Lorebor Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Hi, this is my last model, an Hasegawa F-4G with Aires cockpit and exhaust, Eduard Brassin seats and wheels, Afterburner decals (tail numbers were self made), Eduard RBF strips... Edited February 25, 2012 by Lorebor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyc5usaf Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Girolamo LORUSSO Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Great job Lorenzo! See you soon Best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Superb, Sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Outstanding build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 That is one nice looking Phantom! Love all the stencils. Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EagleAviation Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Superb paintwork, fantastic finish! Absolutely awesome model. Well done! This is one of the most beautiful Phantoms I 've seen. Any photos from under the beast? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Excellent finish. Top notch! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 That is one awesome build! Very nice. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Hi, this is my last model, an Hasegawa F-4G with Aires cockpit and exhaust, Eduard Brassin seats and wheels, Afterburner decals (tail numbers were self made), Eduard RBF strips... Beautiful work, I really like your paint job in particular. I have some info about 69-7235 you might find interesting. 235 was a MiG killer from back when she was still an F-4E. I'm guessing when she still had white tail codes (prior to 1978 or thereabouts) she may have carried the kill mark, but for sure when I photographed her in December 1982 she did. Here's my photo of 69-7235 at George AFB, assigned to the 562 TFS, 37 TFW: Prior to the wing split (the 35 TFW was split into two wings, the 35th and 37th in March 1981), 69-7235 was assigned to the 39 TFS, 35 TFW. I don't have a photo of her in the white numbers and codes but I do have this one from 1980 after they were changed to black. I don't know who the photographer was: And since this is critique corner, I have an observation to make. You might not want to change a thing since your model is so attractive as it is. But for those who are interested in accuracy, the first deliveries of AGM-88s were in 1982 (several years after the timeframe this model depicts), with full production not authorized until March 1983, production missiles deployed in 1984, and Initial Operational Capability (crews trained and certified) in 1985. FWIW, I never saw a F-4G carrying both AGM-78 Standard ARMs and AGM-88s at the same time. But like I said, the model is really beautiful and I certainly could understand if it's left as is. Here's a shot I took of test AGM-88s on an F-4G in May 1982, George AFB, the first AGM-88s I personally ever saw: Edited December 14, 2011 by Scott R Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lorebor Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Scott, thanks for the nice pictures! This is the picture I took as a reference: I'm aware of the Harm/Standard issue, but that is the the external loadout the commissioner asked me to do...He wanted a really mean looking machine... Bye! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Scott, thanks for the nice pictures! This is the picture I took as a reference: I'm aware of the Harm/Standard issue, but that is the the external loadout the commissioner asked me to do...He wanted a really mean looking machine... Bye! That's cool about the missiles. If it were my model I wouldn't have changed it either. That's a very nice photo, where did you find it? Interesting it doesn't have the MiG kill marking. I have two photos I've collected from the web of 69-7235 before her F-4G conversion. One has the MiG kill, the other doesn't: Here's some more photos I took of 235 if you're interested: Those aren't dust specks at the top of this next photo; they're O-2 Skymasters in the traffic pattern at Nellis: Edited December 14, 2011 by Scott R Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hate to be a ********, but... But it might just be some publicity shot though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHIL25102 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hi very good job, the wild weasel...quelle bête!!!thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Hate to be a ********, but... But it might just be some publicity shot though... Cool shot, and I stand corrected (I've seen that photo before but forgot all about it!) Here's a couple of shots I took with a telephoto at George of Weasels carrying AGM-78s and Mavericks: Edited December 14, 2011 by Scott R Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LanceR21 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 :jaw-dropping: Outstanding build!!! Cheers, Nenad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 :jaw-dropping: Outstanding build!!! Cheers, Nenad +1 Can't say it any better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomartista Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Lovely built but in "painting case", are the panel lines not too dark? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAIN Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 That is simply one of the most amazing Phantoms I've ever seen. How did you get those panel lines accented so well? Can you describe your technique? After seeing that loadout I want to build one myself. Thanks for showing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lorebor Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 That is simply one of the most amazing Phantoms I've ever seen. How did you get those panel lines accented so well? Can you describe your technique? After seeing that loadout I want to build one myself. Thanks for showing. I accentuated the the panel lines with a scriber, since the mould is pretty old and the lines were quite shallow. With painting completed, I diluted some oil color in turpentine and had it flow along the panel lines; I waited 2 or 3 minutes, then I cleaned up the oil colour that overflowed around the panel lines, using a n°1 brush moistened in turpentine, trying to push the oil color back inside the panel lines. I then gave the entire model the usual treatment with Future and Gunze Flat Clear. I used a dark green oil color on the green camouflage, a dark brown on the sand and a dark grey for the underside of the model. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is a wonderful model. Thanks for sharing. The old school all-stencil phantoms surely look awesome. May I ask what paint you used (brand and number) for the light brown color? I am having difficulty with this color and yours looks very nice. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lorebor Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 May I ask what paint you used (brand and number) for the light brown color? I am having difficulty with this color and yours looks very nice. Thanks. Unfortunately I cannot give you a precise reference for the light brown color, as it was self made a few years ago when I built my first Vietnam-era subject; anyway, the base color was Gunze H310, to which I added some yellow, some red and light grey (sorry, but I really don't recall the exact amount of the colours I added...just a few drops in the Gunze jar though...). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 What a beautiful model! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Very nice job. Decal work is amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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