Tim Moff

Lovely job !

Great work !

Lovely job as always !

Pushing on - got the main fuse filled Sanded back the glass fought back a bit but hopefully I can sand back the Mr Surfacer 500 around the frame and get it primed and the paining started - concurrently I’ve pre-shaded some areas, sprayed the Phoenix trays FS36375 and generally prepped for the main colours… AIM9L CATM prepped Will tape up the trays before doing the underside colour FS36495 Then it’s onto the main colours

Bit more done hopefully the fuse holds and I can fill a few gaps and then prime this weekend …time is running out ! some great advice via a Tomcat Facebook site explained the rudders were added when the airframe had been decommissioned abscess effectively being used for spares - so I painted them back … they also posted some great pics

Thanks all bit more work done over the evenings meaning I’m getting close to the main fuse which test fitting has shown will be a challenge but with some brute force and clamps I hope to get it together without too many gaps ….

Its a version of their tape designed to mask curves etc - long video below but shows how its used...

Pushing on a bit - some paint and construction, filling in some areas... Tamiya bendy tape ideal for this type of scheme where it seems the camo demarcation is sharp... Some touch ups needed on the painting onwards now!

I thought this STBG tan til the end of Dec …. Also had to work to meet the F-4 STGB deadline with both my builds so am up against it with this one…. @Giorgio N kindly sent me a replacement gun resin but it would need serious surgery and filling to make fit as it’s also slightly narrower- thanks so much, I will defo use it in the future but I’m not going to get it on this build … which means I either leave as is, or full the vents less a triangle and try to file the rear existing nacelle … probably no time for that to be honest so I will probably go as is …. concurrently I’ve worked on other parts like the wings etc and the crew Now I’ve also painted the rudders for something a bit different - the port one appears to have the code 22 on the top ? will try to use some decals to replicate … I used the lighter brown but on looking again I felt it needed to be a bit darker so added a 50/50 mix the key is the decals I feel - even though they may seem a bit dark compared to the real thing, I will try to match the 2 browns to the decals …. Hopefully above is better You can see the slight difference below with one area before and the other after the darker coat. Lower area FS36375 Test mule will go for FS34095 Field green The phoenix racks look to be FS36375 as well, whilst the tanks the lighter FS36495? Need to get going on the main fuse, but want to get the wings painted and clear coted first - they will be glued in the swept position …. will be a push, have a couple of days off later in the week so hopefully can get ahead a bit !

Some really stunning builds having just looked through the gallery - such variety with this truly historic aircraft....was probably the most important jet tghrough the cold war era and in some cases, beyond... Thanks to the admin and support along the way.....until the next Toom STGB!!

Kit: 1/48 Monogram F-4D Phantom II - Subject: modelled as 65-0721 of 493rd TFS, 48 TFW RAF Lakenheath UK, 1976 Details: Modelled as per reference pics from interweb - I remember them whilst living in Lakenheath in the 70s to the mid 80s and coming home on leave through the years. Misc: Mr Paint paints, Mr Color paints, Vallejo paints, Floreys Dark Dirt Wash, Xtradecals Build Thread: Thanks for looking and to the admins for running this STGB - of what must be one of the important aircraft over the cold war era...

Bit of a rush, but all done... The line down the nose is some sort of optical illusion/light issue...its now dark so can't get any extra pics taken.... Have improved a bit I feel after coming back to the hobby in 2014 after a break whilst I spent 26 years serving Her Majesty's finest, the Parachute Regiment...!!! Thanks for all the help along the way.....

Final stages with 36hrs to go!! Putting a semi gloss finish on as it did not look like the airframes were totally dull mat.... Put the primer on the SUU-21s, so really its now about getting them done, a bit of weathering and then final assembly... Hopefully done in time!

