brianthemodeller Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) When I opened the new Airfix Phantom FG1 I was blown away by the various options for the finished model. I know the kit has problems with missing vents etc but this is countered by the variety of poses available. I generally build my aircraft 'wheels up' but I fancied a change. I wanted lowered flaps and slats etc but didn't really want to pose it launching so the obvious solution was a landing aircraft. I also wanted the hook down so this necessitated a carrier landing. Finally I wanted something a bit different to the RN aircraft provided by Airfix. A quick browse of Hannants website resulted in some decals and PJ Production aircrew (I still don't understand why Airfix omitted these). Fours months of work later and a steep learning curve with my new airbrush resulted in this: Phantom 1 by Brian Mather, on Flickr Phantom 2 by Brian Mather, on Flickr Phantom 3 by Brian Mather, on Flickr Phantom 4 by Brian Mather, on Flickr She is far from perfect and I am not sure about the historical accuracy of an A&AEE Phantom landing on HMS Ark Royal but I am sure you will allow a little modeller's licence! Edited May 13, 2018 by brianthemodeller Spelling corections 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Accurate or not, thats stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Very nice Phantom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 That's a really nice looking Phantom that would stand out in any collection. I agree with your comment regarding Airfix's non existent aircrew given the display configuration options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 That's a good 'un! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetgrob Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Great looking kit, it is on my list of Phantoms to build. Did you modify the nose? Freightdog have a resin replacement. What paints did you use for the Red & Blue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Jetgrob said: Great looking kit, it is on my list of Phantoms to build. Did you modify the nose? Freightdog have a resin replacement. What paints did you use for the Red & Blue? The kit is basically out of the box - the only additions were the crew figures and the decals. The paints are Vallejo Model Air and, from memory, are just called ‘red’ and ‘blue’! The red was applied over a white primer (Halfords) and the blue over grey primer (also Halfords) to darken the colour slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Great Phantom in very nice scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 That's a stunner Brian,great scheme beautifully done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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