Alfredhpg Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 hello fellow artists. I leave you here a model i made last year. It is academy's F-4J phantom which comes with jolly rogers decals. but i decided to build it to resemble the tomcatters scheme. With decals from the original kit and the ones from superscale decals, which i was lucky enough to find them on ebay. Also resin upgrades to the intakes, wheels and tires, tailhook, and exhaust pipes. minor scratch into the wheel wells, and finally painted PE for the cockpit. now, to the pictures. regards from Mexico! 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 A nicely finished model with subtle weathering. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 One of the best examples of this kit I've seen to date! Thanks for posting RG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredhpg Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 thank you raguk.... it was a lot of effort.. but I really liked in the end. those intakes were a really pain, they didnt fit well because they were made for the hasegawa kit. But a lot of sanding and putty and rescribing was to be done, and it was worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I'm just finding out more about this kit, and what you've done with it only adds to the lauds. Outstanding! Even the scorch-marks from the AIM-7's! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredhpg Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 yeah ... its really candy for the eyes. As a tomcatters fan im planing on building every plane they flew. I have many of them already finished. Wildcat, phantom, bearcat, and the mighty super hornet, they all are already done. The demon, panther and tomcat are at the top of the stash. I actually plan on building two tomcats, the very first and very last they flew. Regards!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Hey, cool! I did the same project over a 10-year period for the Jolly Rogers. Half the effort was research and collecting unpublished photos of their unknown years (1945-mid 50's). And like you, I did multiple Tomcats. I did one each A-version for the 70's, 80's and 90's; then one B-model for the 90's and 2000's. I'm going to do the same for the Super Hornet now that we're over halfway through this decade, the second one of its use. Ended up being exactly 30 planes Edited June 24, 2016 by Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Great build of a beautiful aircraft! Oliver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 In a word, Beautiful. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabo31 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Wow, what an outstanding model. That makes my decision easier to built a Navy F-4. Udo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 great looking Phantom. nice job on the scheme and finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Nice Phantom, great looking scheme. Great work. Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredhpg Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hey, cool! I did the same project over a 10-year period for the Jolly Rogers. Half the effort was research and collecting unpublished photos of their unknown years (1945-mid 50's). And like you, I did multiple Tomcats. I did one each A-version for the 70's, 80's and 90's; then one B-model for the 90's and 2000's. I'm going to do the same for the Super Hornet now that we're over halfway through this decade, the second one of its use. Ended up being exactly 30 planes Hey that sounds cool!! Do you have any of them posted here ? Would be very nice to see some of them, I forgot to mention also the banshee and hellcat are also part of the plan, but I cant find a nice banshee kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Yep, that's a good looking Phantom alright. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hello Alfre and Hello,Mexico!! - Well what can I say? A beautifully built and finished 'Phantom'.Perphection!! I love it! All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hey that sounds cool!! Do you have any of them posted here ? Would be very nice to see some of them, I forgot to mention also the banshee and hellcat are also part of the plan, but I cant find a nice banshee kit. Nothing posted here yet other than the FJ-3 over in someone's in-progress Falcon FJ-3 thread. All yours in 1/48? I did 1/72...no room for 30 48th birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Oh yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Like what I see - great build. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I like your Phantom. The Tomcatters colors are looking good and something different. Jan Remco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Triplex Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Phantastic scheme, and one Phantastic Phantom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Really nice Phantom there; great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Well done there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfredhpg Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Nothing posted here yet other than the FJ-3 over in someone's in-progress Falcon FJ-3 thread. All yours in 1/48? I did 1/72...no room for 30 48th birds. yeah... all in 1/48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 yeah... all in 1/48. Ah yes, well...wasn't easy, especially seeing how several of the aircraft needed for the history aren't done in 1/72, to say nothing of the decals. F9F-6 and F9F-7 were particular challenges, though not totally insurmountable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 That is one very good looking Phantom! Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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