Bear13583

I have decided to bite the bullet and post all my builds ths year so to kick off here is my build of the venerable 1:32 Tamiya F-4J. I used the excelent Eduard interior and harness sets, canopy masks and Quickboost FOD Covers. I must thank Steve Scanlon for coming to the rescue with some replacement fin decals after the originals had an argument with some masking tape . Painting was largely achieved with Tamiya sprays, Revell Acrylics for the metal areas and Halfords white primer. Xtracolour Jet exhaust was also used along with a variety of Tamiya pastels and home made washes to simulate the burnt areas under the tail. Overall the build was enjoyable although the decals were a right pig and as such the Sidewinders haven't been added yet and the underside lacks decals apart from the Stars-n-Bars under the wing. The main problem with the decals was the the sheet had not been stored at the bottom of the box and had creased leading some decals to splinter into many pieces hence the incorrect walkways. Microscale liquid decal film did fix some of them but many more of the stencils were scrapped. [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] IMG]http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad334/Bear13583/IMG_8450_zps6f686e67.jpg[/img][/url] [/url]

my mistake got a little too excited! A ltd ed will do just fine thanks!

I gotta get me a royal class f-4!

Absolutely stunning! The outdoor pics look the mutts nuts. Could you reiterate which kits you used?

look up noy's miniatures on hannants......

Only yesterday I wondered what a Griffon engined Mustang would look like.

Where did you get the decals? I have built both the gold leaf and jps 72's is this more of the same in-terms of build? Lovely work.

Wow what a thread.... Thankyou!

Whose kit is this? Is the visor carbon fiber? Either way a very nice model!

in the first post, what is the 3rd fuselage? Excellent work, the fan blades are amazing.

It never ceases to amaze my that these kits turn into finished models! I salute your madness!

I guess that would do it!

Looks a real heavy landing, almost no time between main wheels touching down and the nose gear collapsing. Maybe a three pointer? Did the gear not lock or did it just collapse?

Thanks again Roy thats very helpfull. Such nice people on here.

Cheers Roy, how is the fit / ease of build?

Evenin' all, been asked to do a build of this and was looking for any info anyone has on it? They have all the parts etc so how long should it take to build oob? Cheers in advance!

You coped a lot better with the backlighting and haze than I did. Where were you? May post some of mine after fairford.

Brief update.... picked up the Academy 48th kit from a nice chap at the Phantom cockpit stand at Waddington for £12. Pics to follow.

on the plus side the fit is pretty good! And I for one think the sit of the finished kit is spot on, looks solid and heavy.

(Thinning paint? Hah! I didn't even stir it) Love it!

Do they only sell these Zero paints to outstanding modelers or are they just awesomely good? Every-time you see them mentioned the results is stunning. Good work sir!

Revell enamel matt and johnsons klear for me.

Has any-one cross kitted an aircraft with a car? I fancy trying that Spit' using a Revell McLaren...

I knew there would be a reason, thanks for the info Gents. Are the Police there also better trained to deal with this kind of situation?

Ten minutes from Manchester then diverted to Standstead seems odd but i'm sure there is a reason?