discussion Boatmans showtime phantom in 1/48th scale

[boatman]

well guys ive been lucky ive manadged to load up the pics of the finished model an to say im pretty pleased at how it turned out ok an the thin red an white an blue decals did break a lot but i managed to place them all togeather took me two days
(PHEW )
well Richard 48 i hope you like her sir an im now gettin ready to make a start on that big 1/32 phantom that

Steve (airbourne ) sent me so just got to hope this laptop keeps goin
for that build
some pics an lit up hope you guys like underside firstly

 

[boatman]

 

[boatman]

 

[minitnkr]

Beautiful result Chris. Amazing work.

 

[minitnkr]

F4s always remind me of the film 'The Great Santini'. Thoughts over first cuppa.

 

[boatman]

Beautiful result Chris. Amazing work.

HI Paul many thanks for the kind remarks an yes this was a bit of a fiddley build as some parts such as the fusealarge dint fit even after doin a lot of filein it down around the office but got there in the end an im glad you like it sir an i hope Richard 48 likes it as he sent it to me an very kind of him too NOW for that big 1/32 phantom which will really test my skills as its a camo vietnam colors sceme an i will have to use a brush paint which im not very good at as the master 570 Ron AN yes she looks a mean machine always loved the phantom
ATB
chris an jen

 

[Jim R]

Your builds are always stunning and this is no exception. Really well done Chris.

 

[boatman]

Your builds are always stunning and this is no exception. Really well done Chris.

HI Jim many thanks for your kind remarks on the showtime an yes im pleased at how it turned out but i had my doubts for a time as them decals were a devil an broke several times but got them all jioned up ok phew an glad you like the model sir NOW FOR THAT BIG 1/32 PHANTOM NEXT
CHEERS SIR
CHRIS AN JEN

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Top marks Chris. That turned out a real peach. The decals transformed it.

 

[boatman]

Top marks Chris. That turned out a real peach. The decals transformed it.

HELLO Steve thats just what i thought on the decals pity they dint go on easy instead of breakin but i had a spare set so no worries but i dint have to use them as i persevered an used the breakin ones made me sweat a bit but i love a challenge an glad you also liked the showtime
cheers
chrisb

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

You did a good job Chris. I know how challenging these decals can be. The one that goes over the center of the fuzz can be a real pain to line up equally on both sides. Well done.

 

[boatman]

thanks Steve yes the decals were a PITA but i love fittin the decals on b ut these ones kept breakin but i was up for the challenge but was sweatin by the time i got them all fitted an the ole air was blue but jen brung me up a cuppa an that calmed me down as i got the shakes tryin to line them decals all up but as you can see a bit of patince goes a long way
ATB SIR
CHRISB

 

[Richard48]

Looks really great Chris.Hasegawa decals can be PITA.The lights twinkling look very nice wow.
Richard

 

[Airborne01]

Lovely job Chris

 

[boatman]

Looks really great Chris.Hasegawa decals can be PITA.The lights twinkling look very nice wow.
Richard

HI Richard yes the show time you sent me is now built after about 4 months an some of that time i was waiting for paints to come but the build went reasonable ok excepting that the fusealard was a bad fit around the office so thank you sir for letting me have the pleasure of doin this build many thanks an glad you like it
ATB Chrisb an jen as she helped me on this build

AN Steve airborne will see how that big phantom goes togeather as im intending to go to town on it an really lookin forward to this kit cheers sir
chrisb an jen

 

[Airborne01]

You might need to disassemble one or two parts Chris - hope I haven't made it too difficult for you! Will be following your build with much interest!
Steve

 

[boatman]

You might need to disassemble one or two parts Chris - hope I haven't made it too difficult for you! Will be following your build with much interest!
Steve

HI Steve well ive looked at your starter parts that you built an they look ok to me so i hope i wont have to do that but i will know more when i start the build which will be anyday now as my mojo is sky high at the moment an im enjoyin the builds an yes hope you enjoy the build when i start but i only hope i can post the build as im havin computer troubles at the moment an it keeps goin offline on the web all it says is i have lost the connection to the web so wheather its my laptop or my ISP SKY thats a fault i dont know but if you dont hear anything from me on here you will all know my sky connection is down an as well they are doin better broadband connections at the moment so they maybe causein the problem
but im hopin for the best on this
chrisb