Kit: 1/72 Fujumi Royal Collection British Phantom FG1 25th Anniversary Subject: British Phantom FG1 XT597 of A&AEE Boscombe Down carrying the 25th Anniversary Livery seen at the IAT at RAF Greenham Common in 1983 Details: Modelled as per reference pics from interweb - nice and clean for the IAT Misc: Spare pilot. Mr Paint paints, Mr Color paints, Vallejo paints, Floreys Dark Dirt Wash Build Thread:

All done, Will put some pics on the gallery. Thanks for all the help and support...decals were quite brittle, even when I had given them 2 x cotes of clear...unusual for Xtradecals..

Nearly there will get the galley pics sorted this week

Getting close… had a few dramas with the decals cracking even after I sealed them in with gloss … used Mark Setter to gently ‘glue’ them back as gently as possible … Decided that I’m going v minimal with weathering given it was especially prepared for the Tattoo and looks very clean in all the ref pics … I’ve used semi gloss as it does not look really shiny so all going well last assembling ready for the gallery !

Bit more done with the decals /stencils, gloss cote to seal in, then onto weathering. with raised panel lines I’ve decided to use Florey wash only and to remove it but leaving some in heavier weathered areas… Getting the SUU-21s done, will need a bit of filler, primer and white paint.

Getting some bits done, aluminium leading edges on wings/tail planes … anyone know if the just follow the panel line - upper and lower (lower is quite deep)? ive prepped the white are in the leading edge of the tail units - again anyone know if they follow the panels of expand ? the panel on the model seems on width, whereas on the ref pics it seems to widen at the lower part ? Any advice ?? should i just swag it with tape of paint and mask off the lines ? Ive found 1 ref pic with what looks like replacement rudders, 1 a grey (what FS would that be FS36375 like the usual TPS schemes?), the other seems black ? I always like a bit of variation with nuances like this, I guess the black rudder could have come from an airframe that had unit markings that included a black tail? F14, 160913 / 13 (cn 342) Aggressor from NSAWC. San Diego - North Island NAS / Halsey Field , April 28, 2001 Matt Baker

Still finishing of my 2 F-4 Phantoms so delayed starting this GB… Got the box out she started by priming some bits, painting the cockpit areas, started on the pilots as well as the wings etc - items like the wings, tails, tail planes etc will likely be fixed at the end of the build, so I can get them prepped and pre-painted etc… had to paint the helmets different to standard 🤣 May have one of the flight suits desert Tan as well for a bit of variation … just need to put a touch of Gull Gray back around some of the console areas ECM lumps removed and intake area primed … It’s a start !

Getting there - just waiting on some stencils for port side below canopy....will not add the others as they do not seem to be present... Need to paint the yellow patch on nose wheel door for the serial number

Decals started On the photo refs there’s little sign of all the stencils during this time period - some of the earlier LN pics do show them …. Any thoughts ? Should I go ahead and put them on?

A bit picture heavy with this post as I have got on with the paint job.... First up I got the strange green 'tan' mixed up using MRP Sky and the actual FS34201 in a 4:1 ratio.... only image I could find of '721' Stbd side (in LN markings anyway!) This colour seems ok? using this 1/72 build to help a bit with the cam pattern as the Extradecals looks to be incorrect in some areas... Cheap decorating masking tape and blu tac worms... FS34102 on, again MRP: This chart shows the colour difference of the greens - but MRP seems so close its quite hard to discern... paint Mule FS34079 top of wing, FS34102 lower... more tape and worms!! And darker Green FS34079 on.... Masking off Nose and fin cap unmasked...looks ok? FS30219 Tan in the areas where the LN tailcodes were painted around - hopefully they will fit! Will try to get some gloss X22/MLT on tomorrow - half term leave and all that...managed to get some stencils for the period so hopefully decals soon. That said the ref pics show the LN airframe being depicted to not have many of the normal stencils?

Some decals on this weekend hopefully the micro sol will help bed then down. still some more stencils etc to do

Getting close to decals - little errors always need chasing, until they lead to other errors 🤣 nearly there though !