Brigbeale Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Truly outstanding collection. My wife complained about me buying an Airfix Stirling and Tomcat yesterday. I’ll show her this to show he what a collection could be like😏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Phantastic! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thanks for all the kind comments and as the padded white van hasn't turned up to take me away I assume nobody reckons I'm totally nuts. To answer a few questions I've received. Dad and I started making Phantoms when the (1960s) Airfix kit appeared at about the same time as the first Microscale and Modeldecal sheets; and they were the only aftermarket sheets available - what a change to today. We made a lot and at one point bought Airfix Phantoms in bulk - 24 at a time. My own collection got going after I moved out to get married 34 years ago - the first 4 being XV470 in 2 and 56 squadron marking and Bicentennial VF-151 and VF-161. To preserve the decals they are all sealed - originally a spray we used to seal chalk pictures at school but now a mixture of Klear and Hannants acrylic matt varnish. Largest collection - I have heard of larger ones - @Rhino (Ted of the IPMS UK F-4 SIG) might know. Having done this audit I have172 with 1 on the go and 2 in plan (i.e. taken out of the stash in the loft and matched to decals) The stash - 50 unmade If you saw the F-4 SIG 50th anniversary display at Telford in 2008, 80 of mine were there. Thanks again 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 hours ago, iainpeden said: If you saw the F-4 SIG 50th anniversary display at Telford in 2008, 80 of mine were there. When it was time to pack up, how did you know which ones were yours? I guess a parent just knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, TallBlondJohn said: When it was time to pack up, how did you know which ones were yours? I guess a parent just knows. A small sticky dot under the port wing. One actually went missing for 2 years until the leader of the SIG found it in his store. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 8:20 AM, iainpeden said: The stash - 50 unmade So how many FineMolds will be added?? What's your favorite kit, in "each"scale? Gene K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Does your dear wife ever ask why the loft is haunt? Maybe that's to easy an answer haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 19 hours ago, Gene K said: So how many FineMolds will be added?? What's your favorite kit, in "each"scale? Gene K Hi Gene I have 2 Fine Molds kits on order - the blue scheme and the dark grey/dark green one. Favourite kits - hmm. In 1/48th it's the Hasegawa ones - but I have also made Monogram, Italeri and Revell. I enjoy my modelling but to my standard so I'd rather have 3 at £20 each than 1 at £60. In 1/72. The most used kit is the Esci one for many of the USN a/c which I find straightforward to make and it looks right. I have used Hasegawa for USAF/ANG and JASDF - as much for the decal options as anything but always find the front fuselage joint tricky. I think the Italeri one has the best slatted wing of all of them and the later Revell ones look a bit pinched but decals are good. I am down to my last 3 Esci C/Js so I'm beginning to panic as I have had a check of the decal sheets I have. For the Spey engine a/c (RAF/RN)in 1/72 - it has to be Fujimi as I don't think the Airfix one should be allowed to be sold it's that poor. (but don't get me started on that one). I once (many many years ago) made a 1/32 Revell one but that ended up as a target for my teen aged air rifle practice. As to my wife's reaction when she got home. First comment was "I hope those weren't wet when you put them on the bed", the second comment "Why didn't you dust the desk while you were at it?"🤐 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 39 minutes ago, iainpeden said: Favourite kits - hmm. Pretty much my feelings ... except in 1/72 where I love the now-superseded-by-FM Hasegawa kits. As to my wife's reaction Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Probably the first time anyone has ever made a display of aircraft on the toilet! Great collection though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Chimpion said: Probably the first time anyone has ever made a display of aircraft on the toilet! It wasn't all in one sitting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 3:34 PM, Duncan B said: Oh boy are you in trouble if the Mrs comes home early. Duncan B On 10/12/2020 at 7:13 PM, iainpeden said: As to my wife's reaction when she got home. First comment was "I hope those weren't wet when you put them on the bed", the second comment "Why didn't you dust the desk while you were at it?"🤐 Just imagine this scene ... wife returns home and there is a Phantom's in bed ... she goes to the bathroom and there is also a Phantom's ...probably there was also a F-4J Phantom VX-4 "Black Bunny" somewhere? 😁 B.R. Serge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Damn! Someone is a Phantom-Fan And rightly so, love the Phantom. Built a few myself over the years and now trying to get a 1/48th short nose Phantom but don't know which one. Eduard has some tasty liveries and editions, heard some good stuff about the Academy F4J and of course there is the Zoukei-Mura kit. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 In all my years I have never built a Phantom...🤔 Should I seek counselling?😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 A one man Phantom SIG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNosers352nd Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Have you thought about going to a Phantoms Anonymous meeting? 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Ian! WOW! That is incredible! Not only the number of them but the quality. I assume they are all 1/72....anything bigger would require a second home. That is really awesome that you found your particular niche in the hobby. Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing it. How did you get so involved with the Phantom? You should get a bumper sticker Hello I am Ian and I am a Phantomaholic LOL All the Best! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Ahhh, I know. That is the F-4 virus, without any slightest chance of cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Phabulous collection! It's funny how even two shelves full of model planes starts to get funny looks but the lady in our lives can have an unlimited amount of baking equipment and shoes! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Astounding. I'd get seriously bored after making more than two or three of anything! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 That's amazing! It's a terrific collection. I wouldn't be brave enough to soak my collection -- I'd be too scared of breaking off parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Great work there mate - what a fab collection of F4's. Erk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) On 10/14/2020 at 6:31 AM, RupertTheBear said: ... now trying to get a 1/48th short nose Phantom but don't know which one. In my opinion, unquestionable that the ZM is superior in all respects, but at a cost (totally worth it). There has been a lot of gnashing of teeth about the ZM rear fuselage shape, but many (like me) are hard pressed to spot it without the contour drawings that point it out. Hypersonic has a correction set that has gotten great reviews. Here's the set being used by a BM member. As an aside, ZM has recontoured this area of their new F-4E kit. Gene K Edited October 19, 2020 by Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Burns Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Utterly awesome presentation, how long was the wife out? A week😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 22 hours ago, Gene K said: In my opinion, unquestionable that the ZM is superior in all respects, but at a cost (totally worth it). There has been a lot of gnashing of teeth about the ZM rear fuselage shape, but many (like me) are hard pressed to spot it without the contour drawings that point it out. Hypersonic has a correction set that has gotten great reviews. Here's the set being used by a BM member. As an aside, ZM has recontoured this area of their new F-4E kit. Gene K Yeah the ZM kit is a beast, but too costly for my taste and skill. I wouldn't do the kit any justice, at least not as much as it deserves and what is possible with it. I'm going for an Academy kit, probably with an Aires resin cockpit. That combo is still less expensive than the Hasegawa or ZM kits and it's possible to build a beautiful Phantom out of the Academy kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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