Hockeyboy76 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Looking very nice. Waiting excitedly for your next update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yes, it's looking great John! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Intakes and splitter plates on, nosecone on and seams filled and cleaned up, I'm not far off getting an initial primer coat on now and then it will be a check over to see what needs rescribing and tidying up. I have also scratch built a couple of intake covers so that should take care of the lack of detail and the need to paint the inside of this area. The two intake covers scrath built from some plasticard and micro-strip plastic. Then a test fit of the covers to the intakes. Then a quick spray of gloss red - as you can see it is still wet. They should look OK in this scale. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Lovely work as usual John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Excellent scratch work on the intake covers John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 I've been able to get a coat of primer on this today in between the showers, I'm pleased with the wing join there was just a smear of PPP needed. A couple of areas still to clean up (cockpit vents and the heat shield area) and some bits of rescribing across the spine and I should be able to get some paint on it. I've forgotten to photograph the lower wing/fuse joins will take some later and edit the post. Edited to include photo of underside 03/06/2015 A little remedial work to do underneath too, I've only just noticed the pinhole behind the nosecone.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 looking smooth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 All I have to say is Drink...Drink....Drink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 It's looking great John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 One area of the kit that I felt that I could improve was the undercarriage retraction jacks. These are supplied on the etch fret and I thought that they would look better if I replaced them using some trusty Albion Alloys slide fit tubes (0.4/0.6/0.8). I had to cut countless small pieces of the 0.8 tube, not only to get the size right but because the darn things kept shooting across the cutting mat when I was trying to assemble them, so the carpet monster has been well and truly fed tonight. I have left them longer than needed so that I can trim them to the correct length and angle when I fit the undercarriage. The undercarriage retraction jacks are near the tweezers on the etch fret. My replacement items, the main ones are on the left. They still have to be cut to the correct angle and length. Thanks for looking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Having regard to how small those things are, it's probably an overstatement to suggest the carpet monster has been well and truly fed. Appetizers perhaps. Good work on the undercarriage, the brass tubes is a terrific idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Now that is some detail work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thanks for your comments guys, much appreciated. Rob Maybe your right, I may have just whet the carpet monsters appetite for bigger pieces. Now where did I put that Sunderland? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Just when I think I'm getting to level terms, you pull another blinder out of the bag. As Father Jack was once heard to say... Feck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Just when I think I'm getting to level terms, you pull another blinder out of the bag. As Father Jack was once heard to say... Feck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) down with that sort of thing (careful now) Edited June 4, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 The main airframe painting is almost finished, the undersides have had Light Aircraft Grey applied the fuselage and outer wings are painted Barley Grey and the inner wing area has had a first coat of Medium Sea Grey. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Looking good John. I can tell you're a more experienced airbrusher than I am; I just finished painting the Med Sea grey on mine, and practically had the entire thing masked up to protect form overspray. You just need a couple strips of tape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Looking good John. I can tell you're a more experienced airbrusher than I am; I just finished painting the Med Sea grey on mine, and practically had the entire thing masked up to protect form overspray. You just need a couple strips of tape. Thanks Cookie. I haven't broken the airbrush out on this build. I primed with a Humbrol rattle can and the rest has been brush painted, hence the two strips of masking tape. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 She's looking nice John. Can't wait to see her finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Other than adding the black to the tail, there has been little progress made on this. Does anyone know what colour the radome should be on this scheme, it looks a different shade to the rest of the fuselage in most of the photos that I have found. I'm not sure if this is just due to different material surfaces, any advice would be appreciated. So this is where I am up to at the moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Does anyone know what colour the radome should be on this scheme, it looks a different shade to the rest of the fuselage in most of the photos that I have found. I'm not sure if this is just due to different material surfaces, any advice would be appreciated. Radomes of the F-4J were painted in MSG / LAG or their US equivalents, and were unique in the RAF in being the only UK Phantoms with a dual coloured radome, with a horizontal division line, instead of monotone. The radomes weathered rather differently from the rest of the airframe due to their different materials (fiberglass). Colors varied widely, some even went brownish. It's best to go with specific references for the airframe you're building,at a specific timeframe. HTH, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Andre Thank you for the response, I will take your advice and go with MSG/LAG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 There is a pic here that shows a similar airframe - didn't realise! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McDonnell_Douglas_F-4J_Phantom_F3,_UK_-_Air_Force_AN1445792.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks Tim, looking at the photo it seems that there is no need to be too particular about getting the demarcation line striaght - now where did I put that paint roller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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