P-38 guy Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Well I started my Revell 1/32 RF-4C today. Did some work on the cockpit. Don't think I'll get much time the rest of the week. Kids have 7 regular game and a tournment starts on friday for my son which means 3 or 4 more games. Also going to an airshow on saturday. Hope to post some pic's later. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Gudbergsson Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 A Revell 1/32 RF-4C kit, never heard of it, could you shed some light on this kit please. Are you using aftermarket sets for this? Conversion sets? What's the deal here. Cheers Andy G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Andy, I found this on Modeling Madness: Box Art: And review: http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/scotts/vietnam/32rf4.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrockyTaz Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi Andy, The 1/32 RF-4C is based on RoG's 1/32 F-4F. Several of the sprues have been swapped out. You get new front end and cockpit and seat spures. New unslatted wing tips. A differnet fin cap. A sprue with cameras and both the short and long afterburner cans. You also get both the McAir F-15 style and the Royal Jet style centerline drop tanks. I will have to check my kit to see if the stabilizers are slotted or unslotted. I can't remember off the top of my head right now. Oh and there was also a boxing of the RF-4C by RoG. It had an RF-4C form the Kentucky Air Gaurd in SEA Wrap around camo on the box top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) Here's the cockpit set I'm using. Cockpit is VP. Mike Edited June 13, 2005 by P-38 guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) Here the what it should look like when done. The decals are from AirDoc. I need to give credit to dmthamade for hooking me up with the decals for free! MIke Edited June 13, 2005 by P-38 guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Just as a note on the chronology, the Revell RF-4C is based on the new-tool RoG RF-4E kit, and is just that kit witn a new sprue including instrument panels (the RF-4E kit, surprisingly, just had decals for the IPs and side consoles), and exhausts. The F-4F kit came next, based on the same mold, but with the gun nose, slated wing, and missiles. The F-4E kit was last, being the F-4F with a new sprue with new stabs, a couple of AIM-7s, and finally a correct fin cap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge, USMC Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Man I'd love to build a 32nd scale kit...but who has ROOM for a kit that big? I did a 72nd scale B2 and the thing is HUGE...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 You're not doing the Birmingham bird????? Heresay! ;) Happy modeling, Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Gudbergsson Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 (edited) Thanks for the info guys. Would love to get a hold of this kit, is it readily available? Just looked at the review link provided by David W, it's been around for a while yet I have not heard of it. Is this kit hard to come by. Cheers Andy G Edited June 14, 2005 by Andy Gudbergsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 They show up on ebay regularly. The last one I unsuccessfully bid for went over $35 I think. I shall try again in the future, but I have other priorities at the moment. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 You're not doing the Birmingham bird????? Heresay! Happy modeling, Jim dmthamade had gave me these decals and had used those and I wanted to do something beside the kit decals. I haven't seen a 1/32 model done in these markings so I firgured that would be a good choice. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Well after letting this sit for a long time I have got back to building. Cockpit is done and installed and fuselage half's are together. Had started on making seamless intakes like Pierre had done but decided I wanted to get this finished on time so I'm going on with out them. Now my question is what color should the inside of the intake be? From the front edge of the intake to back edge of the intake ramp. Most photo's I have seen of RF-4C's in the Hill scheme look like it is gray like the airframe. The instructions say white. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Had started on making seamless intakes like Pierre had done Mike, Can you point me to where Pierre did his seamless intakes, please? Thanks, Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 Had started on making seamless intakes like Pierre had done Mike, Can you point me to where Pierre did his seamless intakes, please? Thanks, Gene K Starts on page 25 of his build. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?...ic=42471&st=360 Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 (edited) Still need an answer to my question. What color should the inside of the intake be? From the front edge of the intake to back edge of the intake ramp. Most photo's I have seen of RF-4C's in the Hill scheme look like it is gray like the airframe. The instructions say white. I know further back is white it's just that front area I'm not sure about. I added a picture to help, just the inside area where I circled. Mike Edited October 26, 2005 by P-38 guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Mike, the white starts a few feet back on the real aircraft. The gray extends back until it meets the white. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Mike, the white starts a few feet back on the real aircraft. The gray extends back until it meets the white.Jake Mike, A post on the F-4 Discussion group said the camo extended three feet into the intake. I'll ask again and let you know. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Had started on making seamless intakes like Pierre had done Mike, Can you point me to where Pierre did his seamless intakes, please? Thanks, Gene K Starts on page 25 of his build. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/index.php?...ic=42471&st=360 Mike Thanks, Mike, for the link. I came to almost the same solution, but didn't use any "tube" reinforcement. Great idea. I also found that just a round engine face works just as well as the bulkhead approach. I used .010" plastic in both 1/48 and 1/72, along with Tenex 7 to weld just the edges of the plastic to the inside leading edge of the intake as well as a section of the top and bottom of the kit part. Attaching the wing bottom actually gives a little "lift" to the bottom of the duct - just like in the 1:1 F-4 where duct passes over the spar. Requires a little trimming at the bottom rear of the kit's splitter plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Started putting on the decals tonight. I should have it done on time but will be cutting it close. Will have to barrow by brothers dig camera and get some pic's. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Well I got it done and a day early to boot. Pictures have been taken and will post one here tomorrow (got to go to bed, have to be up for work in 5 hours ) and send the rest to the group build web site. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Hey Mike, did the decals work OK? Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) Don, those decals were great! I owe you one. Here it is, the rest of the photo's will be on the GB web-site. Revell 1/32 RF-4C, Verlinden RF-4C update, AirDOC decals. 69-0370, 38th TRS, 26 TFW, USAFE during Desert Storm. The paint scheme for this aircraft was a little different from the normal Hill scheme. I'm not the greatest picture taker. The weathering didn't show up in the pictures very well to much flash maybe? Mike Edited December 8, 2005 by P-38 guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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