Dansk Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Spoiler I had no intention of joining this until Tamiya and @trickyrich unknowingly tempted me. what am I doing i surely don’t have time for this So, another Tamiya to add to the growing list… The last Phantom stgb I entered failed miserably so I am determined to make this one a good result. I’m choosing to to go OOB on this and using the kit ‘sundowners’ scheme. however. To spice the proceedings up a bit I’m trying something a little new. I recently bought a cricut and after some fettling have been making t-shirt designs with it with and for my kids with quite succesful results I think. 🙃😊 So, I intend to make my own masks and paint a bunch of the markings, (the sundowners scheme on the tail will be perfect for this) the nose sharkmouth and other difficult markings I’ll use the kit decals. So it’ll be new and fun for me in this respect. looking forward to experiencing this universally declared brilliant kit. Just gotta wrap up the dual F-16 stgb. yay! maybe the world’s best kit is on it’s way 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Nice one Paul! The kit markings look great. Will be doing one of them for my second boxing whenever I get around to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Who me!!!! resistance is futile when it comes to this model. I'm dying to see how your Circuit work goes, I have a Curio here which I've been meaning to teach myself how to use for very much the same reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Looking good. I'm also very interested in the vinyl cutters. Let us know how it goes and what the learning curve is like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Painted markings are usually superior to decals as they give you the opportunity to mess with shading and weathering. I'll be very interested in this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Great project!! Just one question...how about paint masks for a regular line jet. Like the two middle ones... Unfortunately I have no idea where I found the photo and who made it. It's been on my drive for some time. Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 @coneheadff I suspect that picture may have been more of a scheme transition period as opposed to line vs. CAG. 208 & 211 would've been "line" jets. Historically the CAG birds are x00 (200 in this case) and the skipper are typically x01 if he is a pilot. If the skipper is a WSO/RIO/ECMO it's not uncommon to see the skipper's name on the CAG bird as well. The big visual differences between line & CAG birds happened more w/ the transition to the TPS schemes. While the CAG birds still frequently had some additional markings, the overall scheme/tail markings were generally pretty uniform (there's always exceptions out there). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 You're absolutely right!👍 I didn't regard the modex numbers of the other two birds. Would still be great to have such subdued markings 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Hi Dansk, like all of us, you can resist everything, except temptation... Don't I know the feeling. JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Thanks chaps, I’ll show a detailed progress with the cricut work when i get there. It’s a really fun machine and the software is quite straight forward, although I like to create the vector artwork in Adobe illustrator and import it. I’ll show you when I get there. Can anyone suggest interesting loadouts for this aircraft? I recently finished a skyhawk with what felt like 3 million mk 81’s on, so I’d prefer to steer clear of those, but it would be nice to add something a bit interesting, even non-symmetrical always holds visual interest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 A great choice Paul, my favourite US Navy squadron markings. I must be one of the few modellers who doesn't own one of these kits yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 23 hours ago, coneheadff said: Sorry for hijacking your thread again Dansk, but for those who like a bit subdued Sundowner markings. It seems that someone has heard my wish... Hyperscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, modelling minion said: I must be one of the few modellers who doesn't own one of these kits yet! We need to fix that problem don’t we Craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Dansk said: We need to fix that problem don’t we Craig If you can convince the boss that I need to have one then I will get one! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: If you can convince the boss that I need to have one then I will get one! You have a.....boss! Go on the Jadlam site, their Tamiya F-4B is down to £81 with free p&p. Tell your boss I said it was a necessary purchase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 hours ago, coneheadff said: Sorry for hijacking your thread again Dansk, but for those who like a bit subdued Sundowner markings. It seems that someone has heard my wish... A subdued Sundowner marking? that's like having a party with no music ! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Retired Bob said: A subdued Sundowner marking? that's like having a party with no music ! Or Purple haze on bontempi organ 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 6:32 PM, Dansk said: recently finished a skyhawk with what felt like 3 million mk 81’s on, so I’d prefer to steer clear of those, but it would be nice to add something a bit interesting, even non-symmetrical always holds visual interest. I was thinking about the portable air starter that could be carried on a pylon instead of a tank. I’m not sure it’s asymmetrical enough though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I was thinking about the portable air starter that could be carried on a pylon instead of a tank. I’m not sure it’s asymmetrical enough though. What is that Bertie? i tried googling to no avail. Would a B phantom carry TER’s and laser guided bombs or is that too futuristic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Dansk said: What is that Bertie? i tried googling to no avail. Would a B phantom carry TER’s and laser guided bombs or is that too futuristic? TER's yes, LGB's no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Dansk said: What is that Bertie? i tried googling to no avail. Would a B phantom carry TER’s and laser guided bombs or is that too futuristic? It was a small gas turbine engine which provided a large amount of low pressure air to blow the F-4B engines up to speed for starting. I can't find a picture of the American one but here's a link to the Royal Navy equivalent. About a third of the way down the page I'm sure I have read that the USN and particularly the Marines had a similar pod mounted system for operations off the carrier. My reference book has mentioned it, in passing, when referring to the USAF F-4C which had a cartridge starter instead. I can't now find a photo or the text! No index in the book! And there's our MER! I just received mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) I never knew about those Bertie thats really novel and special. i like although it might be tricky to source and could be visually mistaken for a tank though i just found this… that cp-105 starter pod is the baby right? I like the napalm bombs too but not sure mine would carry them? Edited August 19, 2021 by Dansk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Yep that's it. Bigger than I thought. Clearly centerline station only. There was a wing tank with a door in the side too. For luggage, believe it or not. The hose in front of the dog is the LP Air Start hose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 9:28 PM, modelling minion said: I must be one of the few modellers who doesn't own one of these kits yet! ..... and your excuse for not having one of these yet is?????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 9 hours ago, trickyrich said: ..... and your excuse for not having one of these yet is?????? That would be the cost, the other Phantom kits already in the stash and the fact that the B is one of the least interesting versions of the Phantom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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