BlrwestSiR Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 Ok, I finally got around to taking some pics of my F-4E from the year before. It was just too big for my little photo booth. The base kit was the Tamiya F-4EJ with GT Resin's slatted wing, burner cans and Tiseo updates. Intakes and wheels were from Rhino Models. The SUU-23 gunpods and hardpoints are from AMS Resin. I swiped the Rockeyes from a Tamiya F-15E. Lastly the decals were from Speedhunter. Most of the stencils are painted on so I could avoid any silvering issues. After finding a chart showing the gun harmonization for three gun pods, I figured why not. That, and they were already in the stash. I still have a long gestating G to finish and one more E in the pile too. Then I'll finally be done all my Tamiya F-4s. Carl 9
smitty44 Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 Wow, a jet! Looks fantastic! Just got another Tamiya Phantom so I can get to doing my F-4B conversion. 3
harv Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 Looks great Carl. Like I was telling you earlier, I have a stalled one in the stash that has a boatload of AM. I have been thinking about it. It may soon be time to revisit it !......harv 2
DocRob Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 Wow, clean and lean. Your F4 looks great, the finish is perfect. What do you mean by painted stencils, freehand or masks? Cheers Rob 3
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 9:14 PM, smitty44 said: Wow, a jet! Looks fantastic! Just got another Tamiya Phantom so I can get to doing my F-4B conversion. Expand Thanks Smitty! On 5/6/2019 at 9:22 PM, harv said: Looks great Carl. Like I was telling you earlier, I have a stalled one in the stash that has a boatload of AM. I have been thinking about it. It may soon be time to revisit it !......harv Expand Thanks Harv! I hear you on the stalled bit. I started my G way back when I first joined LSP and only got as far as the nose. Since then, I've picked up I think every version of GT Resin's conversion set as he kept updating them and adding more details. 2
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 8:19 AM, GazzaS said: Looks excellent, Carl! It's a beauty! Expand Thanks Gaz! On 5/7/2019 at 9:28 AM, DocRob said: Wow, clean and lean. Your F4 looks great, the finish is perfect. What do you mean by painted stencils, freehand or masks? Cheers Rob Expand Thanks Rob! Eduard came out with a PE stencil set for all the "No Step", "No Push" etc markings that are on the F-4 so I used those to mask off and paint them on. It's a bit time consuming but I felt worth it. 2
Jeff Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 'painted stencils' ................... geez Carl, lets set the bar a little higher for an old fud like me ......... I could NEVER paint stencils............ even if I had a mask......that is so cool..... and I love the F4 ......... the C is kind of my fav, and don't ask why, I don't know, maybe the big nose? Looks like I'm going to have to look into a big Phantom..... this is so cool..... as a side bar, a number of years ago I was at Fairchild AFB in Spokane Washington, at the airshow, and was lucky enough to watch the last flights of the Idaho National Guard F4's in operational service, they were to be retired after the air show.......... kind of bitter-sweet..... 2
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 1:53 PM, Jeff said: 'painted stencils' ................... geez Carl, lets set the bar a little higher for an old fud like me ......... I could NEVER paint stencils............ even if I had a mask......that is so cool..... and I love the F4 ......... the C is kind of my fav, and don't ask why, I don't know, maybe the big nose? Looks like I'm going to have to look into a big Phantom..... this is so cool..... as a side bar, a number of years ago I was at Fairchild AFB in Spokane Washington, at the airshow, and was lucky enough to watch the last flights of the Idaho National Guard F4's in operational service, they were to be retired after the air show.......... kind of bitter-sweet..... Expand Jeff, they're not that hard to use. Just a bit tedious. Here's what my F-4D looked like when I was doing that one. I got to see this one in person at the London Airshow way back when. 3
Jeff Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 2:31 PM, BlrwestSiR said: Jeff, they're not that hard to use. Just a bit tedious. Here's what my F-4D looked like when I was doing that one. I got to see this one in person at the London Airshow way back when. Expand The effect is spectacular............. I love it...... beautiful work Carl.. always cool to do a bird one has seen or played with.... outstanding... 2
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