invidia Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Tamiya 1/72 F4D-1 Skyray Painted as aircraft 130747 which was assigned to project pilot ( NOTSNIK) satellite launch platform and ASAT project The tamiya kit is lovely and fits really well, the first kit i have built for years that i have not used any aftermarket goodies on. just tape seatbelts. Starfighter decals sheet, which went on really well, except i destroyed one of the intake markings, had to use the tamiya ones which wouldnt settle. Had fun researching this. thanks for looking. 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nice job on that & refreshingly different. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Looks great! All that’s missing is the satellite rocket. - Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Looks great! Different scheme for a Skyray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Love the scheme! The underside orange just lights it up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nice job on an interesting version of a really good kit. I built one with the kit decals many years ago. I found the colour scheme interesting. Is the blue the same as that used by the USN? If so could that a/c be one of the original protypes, which were blue. If so it would it not have the J40 engine with the smaller jetpipe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Very colourful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Love it and a very nice scheme too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Skyray looks really good in that scheme. mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 15 hours ago, John R said: Nice job on an interesting version of a really good kit. I built one with the kit decals many years ago. I found the colour scheme interesting. Is the blue the same as that used by the USN? If so could that a/c be one of the original protypes, which were blue. If so it would it not have the J40 engine with the smaller jetpipe? The information that I have found about this aircraft was that it was fitted with a J57 engine, it was also stripped of unwanted weight, which is why mine has no hook. This was to make it fast enough in a climb to launch the satellite rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Very nicely done, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Oh now that's cool, very unique vs the usual grey & white finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, invidia said: The information that I have found about this aircraft was that it was fitted with a J57 engine, it was also stripped of unwanted weight, which is why mine has no hook. This was to make it fast enough in a climb to launch the satellite rocket. Thank you - I should have thought of that. The J57 gave a rocket-like climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 That is a very unique looking build and a nice bit of history. I am putting the finishing touches to the same kit and agree that it is a cracking little model. Perfect fit and some of the best detail that I have sever seen in a 1/72 kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain² Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 nice job! I never seen a skyray with this unique scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now