lockheed2004 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) Here's my latest build. It's the 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G. Kit is OOB with exception of seat belts made from aluminum foil. 2 of the HARMs came from the F-16CJ kit, pylons were adapted for extra missiles as the kit doesn't want you to load but 2 HARMs. Loadout based on the 190FS F-4G at the USAF Museum, which has 4 HARMs. 2 Sparrows, 600 gal tank, and the ALQ-184. I have numerous photos of that bird from a recent trip to the museum which served as inspiration to finish this project. Decals are from Eagle Strike with the walkways being from Fox One Decals. Let me know what you think and where I can improve. I'm a big boy, I won't cry Brian Overall Shot Head on ALQ-184 Right Side Nose Tail HARMs Cockpit Edited March 19, 2006 by lockheed2004 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Looks super! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockheed2004 Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Couple More..... Underneath Rear One more, thanks for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ravensfan6711 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Pretty sharp! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ipms33206 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Looks great! What happened with the ejection triangles? I see some silvering there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dreammh Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 It looks great! Can't go wrong with a phantom. On a more critic sidenote: HARMS are not white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockheed2004 Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) Looks great! What happened with the ejection triangles? I see some silvering there. I had some trouble despite 2 coats of Future prior to decalling and a coat afterwards. On a more critic sidenote: HARMS are not white. My photos and the Twobobs sheet indicate otherwise Edited March 19, 2006 by lockheed2004 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dreammh Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Do you find it has a tint of beige with it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 HARMs are 36622 Gray. It is very light, and easily mistaken for white in photos. Nice job on your Phantom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom Phreak Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) It looks AWESOME!!! The only things that stands out to me are: 1. The exhaust cans look too silver ... they should be almost a gunmetal color. 2. The yellow and black ejection ring stripes need to be more even in size and spacing ... don't worry, you done better than I ever have. 3. Are you going to weather the wheel wells any? They look awfully clean for a Phantom ... only noticable if you pick it up to look. 4. For the era you depict, most AIM-7 were the same light gray as that on the fuselage of your model. Edited March 19, 2006 by Phantom Phreak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) I had some trouble despite 2 coats of Future prior to decalling and a coat afterwards. Next time you run into this situation, take a pin/needle and poke a few holes into the decal (in the film area), then flood it with setting solution. You can also flood it with a drop of Future (using Future helps to fill the air pockets between the decal and the surface) . The idea is to soften the decal from underneath, which helps draw it closer to the surface. Nice looking Phantom! Cheers, Alby Edited March 19, 2006 by Alby Moore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidy Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 nice looking phantom you got there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Brian, very nice, clean build of an awesome aircraft! The color look spot-on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I use Future almost exclusively as a gloss coat and seeting solutin for small decals and stencils like the ejection triangles. I never get any silvering this way. Cockpit painting on the instrunments looks spectacular. You may still want to consider some aftermarket seats to really spruce that cockpit up. As mentioned by others- diry up the wheel wells. You may still want to darken the exhuasts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biscuit Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Great build very nice finish gotta love phantoms mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Nice F-4 Lockhead. You did a great job. I love the Wild Weasel F-4s. If you are interested i put a link in for Brett Greens Testors workshop from Hyperscale, there is video for decal application, it is very informative. <_< http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Excellent Phantom! <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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