F-104 nut Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Got this in the mail today and couldn't wait to start on it. As usual excellent fit and excellent detail . Going for a Marine based VMFA-314 scheme. I will be using the AOA decals . Time to srart getting some basic colors sprayed in the cockpit 2AA19863-E0C9-46CA-B100-B887EA05C8D2 by b007scott, on Flickr 5E687FCB-6B87-4131-86DF-B1A2706734C1 by b007scott, on Flickr 2CD2D095-F798-48B8-9F0A-572D4CCECB70 by b007scott, on Flickr 4A9117B9-E782-4BC1-91FB-6A82EE109BC5 by b007scott, on Flickr A501C5A6-874B-4DA4-90E3-C34379C57203 by b007scott, on Flickr 19C74627-5C42-48BC-9DEA-B1A2CD491112 by b007scott, on Flickr 75D8F8A6-1FBF-4009-8CD4-FBDA3B51E8C1 by b007scott, on Flickr E9FEA56E-01F6-405B-AC50-747CD52377DA by b007scott, on Flickr 7AC47B96-CC39-4983-AC26-A605971EB3C5 by b007scott, on Flickr EB833B59-2EE8-48AF-8572-984CF5FC44DE by b007scott, on Flickr 609A5D74-9B99-43D4-9A52-5D2D60D64650 by b007scott, on Flickr 8ADE9A4E-3177-410B-B489-393FA5400580 by b007scott, on Flickr 72AAF888-001B-47FF-B83A-656C0D4785A3 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I have 2 on pre-order but they're not going to be delivered until sometime in July. Thanks for showing how well it goes together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I got mine a couple days ago, but I’ve not yet opened the box. I’ll be following your build with great interest. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 minute ago, billn53 said: I got mine a couple days ago, but I’ve not yet opened the box. Oh Bill! how could you get this kit and not even open the box?? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: Oh Bill! how could you get this kit and not even open the box?? I know…I know… maybe I need to have my head examined? but truthfully, I’ve been very busy. And, I do want to get my little Dragonfly finished, so no distractions allowed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 minute ago, billn53 said: but truthfully, I’ve been very busy. I think you need to prioritize, I mean, not even a sneaky peek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 annnnnd here we go.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 will be watching and waiting for mine..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Way out of my price range for a 1/48 kit, but I'll watch if I may. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 will be watching 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustiepal Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Looking good! I just finished the cockpit and I think it is the best 1/48 scale cockpit Tamiya has ever done. Just take your time with the instrument panel decals, once on they look great! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Spent a portion of the day working on the J-79 engines. I used a combination of MRP paints. Mr color and Tamiya paints on the bunder section . Parts first spray with 1500 black base primer . NATO green thinned down pretty thinned and light sprayed over black for some color variation in the burner section. Next to start working on the instrument panel 72B39650-99C5-45A5-AB98-0DF5375FFF6C by b007scott, on Flickr 48C66B55-88F1-408D-B4DB-34A15BC1B4B0 by b007scott, on Flickr 0F424F89-9CF5-4D70-81DA-1409050D234D by b007scott, on Flickr 9E9C8ADD-4026-4259-B792-9DA3F89C3EB3 by b007scott, on Flickr B4D41D73-6340-4D06-9CFD-6F23B469CEC8 by b007scott, on Flickr AF614871-0BF7-464B-ACF9-561738151A36 by b007scott, on Flickr 7082B5C6-2F3E-46C6-92FB-AC9CE01DB9B3 by b007scott, on Flickr 8DC3CD90-2E04-4EDE-9EC2-2205CB993275 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Some phine work there on what looks to be a beautifully detailed Phantom - the wheel wells and engines look phabulous! Looking forward to the F-4E version... