McDonell Douglas F-4J Phantom II VMFA-232 "Red Devils"
First parts glued.
Some holes to fill.
Added some plastic sheet to close a hole on the underside.
Cockpit and seats finished. Added some cables and grips to the seat.
Gaps to be filled with putty.
More gaps.
Gaps filled.
Made holes at the rear of the missiles.
Ready for paint job.
Some pre-shading.
Painting the edge in red color.
Small parts painted.
Paint job with Vallejo Light Gull Grey done on the upper side.
Some wires added to the landing gear.
Main colors are done. There was a lot to mask... I decided not to use the decals for the black walkway.
Metal variations.
Some washing.
Starting to apply the decals.
I always like that part. Very satisfying too see how the decals melt with the panel lines when using decal softener...
Decal work finished and sealed with Emsal Floor Varnish.
Weathering started on small parts.
Last weathering steps finished. Final pictures will follow.
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98 17 March 2021, 16:35
Spanjaardlooking really good. good call in not using that decal. although the decals are top quality (if they are as good as in the bigger 1/48), it looks great painted. cans looking really good too.
19 March 2021, 21:10
Chris T. AnThank you. And yes, the decal quality is indeed very good. I used the 2 walkway decals on the wings because of the printed "walkway" letters. Will be fun to go on with all the other decals in the next step.
19 March 2021, 21:36
Konrad -One of my favorite Marines markings🙂!
Awesome model, paintwork and pictures?
25 March 2021, 13:44
Spanjaardwhat a beautiful result. wonderful weathering, just spot on in my opinion (reminds me that i need to add a bit of grime to mine...). it can pass as 1/48
25 March 2021, 13:58
Chris T. AnThank you all. I'm happy that you like it. By the way, I noticed 2 mistakes, now that I have made all the final pictures:
1. I forgot to remove 2 small mask triangles at the canopy.
2. I forgot to make the tires a bit flat.
I have corrected that already but I don't feel like doing new photos.😉
26 March 2021, 09:11
NeulingSuper clean and detailed model! 👍 And I overlooked the mask triangles ............
26 March 2021, 09:29
AlexanderWeathering turned out awesome, as did the paintjob. 👍👍 Also like the presentation with the mirroring surface - great work!
13 April 2021, 15:20
Chris T. AnThanks for all your positiv words. So I made one new picture with both mistakes corrected. Must be enough. 😉
I tried the mirroring presentation for the first time and it is easy to do: just put the object on a simple glass screen from a picture frame and choose a flat angle when taking the photos.
13 April 2021, 20:20
CaptGPFExcellent Phantom! Weathering is not too light - not too heavy = just right!
11 February, 06:31
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The Phantom has always been one of my favorite jets. More than 20 years ago I already had it as a Revell Kit and with my sparse know-how at the time, it looked accordingly.
That's why I needed a better quality kit and I wanted to try out newly acquired techniques. Let's see what comes out of it.
