Geoff M Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Continuing my Phantom building phase. I built Eduard's version of the Academy F-4C "Good Morning Da Nang". I have built several Academy F-4s and they are a little more finicky than say a Hasegawa, but they are more detailed. I built this one out of the box. Here are the pics. Thanks for looking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AWACS-RESIN Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Excellent model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
S K Loh Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 A nicely done Vietnam War-era F-4C Phantom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Geoff, Beautiful work. Very nice! 👍 (to quote Borat.) Love the VMFA-323 zap! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Very nice Geoff ! The camo looks great, did you use masks or freehand ? Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) I used a mask to do the lower camo gray, then freehand for the top. I have recently switched to using Mr Color lacquers and they have much better control of where the paint goes than any paint I have used before. Edited February 2, 2023 by Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Really nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 21 hours ago, Geoff M said: I used a mask to do the lower camo gray, then freehand for the top. I have recently switched to using Mr Color lacquers and they have much better control of where the paint goes than any paint I have used before. Geoff, Thanks for that paint guidance. I am still using Testors Model Master enamels, but am almost at the end of my stash and they are getting too scarce and cost prohibitive to source, so I am looking for an alternative. Probably the subject for another thread in a different forum. But thanks. Again, splendid results. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Hi Dutch I still have quite a few Model Master paints but i have gaps in the necessary colors. I tried a lot of paints, I wanted to go with something less aromatic for indoor painting sake: Vallejo, Mission Models etc. They are too fragile for my painting techniques (lots of masking) and require thinning and additives. I tried primers and I just couldn't get them to work. I listened to some podcasts and one of the guys really liked Mr Color. I gave em a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Very nice Phantom, excellent job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sodasorb Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Right on with the Mr. Color. They do spray great (and smell up the work space!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 WOW... love the 'Nam era F-4's... they had character 🙂 Beautifully executed build! -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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