Rod The Fixer Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hi everyone, I will participate in this GB assembling this wonderful Tamiya kit: by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr to make this aircraft: The NL-201 (BuNo 153019) was an F-4B Phantom that belonged to the VF-111 Sundowners embarked on USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during the Nov 1971 to Jul 1972 cruise to SEA. Using the callsign, 'Old Nick two-zero-one', the aircraft was flown by all the squadron pilots and Radar Intercept Officers at one time or another during the cruise, but on 6 March 1972 it was flown by Lt Garry Weigand and Lt(jg) Bill Freckleton. When they launched off the USS Coral Sea that afternoon and headed toward North Vietnam they had no idea the mission would ultimately end with their engagement and shoot down of an enemy MiG-17 aircraft near Quang Lang airfield. Click here for the full history Source: www.usscoralsea.net A quick look inside the box: by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Finally it starts 😀 Comparison between the original cockpit and the 3d decals by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr Cockpit ready for the 3d decal by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 The difference between the color of the cockpit FS36270 (Gunze H308) and the decals is very noticeable, so I decided to cut out the decals with a scalpel. by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr Here are the decals applied before assembling the cockpit: by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Cockpit assembled by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Those Quinta 3D decals are superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Afterburner details by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr Fuselage assembled by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Looking quite good! Nice work on the burners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Your cockpit looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 I start to paint ... by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 Ready for decals and weathering by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Really nice clean build Rod, with superb painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Love it. Coming along real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Razor-sharp paintwork, really well done 👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 I applied the decals by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr The "Sundowners" tail marking drove me crazy ... and the final result didn't satisfy me ... by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr so I decided to remove the decals and paint the marking ... 🤞 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 49 minutes ago, Rod The Fixer said: The "Sundowners" tail marking drove me crazy ... and the final result didn't satisfy me ... I'm not surprised! Not to your usual standards Rod, I'm sure you can make a great improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 What a cute wee lil tail it's got! Reminds me of Olaf...😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 super nice job Rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Looks great so far mate, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 wow, great work! what happened to the tail markings? did you mask on top of the decals? i am sure painting it will work out just fine! animo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Cockpit completed and ejection seats installed ... by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Almost completed model ... by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Beautiful work. But she looks very naked with nothing hanging underneath her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, arfa1983 said: Beautiful work. But she looks very naked with nothing hanging underneath her! I'm working to dress it .. 😉 by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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