helios16v Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Better late than never! NATO forces are being bolstered by forward deployed recon birds in W. Germany, based out of Bremgarten Air Base near Freiburg. Due to the fairly limited time, this will be a largely OoB build. At this time I will likely be building RF-4E 35+23. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I lie..... I'm probably going to snag some Quickboost bang seats & an Eduard Zoom PE for the cockpit to replace the kit decals. I'll need to get those enroute in the next couple days though so as not to hold up progress too much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Good choice, I look forward to seeing what you can do with her. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 36 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Good choice, I look forward to seeing what you can do with her. Good luck. Don't get your hopes set too high, I am a bit of a scrub! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Great choice David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Top choice of subject Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Made some progress on the pit. Still need to finish up w/ a dry brush and paint the belts. PE is actually for a F-4E...not an RF-4. Unfortunately that's all that I could find on short notice, but regardless, I think it looks a lot better than the kit decals. Bang seats are Quickboost pieces. Not the highest grade pieces I've seen, but still very good for the money and a big step forward from the kit pieces. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 I must be a glutton for punishment. So much for quickie out of the box..... Camera lenses anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Nice start, and the camera is quite effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Plinking away. Completed the pit. Trying to get the lenses finished up so I can button up the fuselage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 The "lens holder". Not really a camera as I can pretty much guarantee it doesn't look like the real thing. And the teaser. I think it will look satisfactory once the exterior paint is applied. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Very nice work on the seats and cockpit chris. Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Both the cockpit and 'lens holder' look grand. I'm sure both will be most effective in their various places within the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I'm just floored by how good you made the cockpit look. I'm throwing in my 1:72 Phantom towel, because I can't even touch that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 9 hours ago, SoftScience said: I'm just floored by how good you made the cockpit look. I'm throwing in my 1:72 Phantom towel, because I can't even touch that. Thanks.....but don't do that! The pit only came out as well as it did due to the Eduard PE bits (only used the large cockpit pieces from the cheap ZOOM kit) and substituting the kit seats for Quickboost resin items. Though since the PE set is for the Hasegawa kit...it's going to require a fair bit of rework to the front pit cowl. I'm not out of the woods yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 I obviously failed to get this finished, but I will be continuing on as I get free time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 On 2017-5-14 at 1:21 AM, helios16v said: The "lens holder". Not really a camera as I can pretty much guarantee it doesn't look like the real thing. And the teaser. I think it will look satisfactory once the exterior paint is applied. Wow, how did you make the lenses? Transparent sprue? Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 6/30/2017 at 11:55 PM, Mountain goat said: Wow, how did you make the lenses? Transparent sprue? Jay Used an artificial water product by Woodland Scenics. It took a few applications over a few days to fill and get the final convex shape.http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/Item/C1211/page/1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Picking away at the stenciling again. Ended up having to remove the drops as there are decals that actually go underneath them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 3 albums and a cup of coffee later I got to here before I called it and went to bed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Delighted to see this one is still moving forward Chris. Tedious work perhaps but worthwhile for the final result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) Another stencil session took place last night. Just have the port side left to do. Then it's clear coat, install/paint exhausts & stabs, re-install the tanks, and install the gear then I can call this one a wrap. It's only been 3 years for a 1/72 Phantom. Edited May 27, 2020 by helios16v 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 The timescale doesn't matter when the result is worth the wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 Decals are sealed w/ gloss. Now for semi-gloss final coat, pylons/stores, and the remaining miscellaneous bits n' bobs. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hey @trickyrich, since the Phantom grabbed your attention in the background of the Mohawk fit up, here is a "better" pic of where it sits now. ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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