Popular Post David Mooney Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hello all, I have been rather busy working of late but I have found time between working with real aircraft to finish my F-4D. Im sure many are aware that the Tamiya kit is a dream to build and goes together very well, I used Mr Colour paint which I believe are the best on the market at the moment, the colours I used were 303 (FS34102), 310 ((FS 30219) and 320 (Dark Green)……….and black for the bottom 🙂 Sadly the decals were in a poor state and fragmented as soon as they hit the water, so I purchased the Warbirds Decals set (32009) which were superb and set well on the aircraft and into any details very well and recommended. I didn't like the fit of the intakes to the ducting, so I thought it a far better idea to use the Quickboost (QB 32089) set of intake covers. The seats are aftermarket, but I cant tell you who made them as they came free with the kit (from a certain auction site) All the weapon pylons are removable, this is done using small earth magnets in the wings and pylon locations. I hope you like it, it is certainly my best build so far. All comments are welcome, thanks for looking 101 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellarfrog Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Great model, well done. Outdoor photos look fantastic! very convincing. Thanks for sharing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Where is the model? I can only see a real life size Phantom! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) At first glance. I saw a couple of reference photos until I realised otherwise. Does it look real? Yes it does. Nailed it really. Zooming in on the detail shot of the stabilator. The subtle weathering is evident. Do you find that working on real aircraft gives you an eye for detail? Edited November 26, 2019 by noelh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Excellent Phantom David - I too thought that the first picture was a reference shot! A lesson to me - who has a couple of Tamiya's big rooms to build - don't worry about the raised panels and put covers on the intakes! This really does look great! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Absolutely tremendous model and the photography is equally as impressive. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mooney Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, noelh said: At first glance. I saw a couple of reference photos until I realised otherwise. Does it look real? Yes it does. Nailed it really. Zooming in on the detail shot of the stabilator. The subtle weathering is evident. Do you find that working on real aircraft gives you an eye for detail? Thank you for your kind comments. I tend to work on commercial aircraft rather than military (sadly), but yes I believe it has given me more in sight and an 'eye' for the weathering effects. One big thing it has done in my experience is it makes you aware of the type on environmental conditions parts of the aircraft get abused by and then i can adapt the weathering to suit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Yes I think so. I was helping a friend work on his aeroplane last week and was noting with a modellers eye the build up of dirt in the panel lines, yes black and the wear and dirt on the tail wheel. He operates off a dirt strip in Zimbabwe. Lots of dust and dirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Just one word....... Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 SUPERB! looks .... REAL Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hello David its dont happened often that i see a model and i think ohhh wow a real one, but that was a model. Same case is now with your superb Phantom, when i saw your first image of your model, i thought you share to us a real Phantom as comparision or so. But its your model, and i am so impressed of your great work, she looks fantastic, really a stunner. You make my day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picard Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 4 hours ago, David Mooney said: I hope you like it, it is certainly my best build so far. All comments are welcome, thanks for looking Well, now then kind sir, one can't simply rock up at the local museum, take brilliant photo's of the real thing and make the bold statement of a ready for inspection model now, can one my friend? Ha,ha. A absolutely stunning piece of work and art sir, utterly brilliant, A humble wow blimey from the Malvern Hills. Nice one sir, cheers. Brilliant stuff ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Absolute beauty 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutcastJoel Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Those outdoor shots genuinely look real! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Stunning build and finish,I thought the first half dozen shots were the real Aircraft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Great looking model and great photos ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Excellent Phantom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Well you got me too. I can't believe that the first image is not the real thing. This is a level of quality that I can only aspire to. Thanks for sharing. Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Not only a stunning build, the stunning photo's too, I thought it was a real aircraft until I looked more closely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hoowee! - When I saw the first picture, I thought it was an atmospheric referencephoto! What a model! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Sweet Jesus that is good! As others have already said, it’s hard to tell that’s a model. Brilliant work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Whoa- that's pretty darn nice! Great job on this and the photos are stellar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Awsome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Cracking Toom, very well done indeed! Mac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 That first photo is a real gotcha – as others, I thought it was a reference pic, until I read about the intake covers… Humbling level of modelling. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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