tc2324 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 With the A-6 and TSR builds on hold, it was time to crack on with something else. Back in 1988 a young US exchange officer by the name of Rich Lepman who had been posted to 74 Sqn, attended ACP in Cyprus with the rest of the squadron. Flying ZE362/V with Steve Smyth in the back seat, seconds after rotate, Rich`s canopy immediately filed for divorce from the Phantom and went it`s own way. I aim to replicate this parting of ways in 1/48 scale. But first a picture taken from the squadron diary as Rich taxied in after a short circuit and landing. I`ll be using the `Black Bunny` kit for this build. (In a show of defiance to SWMBO, I`m proving I can multi task by building another J and Hurricane for my 74 collection. Needs must and all that...) I made a start last night...... ...... and made sure the aircrew were fully aware about their new air conditioning option..... More soon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Something similar happened to a mate of mine - alas, no longer with us - in a Sea Harrier. He reckoned that split second after the canopy departed but before he worked out what was going on was the most scary time of his life. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) NO NO You mustn't do that. If SWMBO’s learn we can multitask . Then it will be endless honey-do this lists for us all. I implore you rethink your madness. 😉 Edited November 20, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: NO NO You mustn't do that. If SWMBO’s learn we can multitask . Then it will be endless honey-do this lists for us all. I implore you rethink your madness. 😉 What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Not that much has happened over the last week although I was caught out by the differences of both the Phantom kits and that`s pretty much what this update is all about. Obvious differences between the two are the raised panel lines, complete tail fin and fixed nose cone on the `Black Bunny` kit. The not so obvious difference is the cockpit fit. While they look more or less identical in the picture below....., ...... when it came to fitting them, it turns out that the `Black Bunny` cockpit is not compatible with the newer `J` kit. It took me a few moments and some choice words to figure it all out as I thought I`d kept the kits reasonably well separated during this part of the construction. Thankfully after a sip of the good stuff supplied from a Mr J Daniels, I noticed a slight difference in colour of the two plastics and it all fell into place. On the plus side, the Hurricane build is going more smoothly ........ More soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 With the Hurricane completed and ready to `ship out`, it was time to get back to the F-4`s Here`s how they stand with the F-4 on the right sprayed in the colour I wish to display these both in, ie, that weird looking blue/green/ hue. More soon as it happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 A pre-Christmas update on these two J`s. First up is the one being built for Norwich. First picture is posed in a similar style to the second photo which I`m using as reference. The `Cabriolet` build is also coming along. The model has been posed in a rough `V1` position which is when the incident occurred. This shot was the only blurred one but after seeing it it gave that sense of movement so I`ve posted this up instead of the clearer ones. More soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) After a 3 week break it was time to get back stuck into the `Cabriolet` dio. The challenge last night was to place and drill a single hole that would give it the model the right `nose up` altitude but also not get in the way of the gun pod that will be placed on the center line pylon. Not an easy task, but after a lot of measuring up and a good measure of Jack Daniels, I took the plunge....... Think I nailed it....... Edited January 19, 2018 by tc2324 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Pretty much got this done today with the finished shots being taken tomorrow. For now I`ll leave you with this teaser trailer....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Superb, can't wait for the finished photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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