Airfixer Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Gentlemen, Having a really soft spot for the naval aviaition of the 1950s and 60s, adding a "Ford" to my collection was a mere formality. Since I was a kid, recularly spending some of my pocket money for Buck Danny comics, the shape of the F4D has been quite familiar to me - back then the delta-winged F4D looked so cool. TAMIYA's quarterscale F4D had been around for some years, when I eventually had the opportunity to tackle one of these kits. Douglas F4D-1, VF-213 "Blacklions", USS Lexington 1957 In order to further improve an already great kit, I added a CMK cockpit set and Eduard PEs. The kit's decals were replaced by an AeroMaster sheet - AeroMaster #48-542, "F4D-1 Skyrays Part 2" The paintjob was accomplished using Gunze Mr.HOBBY colour acrylics, applying only restrained post-shadings and subtle weathering effects. The AIM-9B Sidewinders were taken from a Hasegawa weapons set. Cheers, Erik 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Stunning build there Airfixer. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Now that's a nice Ford! Beautiful work! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 very nice build. looks great. very nice finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcawthorne Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Job's a good 'un! Have a soft spot for the US Navy scheme of that era too (first model built as a nipper was an Airfix Skyhawk), and would love to be able to produce a finish as good as that shown here. Will need to add to the stash to practice this on then! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyK Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Great looking plane, great looking build and finish, great scheme. what more can I say? Jeffrey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Beautiful build and finish Erik,I love the Skyray built Airfix,s kit years ago when released.I have this kit in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Superb build ! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 That's a great model, top work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 That is simply stunning. A top notch job on both the build and the finish, well done. The Skyray is one of those aircraft which just looks right, and you have done it justice. The only problem is I am now seriously tempted to get one for myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 That is a class looking aircraft, and I like your rendition of it very much, it just looks right, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Lovely work on a lovely jet. Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Great F4D, well done. The paint work is really impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Well done! Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Right on the money! Also my all-time #1 Ford marking, ya can't go wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thueser Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice build and smooth finish. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Impressive model, very nicely finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Tidy build, nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 A great build and very nicely photographed. Thanks for posting. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Ooh that's a beauty of one of my favourite USN mid-period jet types! What a finish - great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airfixer Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind comments. Cheers, Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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