All those weapons to paint and decal, a tedious but worthwhile job. Good luck.
Roberts McDonnell Douglas Phantom 2 F-4C 1/48 Revell ( monogram.
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Thanks for the wise words Rick but I'm only using the sidewinder B x4 for my Phantom ( Patick me some lovely sparrows to use
However I could use all the weopnry and display on the front of the A/c as I think all shown was available for the Phantom in its many guises
Robert
Well I've put my Stuka down for a bit and thought I must get on with my other GB build.
The phantom has been sitting in its box awaiting some licks of paint.
I thought of an idea to try the tri colour, so I first rolled some shire tack out thin into thin worms and basically formed the shapes of the first colour ( Dark Green ( FS34079)
I'll leave this to dry overnite and then I'll attempt stage 2. Same again with the rolled worms ( I'm hoping to lap over the first colour a bit to obtain a soft line between colours where they meet.
It's hard to see the olive green against the black primer but it is there and has had 3 light coats
Thanks for looking
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The phantom has been sitting in its box awaiting some licks of paint.
I thought of an idea to try the tri colour, so I first rolled some shire tack out thin into thin worms and basically formed the shapes of the first colour ( Dark Green ( FS34079)
I'll leave this to dry overnite and then I'll attempt stage 2. Same again with the rolled worms ( I'm hoping to lap over the first colour a bit to obtain a soft line between colours where they meet.
It's hard to see the olive green against the black primer but it is there and has had 3 light coats
Thanks for looking
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Nice to see you back on this one Robert. I best get mine finished before Saturday
G
You've come on leaps and bounds my friend, I wish I could build planes to this standard
Starting to look the part.
Well the Tri camo island down
Dark Green FS 34079
Medium Green FS 34102
Tan FS 30219
I converted all the paint ref to model air and went with 60/40 paint ratio and after a few hours and a day I've got it nailed I think ( I'm pretty happy with it )
Once all the Indi White tak was taken off I cut in with all the relevant colours to try and give a soft blend of the tri scheme.
I've been also busy by starting to put down some Titamium on the cans ( still needs a pin wash and some smoke stains ( build up etc )
I'll give it a couple of days to full dry and settle before I mask up to spray the nosecone and then it will be sharpen up the lines from the undersides to fuselage.
I broke the two aerials on the tail so I'll have to source some from somewhere.
Still got loads to do.
Thanks for looking
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Dark Green FS 34079
Medium Green FS 34102
Tan FS 30219
I converted all the paint ref to model air and went with 60/40 paint ratio and after a few hours and a day I've got it nailed I think ( I'm pretty happy with it )
Once all the Indi White tak was taken off I cut in with all the relevant colours to try and give a soft blend of the tri scheme.
I've been also busy by starting to put down some Titamium on the cans ( still needs a pin wash and some smoke stains ( build up etc )
I'll give it a couple of days to full dry and settle before I mask up to spray the nosecone and then it will be sharpen up the lines from the undersides to fuselage.
I broke the two aerials on the tail so I'll have to source some from somewhere.
Still got loads to do.
Thanks for looking
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The camo looks really good Robert. You've nailed it just like Ian! No pressure on me then if I ever get to that stage 
Now I'm only mentioning this because I've got the same problem where the lower fuselage fits beneath the cockpit. On your pic, I think you might need to revisit the filling there. It's only because the rest is so good that it stands out, but it'd be a shame for that to detract from the rest of a great build.
Now I'm only mentioning this because I've got the same problem where the lower fuselage fits beneath the cockpit. On your pic, I think you might need to revisit the filling there. It's only because the rest is so good that it stands out, but it'd be a shame for that to detract from the rest of a great build.
Yep I noticed that too ( must go to spec savers) and get my mr mgoo glasses
( do you remember him )
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I am old enough to remember Mr Magoo, but I used to hate him!
That's sometimes the bad thing about photos, they often show what we've missed!
Great work on the tri- camo Robert. And Patrick's right about the filler at the front.
G
Looking great mate.
The camera can be brutally honest sometimes Robert.
I'm also working on my weapons at the moment Robert.
That looks great. I've had a camera pick up things my mk1 eyeball missed. Bloody annoying at the time.
Nice paint work Robert
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