Oberleutnant Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Excellent work mate. May I ask what the kit was like build? Its in my stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 2:37 AM, Stephen said: Fantastic work On 7/28/2020 at 2:43 AM, F-32 said: Love it, very cool indeed! On 7/28/2020 at 3:58 AM, Andy Dyck said: Very cool display ! Very cool models! thx for sharing Cheers Andy 18 hours ago, Sky Keg said: Very impressive Reggie!!!! I see that you are using your “free time” quite nicely. Mike Thanks Gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Oberleutnant said: Excellent work mate. May I ask what the kit was like build? Its in my stash. Its an older mold that was reboxed from hasgeawa. I think the mold is over 30 years old. That being said, its got great detail. the cockpit build was pretty simple and the cockpit itself lacks detail but it works well. since the fuselage is in two halves split down the center, some sanding is required to address the seam line on the top of the aircraft. you lose some surface detail, and rescribing some panel lines need to be done. the same with the fit of the intakes. I attached them first, dry fitted and test fitted them as close in place as i needed too and sanded to make them look cleaner and actually part of the fuselage. I then attached the bottom wing assembly to line it up with the missile groves at the bottom of the aircraft. I did this because an exact fit is required for there to be minimal to no gap when attaching the top of the wings. it worked out well for me. Hope that helps Edited July 29, 2020 by reggie78usmc spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick BK Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 27/07/2020 at 18:57, Chrisj2003 said: Phabulous. I’ve always liked the 1435 Flight scheme. panels very nicely done. I don’t know if they would always have sidewinders on patrol there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 14 hours ago, JagRigger said: Very nice - am I the only one who now has 'headlong' by Queen going round in his head ? I could watch that over and over again. The music suits the action very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Absolutely stunning model. Gotta love Phantoms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 15 hours ago, phildagreek said: Very smart job! A long time ago, well 1987, when I was part of the Naval Party we lived at the end of the runway & the block would fair shake when these took off with a full load, that lovely smell of burnt jet fuel would linger. Takes me back, I miss those days. Good job. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 12:32 AM, JagRigger said: Very nice - am I the only one who now has 'headlong' by Queen going round in his head ? Awesome video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 hours ago, Brigbeale said: Absolutely stunning model. Gotta love Phantoms Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 1:13 PM, reggie78usmc said: Its an older mold that was reboxed from hasgeawa. I think the mold is over 30 years old. That being said, its got great detail. the cockpit build was pretty simple and the cockpit itself lacks detail but it works well. since the fuselage is in two halves split down the center, some sanding is required to address the seam line on the top of the aircraft. you lose some surface detail, and rescribing some panel lines need to be done. the same with the fit of the intakes. I attached them first, dry fitted and test fitted them as close in place as i needed too and sanded to make them look cleaner and actually part of the fuselage. I then attached the bottom wing assembly to line it up with the missile groves at the bottom of the aircraft. I did this because an exact fit is required for there to be minimal to no gap when attaching the top of the wings. it worked out well for me. Hope that helps Those are some useful tips!👍 I gotta say you've put up a lot of quality builds in a relatively short time. High-speed, low drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, John B said: Those are some useful tips!👍 I gotta say you've put up a lot of quality builds in a relatively short time. High-speed, low drag. have fun building it! I have alot of free time since Cali is still semi locked down. I'm also on summer break waiting to start up school again, so I occupy my time doing this and surfing in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Very nice model and excellent presentation. A great result considering it is on the back of your return to the hobby, as I understand it. Nice job with the weathered panel detail although from my recollections the RAF Phantoms at Stanley (and later Mount Pleasant) got considerably more grubby in the harsh South Atlantic climate in which they operated. Well Done, Sir ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 47 minutes ago, Tiger331 said: Very nice model and excellent presentation. A great result considering it is on the back of your return to the hobby, as I understand it. Nice job with the weathered panel detail although from my recollections the RAF Phantoms at Stanley (and later Mount Pleasant) got considerably more grubby in the harsh South Atlantic climate in which they operated. Well Done, Sir ! Thank you! i will keep that in mind for the next FGR.2 I build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberleutnant Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 9:13 PM, reggie78usmc said: Its an older mold that was reboxed from hasgeawa. I think the mold is over 30 years old. That being said, its got great detail. the cockpit build was pretty simple and the cockpit itself lacks detail but it works well. since the fuselage is in two halves split down the center, some sanding is required to address the seam line on the top of the aircraft. you lose some surface detail, and rescribing some panel lines need to be done. the same with the fit of the intakes. I attached them first, dry fitted and test fitted them as close in place as i needed too and sanded to make them look cleaner and actually part of the fuselage. I then attached the bottom wing assembly to line it up with the missile groves at the bottom of the aircraft. I did this because an exact fit is required for there to be minimal to no gap when attaching the top of the wings. it worked out well for me. Hope that helps Thank you. I've been doing an early 90s Tamiya F15 which is a surprisingly poor fit and has required immense sanding. I've actually got to painting stage and parked the kit as it's annoyed me! Seems like this had similar but more manageable problems. I think I'll leave it in the stash for a bit longer. I always get distracted and end up building a 109 anyway 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 "UP IN TH AIR" That's were these Phantoms should be. Great idear and very smart excecuted. Regards, Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Outstanding ..... Works for me displayed like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Great work there Reggie! FGR2 is one of my favourites & youv'e done it proud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Orion said: "UP IN TH AIR" That's were these Phantoms should be. Great idear and very smart excecuted. Regards, Orion 6 hours ago, Hairtrigger said: Outstanding ..... Works for me displayed like that. 5 hours ago, jimmyg352 said: Great work there Reggie! FGR2 is one of my favourites & youv'e done it proud. Thanks Gents! I am working on my second FGR.2. 92 Squadron with blue cockpit and tail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerlehr46 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Fantastic job.Ive got an FG1 to finish.Plus ive just bought x2 of the Revell re.boxings. Im a Phantom phanatic. Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Fantastic result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 11:20 AM, panzerlehr46 said: Fantastic job.Ive got an FG1 to finish.Plus ive just bought x2 of the Revell re.boxings. Im a Phantom phanatic. Rich. On 8/5/2020 at 11:49 PM, exdraken said: Fantastic result! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 UPDATE I added a better Navigator Periscope that more accurately depicts what was used on the FGR.2 and Sidewinders to give it a more full look Update Fgr.2 by Reginaldo Reyes, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 That's why I LOVE Revell!!! It offers us Hasegawa kits with the right price!!! Beautiful build mate and some of the photos add realism to your build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie78usmc Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Shalako said: That's why I LOVE Revell!!! It offers us Hasegawa kits with the right price!!! Beautiful build mate and some of the photos add realism to your build! Thank you! I'm currently working on an 92 Squadron one. I've been looking for more of these kits, seems to be sold out in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Very nice, well done. I love the markings, something about a white tail makes it stand out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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