RR Spey powered RAF Phantom conversion

[Anthony in NZ]

Getting close mate!

[Wingco57]

Yup, Dark Sea Grey applied.

[Anthony in NZ]

Now, she is really looking like a proper British Toom...lovely!

[BlrwestSiR]

Looks Purdy. 

In a menacing, rhino kind of way. 

Carl

[Wingco57]

Indeed,

Well,a first to me. Freehand camo.

I willneed to check in daylight but so far I am very happy.

 

 

[Bomber_County]

So difficult, I use the AK camo putty, tried freehand it was disastrous, congrats

 

[Wingco57]

I tried Bluetack first but it wouldn’t stick to the surface ( must be an old pack)

so I thought what the heck......

[Anthony in NZ]

Well it paid off buddy, that really looks the part!

Freehand is tough but from what I can see, you nailed it!  Good job.

[BlrwestSiR]

The camo looks great to me. 

[ThomasProbert]

Oh yes! Now we are talking! Looking great - lovely camo work there!

 

Tom

[Wingco57]

Thanks chaps,

after so much destruction and reconstruction work it is nice to see the Phantom come to life.

some work on the rear.

[Wingco57]

Everything worked out as planned today and the Toom is now ready for a clear coat. I hope to represent XV466.

[Wingco57]

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/XV466

[ThomasProbert]

Wow that has come out really well. Can’t wait to see some decals going on.

I am missing updates on your Manchester but this is proving to be a great substitute

Tom

[GusMac]

Looking sharp Cees. Love the distressed metal effects on the rear.

[GazzaS]

Glad to see paint on it...   Looks most excellent, thus far!

[Wingco57]

Exhausts.

[Rowdy]

Great work Cees!! 

[Anthony in NZ]

Wonderful updates Cees.....you will be one of the few to proudly have a Brit Toom in your display case soon!

[Wingco57]

I hope so as the start of the usually fun process didn’t start fun at all.

 I planned to do a 56 sqn aircraft but it turned out the Hunter decals were too small, both chequers and firebird logo.

Back to square one but luckily I had some Lightning decals too so 92 sqn it is as the cobra logo was of the correct dimension.

as there are no RAF Phantom decal sheets this will be a long progress.

Pheww.

 

[Anthony in NZ]

Wow, nice work and really resourceful!

 

[Wingco57]

Thanks, with projects such as this you have to be.

Decalling is a project in itself. I use a bit of the Tamiya kit and the spare decal bank. The finflash had to be custom made from bits of wingroundel.

also did some work on the Spey cans. After a wash they should look good,.....

I hope.

[Anthony in NZ]

Those Spey cans do look really good!

Mine arrived Thursday and I am super happy with them.  Only problem it seems they are a bit small to fit on my Tamiya kit.....oh no

[ThomasProbert]

I love that metal affect on the rear end, Cees. Really looking the part now. 

[Wingco57]

Thanks Tom. Another result of a bit of experimenting that involves this build but it is great fun.

I sprayed aluminium first and then drybrushed grey, gun metal and smoke.

Today I sprayed one Underwing tank dark sea grey and the other one dark green, before I found out that the tanks were dark sea grey only. So one step forward and 1/2 step back.

I had found some black/yellow chequer decal and being a smartypants thought to put red squares on top of the black ones. But the decal broke shattered in many pieces so have to mask and spray.

Slowly but surely.