batcode Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 looks great with decals on , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Amazing!!ciao Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Looks even better in the flesh. Very subtle weathering of the paint scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thats lovely work Calum - I do love your subjects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I've only just come across this Callum, wow! A stunning scheme beautifully painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Very rare and desirable color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Sealing gloss coat. Really happy with the way the decals turned out. For the stencils I applied a little bit of future (PLedge One Go actually ) and then laid the decal in that. Once I was happy I used a cotton bud to press our the excess. The times I needed to reposition a decal I just applied more future until the decal unstuck then repositioned it and tapped out the excess. There appears to be no silvering. When I started modelling I always struggled with Gloss coats. about 5 years ago I finally figured out what works for me (Tamiya X 22 with Lacquer thiners or Gaianotes) . Since then I've been looking for a good flat coat. FOr quite a while I'd been using Testors Dullcoate and/or Tamiya XF86 Flat. Both are good, particularly the Dullcoate but I still suffered from getting the white posts from time to time. I'd read about people using Winsor and Newton Galeria Matt Varnish. Whilist at an Art Store in Wollongong I picked it up. $22 for the 250mls. Wow, what product.... 2 thin coats and a dead flat finish .... And no silvering or carrier film in sight. My only issues are that I'm wondering how it'll react to oils for weathering . And that you have to clean it out with water (I find anything than needs cleaning with water is a PITA the clean) Enough my rambling, here's some photos of the model with the flat coat on Hasegawa put many stencils on one large decal. But apart from the ones on the bottom around the centre of the aircraft , I cut them into smaller individual pieces.. I'd guess it took about 12 hrs to do the lot. I did apply 2 large decals to the bottom that had large number of stencils as I'd had enough by then. They worked well so I guess I could have done the same on the top. Now for some weathering and to finish the fiddly bits. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Very nice job on the decals, look forward to see the finished build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover 27 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Just readed this topic in one breath. A Phantom whit a fabulous nice "Kawasaki" green striping......? What a superb combination. Very, very nice paint job! Huge compliment. Interested in your expirence/opinion about the Winsor Varnish. I saw it is also able in satin. This might be a solution for my search for a proper satin lacquer. Kind regards. Edited February 21, 2016 by Grover 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 As with Grover 27 I've just found this thread and read it in one go, what a stunning looking Phantom and unusual subject. The combination of the camo on the wings, faded panels and special markings is a sight to behold, who says grey jets are boring?! Looking forward to you're next post Calum! Muzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Wow, the decals certainly add some character to it! Did you count how many you have applied Calum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Wheres the "love this" button? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Cheers gents Some light weathering using oils, enamel washes and pastels. Hopefully it'll be done this week 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Very nice! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeMaben Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Snaaaazzeee...quite the eye catcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hi there, I have just picked up this thread. Lovely job on the Phantom especially the grey areas and the fading. For the future, D-Molds do intakes that work, AirDoc do pylons and if you ever try the Aires wheel wells, get ready for some serious thinning and scraping of both them and the wings. they are well worth the effort though. It is a shame about the green letter but the is nothing you can do about it. As you say, we didn't they look at photos? Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Forgot to say that DXM Decals do some fantastic JASDF decals too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Hi there, I have just picked up this thread. Lovely job on the Phantom especially the grey areas and the fading. For the future, D-Molds do intakes that work, AirDoc do pylons and if you ever try the Aires wheel wells, get ready for some serious thinning and scraping of both them and the wings. they are well worth the effort though. It is a shame about the green letter but the is nothing you can do about it. As you say, we didn't they look at photos? Andy Thanks Andy I'd have gone for the D Mold intakes but they cost more than the kit. I just couldn't justify it for this build. I really wish Academy would get to the E/G RF-4 series. I've got some DXM decals for the F-2 and F-15's as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 The Aires Exhausts have great detail but, as usual they needed some sanding to make them fit Here are the exhausts without any sanding Some adjustments Not perfect but better 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Beautiful build. The exhausts look perfect. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 This is awesome! I've always loved the Japanese Phantoms and now I want one in this scheme. The Wolfpack nose is actually an improvement over the kit part. If you look at the Hasegawa E/G models' nose from above you can see that it's almost a perfect cylinder, while the nose of the real thing has a slight taper. The WP nose correct this error, as far as I can tell from your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstrpe Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Lovely looking phantom, top stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adilson Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Great... .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Done. See here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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