kike Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Allright guys. I've been waiting an gathering "kwowdledge" to tackle scratch building, but if I keep waiting to feel confortable I'm gonna get old and won't do it, so After watching ZAgocs' phantom I decided to give it a try. Please keep in mind a couple of things, most of the time I do what I can with what I have on hand the closest hobby stor is 200 Kms away and I'm on a small budget, accuracy, for now, is not the main target at least as long as scratch building is concerned, in this case. Bear with me on this first attemp to add some "life" to a model for the first time. I've chosen the 1/48 RF-4E from Hasegawa, i guess you all know the kit and I haven't decided how to paint it, it will be a JASDF or a Luftwaffe bird, once I'll get there I'll decide, hope to get to something at least "nice" at the end!! enogh BS and let's get to the pics Got a little excited and opened these "windows" just to realize the interior would look kinda empty, something shall be done later on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Kike, You're to be commended on taking that 1st scary step. I know it was a major issue for me as well, but once you get your feet wet, you'll be glad you did. Detailing isn't only about busying up a build, or parts of the model, but also it should be about correcting kit errors and omissions. Learning how to use research material will go a long way towards those goals. And with today's vast amount of available online research material, cost and distance isn't a issue. As far as supplies go, I've found that ordinary stranded wire, as well as computer cables once stripped have all sorts of varied dia. wires that are great for detailing. So far your cockpit looks like you're attaining your goals. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZAgocs Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hi Kike! Nice to see that you took a deep breath and started it! You're to be commended on taking that 1st scary step. I know it was a major issue for me as well, but once you get your feet wet, you'll be glad you did. I absolutely agree with Joel. After you started scratchbuilding, you cant stop it. One advice: dryfit your work as often as you can to avoid problems later. Good luck with your build! Cheers, Zoli Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shaka HI Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Looks great dude! I know the two members above provided some inspiration...me? Wish I wasn't so damn lazy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well this build's proven thatt things look way easier than they really are! I got my jands on two resine seats from Verlinden and I'm impressed of the level of detail! no wonder why some of you stuck as much as possible! this is my intent to render them to life at least a bit! This is how the cockpit is looking so far, everythings dry fitted and, in my book, looks ok! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Nice looking work, Kiki. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikestomcat Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Great work so far Mate, I like how your seats have turned out, keep the pics coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 After spending some hours not knowing what to do, I decided to get into riveting, this model has some of them but not enough so I started digging some more Then it was time to close the fuselage with some of the guts inside A constant in my builds are broken pitot tubes, so this time I'm gonna try something new, and a bit of work on the front camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 And after wathcing Chuck work his magic on the pylons I tried to make a small effort to add a bit more of detail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikestomcat Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Awesome job on the riveting, it's coming along nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 And after wathcing Chuck work his magic on the pylons I tried to make a small effort to add a bit more of detail You certainly succeeded. Your detailed pylon is a vast improvement over the stock part. I'm quite sure that Chuck would approve. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 After having tons of "problems" with this build, solid paint due to aging, problems with the airbrush, bad weather, life getting in the way etc. I managed to get going and kind of save the model, since I didn´t feel like doing it anymore.... Anyway this is what I've been doing It was such a nice project at the beginning and it turned into almost "rescue mission" all because of me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Good Lord man if your scratch building goes any further your going to outdo your painting skills. I love the paint man. Great job on the scratch work as well. I use everything plastic and wire in my house to get where I want things to look I have even cut up waste baskets for spare plastic in order to have more styrene. Scratch work is a hard step to move to just like PE but once you do and get the hang of things its all downhill from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Appreciated Devilleader501!!! After using sand paper to get a nice and smooth surface I managed to get a nice coat of glosscote over the model and prepare to the decals (lots of them again) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmreed76 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Very nice work, all of the extra effort is really going to pay off in the end! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary West Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Great work all round Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Kiki, What a fantastic, well detailed build. Your detailing skills are really 1st rate. It's hard to believe that this is your 1st effort at kicking it up a few notches. As for your painting skills, simply 1st class my friend. Excellent pre-shading, and the camo scheme doesn't have any over spray issues I can see. Looking forward to seeing your Phantom decaled in your next update. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Thank you very much guys! Joel I forgot to say that the camo was free hand painted, I don't like hard borders so I try to avoid masking, still trying to test blue tac technique to make it a little bit easier, now some decal pics, It'll take a while cause there's a like two millions of them again! After decals I'm gonna weather it a bit with pastels...Hope you like it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Kiki, Just a fantastic job with all those decals and stencils. Every one snuggled down into all the recesses. Joel Edited December 16, 2014 by Joel_W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You have done a fine job on the scratch building. From what I have seen, I would not have known that this was your first go at it. It was a professional job IMHO. I especially like the way you presented the stages in painting step by step, as it is a great how to for a novice like myself. Great job sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 You've done a great job! One small item for your next build, I believe the bumps over the gear on top of the wings need to be removed. I think they belong only on US Navy Phantoms, but I could be wrong. I do not have my references with me right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 In this picture it doesn't look like those bumps for the gear are there. http://www.airteamcanon.co.uk/imgs/gallery/20698/20698_10155085654eb52ac71e813.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) You've done a great job! One small item for your next build, I believe the bumps over the gear on top of the wings need to be removed. I think they belong only on US Navy Phantoms, but I could be wrong. I do not have my references with me right now. You are right Gonzalo, those bumps shouldn't be there, I'm starting to find my way through adding things to the models but I haven't gotten to removing things from them! :(/> , I tried once on a Hasegawa phantom and it wasn't nice...at all! still trying to find a way to fix it, so I just kinda close my eyes for now. You can see on my last phantom, those same bumps where supossed to be removed but I chickened out and didn't even tried! take a look and you'll see them! I appreciate your correction! Edited December 17, 2014 by kike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 You have done a fine job on the scratch building. From what I have seen, I would not have known that this was your first go at it. It was a professional job IMHO. I especially like the way you presented the stages in painting step by step, as it is a great how to for a novice like myself. Great job sir! Thanks! It's far from beeing professional but I'm quite happy with the result! Good to know you find this thread interesting since I try to do what I was looking for during the beginning of my return to modeling, I searched for a long time until I finally found a couple of forums with great modelers, and, what is more important, willing to share their "secrets". I do my stuff at another level, but is good enough for first timers to see they can reach a decent result following some steps! If you take a look at a thread by Chuck, Marcel, Joel or many more great modelers, you can see the results a bit far from your reach, It happened to me! If you take a look at mine, you can be sure you are gonna achieve it!! or do it better which is the main target! Follow the best ones! but you gotta start somewhere! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Awesome build, kike! Really nice scratching : D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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