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Looking good. Keep us posted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Some more progress on the Tamiya Phantom. Got the instrument panel complete. I had issues using the kit decals. was now happy with thr results. So i sttipped the panel and redit it. I used decals froma few other Phantom kits and the Waldron punch set. This time the IP looks much better. Intakes are also complete. Jst spray the inaktes with Mr. White 1000 and called it good . Compessor blades sprayed with 1500 black primer and alclad stainless steel . ACD6436A-5213-4162-9AC3-4C4BDB85060E by b007scott, on Flickr 341B1F23-4C75-47E2-B678-19F39568A3CC by b007scott, on Flickr 0EE782C0-A3FC-42A3-BA6E-6F5811E42228 by b007scott, on Flickr 4EB16AD0-AAA9-4F2D-B189-BECF519A2A2C by b007scott, on Flickr D565318E-565E-4720-A24D-5296470E9839 by b007scott, on Flickr 410302C8-4440-4FF7-A3E2-43C1C19E4E17 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Looks good! Waiting for the nice people at Hannants to deliver mine………… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Finally got the cockpit done. There was more to paintingh Tamiya Phantom Cockpit then the Tamiay Tomcat. For the ionterior grey i used my own Tamiya cockpit mix. Detail done with a mix of hand painting and dry brushing. I also used a oil wash for weathering. Next to paint the inside of the airframe C3471D85-1FAF-449B-B6F9-8FE086B84760 by b007scott, on Flickr B1A14EAD-9644-4B43-A6D6-F21C8F588C0F by b007scott, on Flickr 50C043C2-7A0A-437E-AAED-713463DCC04D by b007scott, on Flickr 83F1D281-2AF4-4327-9B50-09755B6975FE by b007scott, on Flickr 3DA16444-0CE2-4713-8D0B-46936C7F4A71 by b007scott, on Flickr 74734028-3FD1-48D4-9DF1-39D8ED8C96D9 by b007scott, on Flickr 7DA050A6-5EA0-4FB2-9896-DD0006965463 by b007scott, on Flickr 8A76963C-5F05-4C2B-97C5-E5A05AD67E36 by b007scott, on Flickr F6937A48-B1BA-4636-9C78-AC45A3E723A2 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian Edited July 17, 2021 by F-104 nut 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Great work on that cockpit! Fantastic!! So if I understand you correctly, you used Tamiya kit decals, but individualy punched the dials, no? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Agreed. The painting of the knobs and switches on the side consoles is very impressive. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Nice work so far! Seems that Tamiya did a great job with this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Great work so far! The details look very good on this phantom. The cockpit looks very nice even while it’s OOB. Cheers Evert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Interior fuseloge sidewalls finally painted . Spent that last few days gluing the airframe together. The fit is super great. Next to finish up the intakes and get those installed. Still plenty of exterior parts to get glued on. Stay tuned :) 58A99668-D67D-45B6-B83F-1BE9B9B43810 by b007scott, on Flickr 035484A6-675A-4D3A-8A1F-31BCFD772355 by b007scott, on Flickr 5AC86F0E-721B-4ABC-A0F4-240566FD0785 by b007scott, on Flickr 4B8CB3CD-B8D2-4B50-8DEE-A4E4439EEB61 by b007scott, on Flickr 4BF74BC7-2284-4CE6-B3A8-3632A6EA936A by b007scott, on Flickr 9F6B0169-CD60-427C-BDBA-8A6076F2E85D by b007scott, on Flickr A603F400-03D9-4470-9703-90CA179D5043 by b007scott, on Flickr CB2DDE99-9889-4AB9-AEDC-0042AE423FD9 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Spent the night spraying the air intakes with mr base white 1000. Once dry i mskes off the parts that stayed white and sprasyed the AK light gull grey. Now to let the paint dry and mabye tomorrow night assemble the air intakes annd trunks B511D7F3-A16E-4AB7-954B-2E6DA39A49F9 by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Finally got the air intakes painted and the air intakes /trunks assembled .The fitt was really great on the model. Aslo got various other parts and the window sill painted and installed . I was getting close to breaking two of the verticale tall probas off . So iI decided to break tehm off and reaplace them with metal pins. They arent perfect but it works for me 1B97AD2F-8BA1-4C2E-9F4A-0A29B69F9EEC by b007scott, on Flickr B497D535-2A88-4F8B-B54E-44CBFBEC1ACD by b007scott, on Flickr 1F10F349-93D9-4C7E-A1D4-337A3BE2E8B1 by b007scott, on Flickr B34153E6-0349-467D-BB15-CA55A943E8D2 by b007scott, on Flickr DC51EE72-E31E-4746-9F0D-C1B901C0B8EE by b007scott, on Flickr BEC1F300-2441-4BEC-9744-8CC2DF1CAAB4 by b007scott, on Flickr CCF2B430-FB3F-430D-AA96-05FBAEE41B37 by b007scott, on Flickr 2172E256-F6A1-4A41-AC1F-FE5A5537A406 by b007scott, on Flickr 974C4C13-1847-4D9E-8FEF-328E2B94FD1A by b007scott, on Flickr Brian 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, F-104 nut said: B34153E6-0349-467D-BB15-CA55A943E8D2 by b007scott, on Flickr DC51EE72-E31E-4746-9F0D-C1B901C0B8EE by b007scott, on Flickr BEC1F300-2441-4BEC-9744-8CC2DF1CAAB4 by b007scott, on Flickr Nice work mate. What stand is that you're using? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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