Fabrice Simon Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 back to planes ! I am initially an airplane kit builder. When I resumed modeling 4 years ago, it was with this F4 C and i discovered the forums and their members who are not ultimately that big perverts ... (apart from Basket, whom i met then, but I would have the opportunity to come back to it) Anyway, time for pics : the entire montage, wich took me five months (a lot of scratch was done), is here :http://fighters.forumactif.com/t78359-f-4c-phantom-ii-nam-1968-557th-tfs-12th-tfw-cam-rahn-bay-air-base See you! Fabrice 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi Fabrice! Hi all ! What a stunner !!! At the time Fabrice started his model , he didn't know anything about F-4 . Fortunately , as a BM member myself , I was able to ask first hand info from a famous BM member : Mr Gene K. And Fabrice who wanted to paint it all white ( after all it' a ghost !!! ) finally decided to follow Gene's advices regarding this Rhino !!! Sorry Fabrice but truth had to be said !!! The bloody pervert salutes you !!! 😛 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, basket said: Hi Fabrice! Hi all ! What a stunner !!! At the time Fabrice started his model , he didn't know anything about F-4 . Fortunately , as a BM member myself , I was able to ask first hand info from a famous BM member : Mr Gene K. And Fabrice who wanted to paint it all white ( after all it' a ghost !!! ) finally decided to follow Gene's advices regarding this Rhino !!! Sorry Fabrice but truth was to be said !!! The bloody pervert salutes you !!! 😛 liar ! vilain! I wanted to paint it pink according to your advice ! luckily i discovered BM... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 That is very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Very nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 PHANTASTIC PHANTOM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Slightly battered, wear & tear, rattler on the back, loaded & ready for trouble. Phabulous. ps: nice touch with the bone dome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I love that! Mint work. Nice touch with the lid on the canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) On 7/6/2020 at 2:36 PM, Fabrice Simon said: ... the entire montage, which took me five months (a lot of scratch was done), is here :http://fighters.forumactif.com/t78359-f-4c-phantom-ii-nam-1968-557th-tfs-12th-tfw-cam-rahn-bay-air-base Fabrice, That thread brought back memories --a most interesting journey that led to the presentation of a superb model!! Again, well done! Gene K P.S. Still wish you had painted the visor red (Squadron color)! Edited July 7, 2020 by Gene K 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Many thanks to all of you ! @gen , so happy you like my build. Regarding the color of the visor, I wanted to add a cold shade that contrasts with the chromatic tone of the whole thing. I will correct this now that the photos are taken😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 You can never have enough Phantom threads, especially one as good as this. Superb model and superb skills, well done Sir. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Very nice indeed, which kit is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Sweet! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Thx ! the kit is the Eduard "good evening Da nang ! "one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Truly amazing work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Very nice work on that F-4! Great looking model Fabrice! Had a few stencils too, eh? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Outstanding Fabrice!!!!! Exceptional attention to detail. I like it. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Very very nice model!! Grad you did not oaint it pink or white... But ... No joking, a stunner! Would Mk.82s be common and correct for the timeframe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, exdraken said: (...) Would Mk.82s be common and correct for the timeframe? yes, i made quite a lot of research about the different load configurations according to period, squadron and mission 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) On 7/9/2020 at 2:28 PM, exdraken said: Would Mk.82s be common and correct for the timeframe? As Fabrice noted, he did his homework -- very well in my opinion. Mk82 would be a "correct" load ... with and without fins, and with and without Daisy Cutter fuse extensions. But it's hard to define "common" since the wing regularly flew the Mk80 series of iron bombs (from the ineffective 250 Mk81 (withdrawn) up to the 2 thousand pound Mk84 ), as well as a variety of CBU, rockets, napalm, the SUU-16 gun, and flares. The primary mission of the wing was Close Air Support ("Nape and Snake", CBU and Gun) and Interdiction (500, 750 (M117), 1000 and 2000 pounders). As far as I know, the only time air to air missiles were carried during the mid 68-69 timeframe was to escort President Nixon's aircraft from DaNang to Siagon when he visited South Vietnam in 1969. The Sparrows and AIM9s had been stored a long time, and that inactivity, combined with the aircraft systems not being exercised regularly, resulted in some of the missiles not checking out after being loaded. Took six airplanes to launch four. Gene K Edited July 12, 2020 by Gene K 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Gene K said: As Fabrice noted, he did his homework -- ..) Gene K Yes i did thanks to you Gene ...and my spare box is currently full of missiles 😁 and I have to regularly argue with "full load" model builders of my friends... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Fabrice, that is an excellent model you have there! Very life-like and tastefully weathered too I'm glad you followed @Gene K's advice, can't go wrong with that - first hand info and passion for the type Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Looks very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Simon Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 51 minutes ago, giemme said: Fabrice, that is an excellent model you have there! Very life-like and tastefully weathered too I'm glad you followed @Gene K's advice, can't go wrong with that - first hand info and passion for the type Ciao Thx giemme ! I had some looks on your phantom's buid here too while buiding mine 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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