Very nicely done Joel, this is going to look stunning when complete

Your weathering is improving Joel , excellent job !

Terri

As an observation from looking at my posted pictures, and some feedback from my brother Peter, the AIM-9B Sidewinder missile looks like it has some serious issues with the graininess of the Tamiya Flat Aluminum nose section. The issue is really the extreme, greater then life like magnification. Up close and personal, it's basically smooth. Although, the learned lessen is just to use Alcad 11 for all NMFs no matter how small the job is.
Joel

Also, the nose cone of the Sparrow missile should be either white or cream/tan in color.
I really like the weathering on the F4, my all time favorite aircraft!

Joel, another lovely piece from your workshop. I really enjoy these NAVY birds your building. Please keep posting WIP pictures!

Kind regards, Sven.

Per-shading can be hard for some folks . Posting shading with the air brush I just don't like so for me it's the pastels chalks or pigments .


Glad to hear that you are enjoying working with the post shading and trying out different methods .


So how goes rest of the decaling ?

Terri

Finish line is closer than you think Joel , marvelous work so far on this project . My hat off to you for sticking to it :-I stay away from Tamiya's metal colours for that very reason . Just to grainy . Either Alclad or Mr. colour or even Model Master Metalizers .

Looking forward on the next up-date !

Terri

While by no means does it comes close to the amount of wiring and plumbing in the actual aircraft, it does busy up the wheel well to a satisfactory level.

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While by no means does it comes close to the amount of wiring and plumbing in the actual aircraft, it does busy up the wheel well to a satisfactory level.

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Your subject matter (WWII props) is on a par with mine, so I will follow this diversion with interest. I quite agree one can never fully replicate all the detail on the real thing. I'm trying to figure out myself how much to "busy-up" the B-17 bomb bay.

I will get up to speed on this and follow with interest.

This is looking really good Joel, I've been following in the background and taking notes for when I get around to build mine.

I'm now at the point of trying to decide if I need to buy two more or just leave it at one, my problem is I like the VF-111 markings however I'm a VF-101 fan so even though the markings would be bland (for that time, unlike their F-14's) I have got to do one and the last problem is I want to do a US Navy F-4G (not the USAF wild weasel).

Although you have already sorted the metallic paint issue on the AIM-9's, I can recommend Revell Aqua color metallic range. I've used them to good effect on 1/144 with no grain or brush marks/problems.

This is looking really good Joel, I've been following in the background and taking notes for when I get around to build mine.

I'm now at the point of trying to decide if I need to buy two more or just leave it at one, my problem is I like the VF-111 markings however I'm a VF-101 fan so even though the markings would be bland (for that time, unlike their F-14's) I have got to do one and the last problem is I want to do a US Navy F-4G (not the USAF wild weasel).

Although you have already sorted the metallic paint issue on the AIM-9's, I can recommend Revell Aqua color metallic range. I've used them to good effect on 1/144 with no grain or brush marks/problems.

Hi Luciano,
According to this site, the Navy F-4Gs were converted from F-4Bs in the early 1960s and eventually converted back in 1967.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:F-4G_Phantom_II_%28US_Navy_version%29

That said, you should have no problem building a Navy F-4G from the Academy kit as the early style radome pod and fin cap are included. You'll also need to exclude the various lumps, bumps, and antennas indicated in the instructions as the kit subject is a later F-4B.

HTH

Cheers,
Eric

P.S. You'll also want to use Martin Baker Mk H5 seats since the kit parts, simplistic as they are, represent the Mk H7. I highly recommend the H5s from Hypersonic Models.

Eric,
I checked out your link. "The U.S. Navy converted 12 F-4Bs in 1964 and fitted them with the AN/ASW-12 two-way datalink communication system and an approach power compensator which, coupled with the shipboard AN/SPN-10 radar and AN/USC-1 datalink allowed hands-off carrier landings. One was lost, the other were later rebuilt as F-4Bs in 1967. The "F-4G" designation was later again used for U.S. Air Force "Wild Weasel" conversions of F-4Es"

I did a few Google searches and found this information:

"The F-4G entered service to replace the F-105F/G "Wild Weasel" Thunderchief (which replaced the F-100F "Wild Weasel" Super Sabre). Most of the F-4Gs in service were conversions of old USAF F-4E airframes (some of which had seen service in Vietnam). The conversion involved the removal of the gun for the installation of the AN/APR-38 radar warning and homing receiver which has 52 antennas in the airframe".

So there seems to have been two different F4 variants of the G converted from two completely different airframes.

Luciano will have to do some additional research to see exactly which F-4G type he's looking to model.

Joel

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Eric,
I checked out your link. "The U.S. Navy converted 12 F-4Bs in 1964 and fitted them with the AN/ASW-12 two-way datalink communication system and an approach power compensator which, coupled with the shipboard AN/SPN-10 radar and AN/USC-1 datalink allowed hands-off carrier landings. One was lost, the other were later rebuilt as F-4Bs in 1967. The "F-4G" designation was later again used for U.S. Air Force "Wild Weasel" conversions of F-4Es"

I did a few Google searches and found this information:

"The F-4G entered service to replace the F-105F/G "Wild Weasel" Thunderchief (which replaced the F-100F "Wild Weasel" Super Sabre). Most of the F-4Gs in service were conversions of old USAF F-4E airframes (some of which had seen service in Vietnam). The conversion involved the removal of the gun for the installation of the AN/APR-38 radar warning and homing receiver which has 52 antennas in the airframe".

So there seems to have been two different F4 variants of the G converted from two completely different airframes.

Luciano will have to do some additional research to see exactly which F-4G type he's looking to model.

Joel

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I think he's got it covered. He mentioned in his prior post he wanted to do the Navy F-4G, not the USAF Wild Weasel variant, which is the one most people think of when hearing "F-4G".

Yup, you're not going to get to a USAF F-4G from an F-4B! On the other hand, Hasegawa did a proper USAF 1/48 F-4G in their Phantom family which is excellent.

Cheers,
Eric