BlrwestSiR Posted May 6, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted May 6, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted May 6, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Looks excellent, Carl! It's a beauty! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 7, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 14 hours ago, smitty44 said: Wow, a jet! Looks fantastic! Just got another Tamiya Phantom so I can get to doing my F-4B conversion. Thanks Smitty! 14 hours ago, 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, GazzaS said: Looks excellent, Carl! It's a beauty! Thanks Gaz! 2 hours ago, 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 7, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, 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..... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, 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. The effect is spectacular............. I love it...... beautiful work Carl.. always cool to do a bird one has seen or played with.... outstanding... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 SWEET!!!! I love them!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Fantastic man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted May 8, 2019 Members Share Posted May 8, 2019 Phreakin' phantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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