Tim's Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray - COMPLETED

[theplasticsurgeon]

Joining you with this kit.  The only eligible kit, residing in my stash since 1999.

Instructions.  A record breaking aircraft in its day.

This being my preferred option.

And decals.  May they be well behaved.

 

[Col.]

Full credit to Tamiya for choosing to kit this esoteric subject. I'm looking forward to watching your progress with it Tim

[jean]

A truly beautiful kit to build.

You won't be disappointed.

Have fun.

 

JR

[theplasticsurgeon]

Start day, and the parts  - removed from their bags for the first time.

Beautifully crisp, engraved detail, no flash - everything I'd expect of Tamiya. 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Cockpit bits being prepared.  That's a primitive looking seat.

[2996 Victor]

Nice start, Tim, primitive seat or not! Looking forward to your next update.

 

Cheers,

Mark

[theplasticsurgeon]

Cockpit crammed with lead, then assembled.  Then the rear parts prepared,

and assembled, to look like a Skyray.  The definition and fit is superb.  

[Col.]

It looks to have come together well Tim. Nice progress

[theplasticsurgeon]

The results of a morning in the airbrush workshop with a tin of Humbrol 22 Gloss White.

Funnily enough two F-111s were in there as well.

[Parabat]

Some smooth and great coverage. Nicely done.

[Dermo245]

Nice progress 👏

[theplasticsurgeon]

Airbrushed topside Humbrol 40 gloss grey, then demasked.

[Col.]

Good to see this one moving through the painting stages Tim. Ready for the decals now?

[81-er]

Nice work with this one so far, Tim

 

James

[Olmec Head]

I built the same kit for the USN GB a year or so ago.  Your's is going significantly better!  It is a nice kit and looks good.  You might find the the 'stars' transfers a bit challenging to fit, I had to bin them and go for the Marine markings.  The other difficulty is getting the red intake warning markings to conform, they are very solid.  I ended up painiting mine on and using the rescue wording.  

[theplasticsurgeon]

Canopy framed properly, and start of the decals, which are fitting and performing beautifully.

There's none on the other side yet, nor those wingtip decorarions on the underside.

 

[Col.]

Glad to see the decals are performing well Tim. Are you using any softeners to assist them?

[theplasticsurgeon]

1 hour ago, Col. said:

Glad to see the decals are performing well Tim. Are you using any softeners to assist them?

No, but they're stuck down on a layer of Klear.

[theplasticsurgeon]

And now the other side.

Not many decals left, but intake warnings are amongst them. 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Undercarriage, arrestor, and payload fitted.

And up onto her pins,  no tailsitting here!

 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Which brings this build to completion.

[Keeff]

Very nice!  I do like the finish you've achieved with the enamel... top work! 

 

Keith ☺️ 

[Col.]

Well done Tim

[2996 Victor]

Stunning, Tim, absolutely gorgeous!

 

Cheers,

Mark

[Colin W]

I was in New Yoark last week and actuially saw one of these for the first time on USS Intrepd. Its as pretty in real life as the model. 

Great job getting the decals on the tanks to join at the front, never an easy operation.