Ettore Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) Goodmorning For this nice GB I chose this Phantom F-4J USN F-4J 'VF-84 'Jolly Rogers' USS Franklin D.Roosvelt 1970 in Mediterranean sea. The Academy kit is very good, I get better with some photo-etched, but not all I think. I'll start in two weeks, I have two kit on workbench to finish ! byeeeee Ettore Edited May 26, 2017 by Ettore 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Nice colourful subject and a great array of extras there Ettore. I suspect this will prove a popular thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I've just been looking at Phantom builds for reference material and have spotted this scheme is the same as mine I went for 1:48 and didn't realise how large it was until the box turned up in the post I'll be watching this with extra interest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) I really rate this kit- it is unfortunate it got a bit of bad press for being 'snap together'. However, the one-piece canopy is a very valid criticism. It rather negates the addition of lots of lovely photo-etched stuff to the cockpit! I think good resin seats and a bit of careful painting would be more than enough in there! Good luck with the build! Will Edited February 17, 2017 by Killingholme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 good evening everyone It’s strange to start from exhausts, but they were on the workbench and then I did it! The sequence of color was simple: first a nice bottom of gun metal externally and internally, then I sprayed, again internally, a sandy color to simulate the heat oxidation, then again I sprayed a bit of black on outer petals, immediately followed by washing with black oil colors; a very light dry silver brushing was done on the edges and finally very light brown pigments have completed the work. About cockpit I did only test after positioned and glued photoetched, now the problem will be masked all and to spray the grey; the seats will be in resin by Quickboost. Byeeeeeee Ettore 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Very nice. Notes taken re. the exhausts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Good Sunday to All I completed the cockpit, but let's go with order ! First I made the anterior wheel bay with much photoetched, the work was long, busy and boring, with much use of cyanoalit glue. About cockpit, last thing to do were the resin seat, the base color in a nato black with a little drybrushing grey; the main pillow is olive drab, the back cushion is medium green, and at end another drybrushing silver. The abitacle was also glued on place The gunsight received a tiny upgrade : the lens Now the fuselages are ready to closure. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Wow - This is looking superb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great work Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Very good job Ettore Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks guys and Merci bien Patrice ! Ettore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I'll be watching this, some good tips so far about exhaust & cockpit, maybe wheel well too much for me but it looks good all the same. I just bought the early boxing of this, I'm keen to do one in F-4J(UK) scheme, maybe another one for Jolly Rogers plane too, I've got plenty of JR decals. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Good ! Then wait I for your to make a tandem flight ? Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Very nice, Ettore! What did you use to paint the small black stripes on top of the yellow ejection handle loops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 You might wait a longish while Ettore, my rate of building is very slow just now, I try & move this one up the list though. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 For SoftScience : I use a nato black Tamiya XF68 and a common yellow, but with a brush n° 00000 ( 5 Zero)...... Then I throw my eyes into the garbage Ettore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Hi All ! Finally I can show you a lot of little jobs I closed the fuselage and I filled with putty many places too visible to the eye, of course also all the areas between wing and fuselage To glue wings and fuselage has asked many wolfcraft pliers, better to be safe ! Now we see a bit of color, first the black nose with radar cone that I filled with vinilic glue and a 15 gr. fishing lead the coloring of exhaust area was more laborious, I masked the outlet pipes of gas, then I sprayed the gun metal , darkened with black and then blacks and brown pigments The upper part of this zone was colored in polished aluminum, using even here various pigments; The exhaust pipes were taken with black, a silver dry brushing on edges and internal sand color, to simulate the burning of hot gas. and this is all ! Ettore Edited March 18, 2017 by Ettore 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Very nice ettore, Glynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Looks all good to me Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Very nice indeed, really like the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Very nice work Ettore, the exhaust area looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 You are doing beautiful work. I'm curious how the kit parts look in comparison to the things you replaced them with. I am thinking of getting this kit, but it is pricey in America. In your opinion, is the cockpit in the box usable? The exhausts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Hello SoftScience When I'll have a little time, 'll glue the pieces of the box apart and put them next to the kit modeling magazine and then remained to me, I was lucky ! Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Directly from airport..............I'm at job.......a little upgrade: I paint the black rudder with yellow and silver strips, unlike I broken a probe, ma is not difficult to do it; the horizontal stabilizers are not glued because i must complete it with yellow strips on tips and dirty smoke on surfaces. I did, in parallel, the wheels bays and speed brakes, using some Eduard photoetched Now a general view Next step will be to glue the canopy, unfortunately Academy gives, in the box, only a closed canopy and is difficult to cut it in differents sections for me This time will be closed ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Good to see this one taking on its colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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