dai phan Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) Greetings to all, I have mentioned about the Master Model F4B (short nose) pitot, RAM and AOA tubes. They are slightly smaller and more scale than the kits. I will have to draw in the missing panel lines. Dai Edited April 26, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) Hi all, Since my plane will have some panels exposed, this suggests the plane is undergoing maintenance. With that in mind I will fabricate the pitot tubes cover with "remove before flight" tags. Now I think about it, it is ironic how I went extra miles to make the tubes more scale then to cover it. Dai Edited April 26, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I don't know about the Navy, but in the air force the covers are always on unless you had external power on or the engines were running. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Hi all, A little more progress here and there. Almost ready for the clear coat. Dai Edited April 29, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Hi all, Working on small details now. Tamiya’s instruction only calls for few doors with red trim but are all gear doors supposed to have red borders? Dai Edited April 30, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vonjhn68 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Excellent work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Great work so far!. I am intrigued as to how you picked out the silver pipework, very neat work. -------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 4/30/2023 at 8:50 AM, barkin mad said: Great work so far!. I am intrigued as to how you picked out the silver pipework, very neat work. -------- I use 000 brush and carefully went over each pipe. The Black Dog set is cast resin rather than 3D so the details are not sharp although there are ample details. Dai Edited May 1, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Hi all, The VMFA 115 Phantoms some have the red borders on wheel covers and some do not. I do not have the actual photo so I cannot tell for sure. Let's leave the red trim off for now as it is tedious to do. Dai \ Edited May 2, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Not much progress today. Redo the decarmation lines to get more soft edge look. Dai Edited April 30, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Upon checking the reference in the AOA decal sheet, I found out my sample has the Coro-Gard aluminum anti corrosion paint applied at the intake lips and leading edges of the wings. Photos do showed some have this coating and some do not. That means one more step before the plane can be clear coated. Dai Edited May 5, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Beautiful work Dai... will be a cracker when finished 🙂 -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Started applying the Coro-Gard paint on the leading edges and jet intakes. The color is dull aluminum as suggested by the AOA decals. The color is "Dull Aluminum" by Vallejo Metal Colors. Will sharpen the edges after the plane is clear coated. Any maskings over acrylic will rip the paint right off. The last photo shows the width of the paint. Dai Edited May 6, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) Good choice of color for the leading edges. And what an amazing fit on the outer wing sections as revealed by those underside photos! Rich Edited May 2, 2023 by RichB63 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Will be working on painting the doors borders red today. Here are some references photos. Dai Edited May 3, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 The FOD covers have what appears to be "tacked on" red tag rather than painted on the red cover. I have the decals that can be glued on. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Very nice work on the Phantom. Great attention to detail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Finished painting the gear doors and FOD covers. Looking at the weathering I need to tone down a bit but looking at the real thing I think I am not over weathering. Dai Edited May 14, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Wow, those look very realistic! Well done. Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 7 hours ago, lgl007 said: Wow, those look very realistic! Well done. Greg What Greg said! Great work Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Wow, those look really good Dai. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Finished painting the Coro-Gard on the leading edges. I painted the leading edge of the vertical tail only to realize later the all white tail of the VFMA-115 does NOT sport this feature so I had to remove it all off. I used the acrylic paint so easily removed with alcohol with minor touch up afterwards. Dai Edited May 5, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) The all white tail of the VFMA 115 is now correct without the Coro-Gard trim. Dai Edited May 5, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) Hi all, As good as Tamiya is, there are annoying things that you have to deal with (that you should not have to). Mainly the seams on top of the canopy and on the side of the intakes. The old Monogram F4 has seam free canopy/intakes so why these are there on Tamiya's offering? Tamiya is the King of engineering but in other areas they fall short. Photos show before and after correction. Dai Edited May 5, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) Hello all, Closer to the gloss coat stage. This particular scheme has the radome line placed away from the joint line while others end on the radome/fuselage joint. Wonder why that is the case? Dai Edited May 8, 2023 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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