Bomber_County Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Already………. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 15 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: The cockpit looks great John. I'm still waffling about switching my jet kits to 1/48 from 1/32. Maybe when in done what I have in the stash I'll make the leap. Carl Carl I decided to switch back to 48th scale for my jets a few years back taking into account selection of kits and AM, availability, display case space and of course cost. My 48th scale jet stash has been slowing increasing and while it did take me some time to make the plunge, I'm glad I did. Just between Tamiya and ZM alone, the bar has gone up tremendously. ☺️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 John Nothing like background history to add inspiration to a build. Nice choice after reading the book. Looking mighty good and the fit seems flawless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: John Nothing like background history to add inspiration to a build. Nice choice after reading the book. Looking mighty good and the fit seems flawless. Agreed Peter. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 About ready for some paint. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 John Fantastic progress - your Toom is looking so good. Most amazing of all, ou have made it this far in the build and haven't broken off the pitot tubes on the vertical stabilizer.😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: John Fantastic progress - your Toom is looking so good. Most amazing of all, ou have made it this far in the build and haven't broken off the pitot tubes on the vertical stabilizer.😉 LOL Peter. Look closer, the bottom one is broken off! Easy to fix. One problem I found tonight is one of the little air scoops on the side of the nose is missing. Nowhere to be found. I went to my old spares/leftovers stash to see if I could come up with a suitable replacement. I found one that will work after a fashion and some trimming/filling but it won't match the other one. Bummer but better than nothing. 🙄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 John I knew the lower pitot was much smaller, but I should have looked closer. On my Tamiya Phantom, I took the easy way out, removed both, drilled out the mounting holes and added turned brass pitot's from Master at the very end. Also been there over the years losing a few of those air scoops and now use more glue then necessary to fix them in place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: John I knew the lower pitot was much smaller, but I should have looked closer. On my Tamiya Phantom, I took the easy way out, removed both, drilled out the mounting holes and added turned brass pitot's from Master at the very end. Also been there over the years losing a few of those air scoops and now use more glue then necessary to fix them in place. That's a good approach on those pitot tubes Peter. Proactive! I didn't realize I was missing one of those little scoops until I went to snip them off the tree. I'll work on making the stand-in look at least somewhat natural but it will still be a little different. Better than none though! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 John It's always something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John It's always something Sure seems that way lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Progress. Lt. Gull Gray uppers next. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 John Looking mighty good and you're flying the the F4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Looking mighty good and you're flying the the F4. Coming right along. And it's 101 degrees here! Bummer!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Way too hot for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 50 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Way too hot for me Me too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Painting coming right along. Still need to do some "adjustments" to the nose paint and add the coroguard to the wing and tail leading edges. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Painting complete. Decaling is next then I can attach the gear doors, etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 John Your paint work always amazes me: super smooth and not an imperfection in sight! 👍 Upper surface light Gull Gray looks just as it should - good color match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Peterpools said: John Your paint work always amazes me: super smooth and not an imperfection in sight! 👍 Upper surface light Gull Gray looks just as it should - good color match. Thank you Peter. I'll begin applying decals today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 John Looking forward to seeing the decals and markings on your F4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Very fine painting, John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Very fine painting, John. Thank you Gaz. The first application just didn't look "right" although it was supposed to be Lt. Gull Gray (Humbrol/Monogram). I re-sprayed it with the last of my Model Master Flat Gull Gray then oversprayed that with Humbrol Gloss Coat. Looks okay I think. Now it's on to the decaling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Decaling coming right along. Those AOA decals are very thin and "touchy" but lay down well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 John Decals and marking look mighty good. I've heard very good things about AOA decals as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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