Borisz Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Goood evening ppl!My brand new project is this Turkish ETM Phantom. While I waiting for get the correct color for my Sparviero I started something different. As can be seen on the photo, I going to use the HDL's decal sheet. I was thinking about buying a resin cockpit and ome whatever but I guess that'll do for a good and quick joybuild. I want to build this one: My plan is to load it to the maximum. What is for sure is the two underwing droptanks and four AIM-9 on the underwing pylons and I am thinking about to put on the centerline frop tank and two or four Sparrows. Three drop tanks and eight AAMs imposing, isn't?As I see they useing the same drop tanks, that the Revell includes. Anyway the quality of the moulds remembers me to the old Heller and Kovozávody Prostějov kits... And so on. Flush everywhere. I dont know what happened to the Revell. Anyway fits well thanks God. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Ahoy!The contruction is slowly ongoing.Actually much slower, than I expected, but I just can't not spend time on detailing.So this is it, cockpit is in finish. I had a big game with the marks of the ejection pins, but they disapeard once and for all. Sparrows were miss-shaped. Cockpit: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Just a note about the missiles - the ones in the Revell kit are AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, not AIM-7 Sparrows, which is why the fins are a different shape. It might be worth checking what Turkish F-4s carry as the Turkish Air Force uses AIM-7s and AIM-120s. Nice build so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rom1 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 very nice start! and impressive sharkmouth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C.Acikgoz Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 hi, f-4 e 2020 can NOT carry aim-7 nor aim-120, regular f-4e tm can carry aim-9 and aim-7.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thank You, for commenting. Just a note about the missiles - the ones in the Revell kit are AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, not AIM-7 Sparrows, which is why the fins are a different shape. It might be worth checking what Turkish F-4s carry as the Turkish Air Force uses AIM-7s and AIM-120s. Nice build so far. I was thinking about if those were AMRAAMs. But whatever they were they are converted to Sparrows. I have already searched for photos. In general, Turkish F-4's carry drop tanks. Maybe this is the most intresting loadout I could find. hi, f-4 e 2020 can NOT carry aim-7 nor aim-120, regular f-4e tm can carry aim-9 and aim-7.... Hi.HDL's manual says 68-0403 is a 'normal' F-4ETM. No words about 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 That Phantom looks great, my friend! I really like the cockpit... to get so much detail in something so small is very cool! Thank you for sharing with us. I will be watching how the build goes on.... Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Great start on the cockpit mate, and I LOVE a Phantom with a shark mouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey-ho!I have some improvement to show You.Flow deflectors needed to fill. Revell gives it with an edge, you can see, the blue line. So. It should be flat and smooth. Now its filled with Epokitt and litle bit of Revell Plasto. 10 gramms of lead is placed in the nose to balance it. I think it wont sit on butt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hello guyz, I have not been here for a while.But, I was working on, and today I'm coating the darker grey. Let me show you what sis done so far.I had the ideo to install the moveing mechanism of the slats of the leading edges -or whatever these 6 lumps are- before glueing together the wing's upper and downer parts. This method let me to glue the lump from behind, via the inner side of the downer part. And I was lucky, because Revell mixed the two sides and the small parts did not fit first. So I had to move them to the correct side. I culd pull them out easyly from "inside" makeing no glue marks or other demages. Luck. Wheel wells painted quckly.The twoo acces panels are only nuisance I think.All of a suden on of the covers flown away. Of course twoo weeks later I found it, but the new part was done already. Murphy! At glueing all gone wrong. Although dry fittings were showing zero problems, I had to fil and grind. And I dont understand how come... :\ Show must go on anyway, so itwas time to deal with the muffers. No details inside, graet! Great chance to make it myself. Alu sheet from tealight's socket, it is thin and soft. All flled below: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Also sanding took much more time as I expected before. Especially at the "backbone" of the jet.After the umpteenth sanding-scribing-surfacing cycle: Gadgets: Preshading: The test run with the Gunze H18: Gunze steel amongst Humbrul aluminium. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire1677 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Very nice looking F-4E, the pre-shading looks great, cant wait to see the paint applied☺ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hi Boris, Great work so far! I have the same kit, which I intend to build as a German camouflaged F-4F, so I'm following this build with interest. The Turkish birds look quite impressive, by the way! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Fells good to be admired. I am keeping up the work. Camuflage will be finished in days.Landing lights converted to clear plastic bubles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 What is dona so far. Gunze akrill H-305 and H-306 combo is used + Tamiya X-1 black.Enjoy. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Nice work so far, good to see you don't get discouraged after some problems. It will certainly look good with the sharkmouth! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Great paint finish! Shaping up very well! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hi Borisz! Excellent F-4 you are building here! It is gonna be very nice! As i said erlier- it is a very interesting variant ! And i wish you a good luck!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hello everyone!This is done so far.With the correst tones:And with flash for the more details: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nicely done. I really like the varied preshading instead of it being the same all over at each panel gap, subtle and effective work. Looks like a fiddly job to get the main undercarriage doors on with the tanks in place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisz Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 In the finish now! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Great progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Looking excellent! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Just beautiful!! Thank you for all the detailed pictures showing your impressive techniques. Gene K P.S. Wish you had used the much better Hasegawa kit as the basis for this master work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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