Giovanni Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) Hi all there! I'm officially starting a new work...The Voodoo! A few words about the 72 Revell kit: It dates back to 1991 and some say it's based on the 48 Monogram. It presents engraved surface detail that is fine but not always accurate. It's overall correct in shape in my opinion but suffers of some simplifications and inaccuracies. The interior detail is a good basis for those -me being the first- who want to add a personal touch. Even if it cannot compete in details with more recent kits it can be turned out into a good and sweet replica. Going back to the inaccuracies, the first one i noticed were the vents on the engine nacelles. In particular those on the right side were represented specularly identical to the ones on the left side. That's incorrect! The Vodoo had different shaped vents on right and left: on the left side the main vent was circular while on the right side it was rectangular. So starting point has been fixing that. With lot of patience I scratch built the new vent and since I was working on that area I take the occasion to add some detail, to correct and improve the other vents: Now I'm wondering whether to start from cockpit or from engine exhausts the latter attracting my attention much for the fact they are quite spartans to be gentle and need a special effort to be turned out into something cool! Hope to have gained your curiosity... Bye! Giovanni Edited October 13, 2017 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Giovanni Awesome choice - lookomg forward to following your progress Keep 'em comin Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Great and rare selection! I just did the same kit this summer with the Pavla cockpit. Looking forward to yours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Giovanni, a most interesting choice for your next build. Voodoos sure don't seem to get much attention these days. Will be following along with your build. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Following with interest, Giovanni, as I plan to build a Canadian Voodoo sometime in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Hi all, I'm glad for your interest on this modelling subject. Hope to give you some useful info while building it. Voodoo has a particular fashination to me. It's huge and massive and even if not truly good looking (at least not for all. For me it's always a beautiful sight) surely transmits to the observer a sense of power and supremacy. I think the success of the following McDonnell project -the phabolous F-4 Phantom- together with the limitations due to the now well known problems of coupling inertia and super stall has shadowed its career and made us forgetting about it soon. Also its fixed (interceptor) combat role and poor armament (poor in terms of number of missiles. Don't forget it could carry two nuclear warhead missiles!) have played their role in this process of obliteration. Leaving these consideration to the public discussion, let's switch to the building. I took my own decision and started from the burner cans a resin set for the cockpit being on travel... The parts involved are those in the following picture: The inner detail of the afterburner is good and moreover very close to the real thing. The exterior is also acceptable and with little cleaning a precise assembly and some scribing could do its job very well. The problems come with the terminal part which is really bad in and out. So after some considerations about what a fast build means to me! I took the decision of eliminating all the inner detail and to recontour the exterior. In the end it has been a good idea but now I have to scratch the interior! A resin set for exhausts would be appreciable even if I belive there would be little market due to the unpopular subject. While writing the main job is done and later I would be able to post a dry fit picture showing the assembly. Thank you for showing interest Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Here's the assembly: Soon more updates, good night Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Giovanni, Nice start to detailing the twin cans. Looking forward to how you go about scratching out the interior details. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'll be surely following this build! Cheers Marco Preto http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Giovanni Nice to see the Voodoo underway and as with you, a favorite of mine. Will be following and enjoying the whole way Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thank You for showing interest! Not a great update tonight... I started carving the inner of the exhausts: I had to use some putty... I didn't get the result at the first shot! In the mean time I got the Pavla set for cockpit and a pitot tube from Master. A side note: True detail ejection seats are identical to the Pavla one. Disappointing because at a first glance on the web I thought the True detail were superior! Positive side is that I'll have a couple for another Vodoo! Or maybe for two single seaters? Hope to have better progresses to post soon.. Good night! Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Giovanni nice stsrt on the exhausts - looking forward to the start of the front off using the Pavla upgrade set. Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Nice subject! I am going even further back in time and inaccuracy.I just picked up the old 1/72 Hasegawa RF-101C. I'll definitely be watching your build with interest.---John Edited October 20, 2017 by john53 grammar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Oh, yes, I definitely recommend the Pavla set. Really brought mine up a treat! :) Other than the markings this is a strange parallel; never figured on seeing someone else do the same kit with the same cockpit and the same pitot in the same year seeing as it's not a Tomcat or Viper.... Edited October 20, 2017 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Giovanni, Nice start to the cans. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Thank You for your messages... Just a drop in the sea today. Started to detail the interior of the cans: The Voodoo had two positions exhausts as you can easily see in the following retouched photo: The closed position could be represented more easily while the opened would require more and more details to be added... that's a dilemma.... like "to be or not to be": ....to be on this kit for 2 months os to be for 2 years? That's the question! What would You prefer? Bye Giovanni Edited October 21, 2017 by Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Giovanni, I'd prefer the closed if I had the option of both. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 My preferance is the open position Keep ‘em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hi modelers! In the end opted for closed position. After making some geometry exercises I got all the main elements of the exhaust. Now just the smaller details -actuators and inner reinforcements- are missing. The process in synthesis: I really hope to close this phase soon because in my intentions this should have been a fast work and is starting to bee too demanding for a joyful build! Good night! In Italy is 3.33 am! You know what I mean? Thank You for watching Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) I just came across this build thread, superior subject although I am bias, having the chance to maintain this aircraft. That exhaust work is fantastic. It has a roomy cockpit compared to many fighter aircraft of that era. Following with great interest. Edited October 28, 2017 by Craig Baldwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Appreciate the detail photos of such delicate work Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Hi! Thank You Craig, thank You Peter. Craig: you're very lucky to have worked around such magnificent bird! I've added some more interior detail tonight. One nozzle is nearly complete and is shown here. I decided not to add details on the exterior of the movable plates other than the little leverages connecting these to the inner ring. These are the last missing things to produce together with a little spoiler which was located on a single plate to deflect engine blast away from tail. Next planned activity is going to be some scribing and riveting on the exterior. And then I think I can paint at least the interior of the exhaust! Slow but still moving!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Joel_W Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Giovanni, Just an outstanding detailing effort. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Giovanni, Love the details Keep 'em coming Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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