a lot of decals! Finally found this thread, mate, and I must say it's a Phabulous Phantom! That paintjob is a piece of art! Keep up the good work now, all the way to the end. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 What a great decalling!! :D Thanx :D Now THAT'S a lot of decals!Finally found this thread, mate, and I must say it's a Phabulous Phantom! That paintjob is a piece of art! Keep up the good work now, all the way to the end. :D Better late than never :D Glad you liked it :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Great work with the decals Janne! I remember when I had to put 400+ stencils on the wings of 1/144 An-124... One question though; Since you've made the war beaten Phantom with all the faded paint - are you gonna fade the markings, too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Great work with the decals Janne! I remember when I had to put 400+ stencils on the wings of 1/144 An-124...One question though; Since you've made the war beaten Phantom with all the faded paint - are you gonna fade the markings, too? Thanx Seb ;) Yup, there´s no way around it really...can´t have pristine markings on a worn old bird eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 wow amazing decalling skills i applaud ur patience.... its excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 LOL, thanx infideon....think it´s more patience than skill :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 And the pylons and wepaons got the last of the decals! I´m all done! BTW wonder why the Phantom never got a one piece canopy like the F-14? The Sparrows got some attention from the Pro Modeller box...really nice decals actually. And the Pylons got the last 40 decals :lol: Sooon there will be weathering..... Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TNT Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Your patience is admirable! It looks awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Thanx TNT :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) OK...I couldn´t help myself! I´ve started playing around with washes and stuff :P I begun wiht the underside since it´ll be the dirtiest and grimiest belly of the best you ever saw! I mean this baby´s being flying sorties for weeks! and it´s in the beginning of the war, there´s simply no time to waaste ojn cleaning the AC, just fuel it up and send it on it´s way with more bombs to try and halt the Iraqi offensive! There´s the scenario you have to keep in your head when you look at the totally overdone weathering :) I started with a thin wash of a mix of burnt Umber and black and covered everything with it...it´s to set the tone and blend in the decals. The wash stayed on for about 40 minutes before i started whiping it off....and it surely set the tone I´d say :P Then I made spots with burnt sienna and pulled my finger through it to make oily streaks. After that I made black spots and did the finger trick .... It´s all shiny still, when the flat coat comes on it´ll brighten up a bit and be a bit more homogenous. I angled away from the light a bit to show an idea of what it´ll look like without too much glare ;) Dirty enough for you? /edit..got the oils wrong :P Edited September 8, 2010 by Aigore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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