Ze German Phantom
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63 11 November 2023, 21:20
Łukasz GlińskiWelcome mates. All I can offer now is to stay tuned 😉
The cockpit and crew are just being painted.
12 November 2023, 20:03
Łukasz GlińskiOnce the cockpit is closed the construction goes very quickly forward. It's a very smartly designed kit, all fits like a glove (with a small exception of front undercarriage covers)
15 November 2023, 22:16
Łukasz GlińskiHi Patrick! Good to see you here 👍 Currently most of assembly is done - except for the tailhook (see pics), exhausts (being painted) and canopy (next to go)
25 November 2023, 21:41
Łukasz GlińskiWelcome mates, filling the holes in the canopy today 😄
@Alec: of course it is ze very reference 👍
27 November 2023, 14:28
Łukasz GlińskiAbig meine Freunde 😋 Glad to see y'all here
Michael you made my day today 😁
27 November 2023, 20:27
Andy BallWas?! Uz menschen making der fun öf ihre deutsches modelkraftbedankeschoen? Not us. No.
27 November 2023, 20:50
Łukasz GlińskiMain colours just completed, there are few places in need of a touch-up or two, but I'm already lurking at the decal sheet
4 January, 20:59
Patrick HagelsteinLooking at the description for picture 14; there was a German RF-4E painted in the German flag. HaHen has a decal set for that.
4 January, 21:31
Patryk S.Wery nice paintjob! Indications are that the final reveal will be nothung short of stunning! Taking a late seat 👍
6 January, 11:39
Łukasz GlińskiThanks a lot 🙂
Wäschen oder Nichtwäschen das ist hier die Frage jetzt (-> see pic #17)
6 January, 21:24
Patrick HagelsteinI would only weather the metal parts at the rear and restrain from a wash as that would only make it a caricature.
7 January, 10:18
Patryk S.I agree with Patrick here. The plane is in pristine condition on the photos as most machines in commemorative liveries so as for me keine Wäschenmaschinen😜
7 January, 20:01
CuajeteWow... Away for so long and I miss out on "phabulous" things like this. I had this kit in my hands, but I got rid of it because of the very flat shape of the canopy despite being a good kit. Maybe I should have kept it and left the canopy open to hide its shape. I finally got the F version from Hasegawa but I am missing the decals for the decoration that I would like to make.
Great job so far, Łukasz! Red color it's very nice with the "magic pink" under 👌
11 January, 19:41
Łukasz GlińskiThanks y'all for your feedback, I just finished the decalling, except for the yellow vertical lines above the wings, which were printed in the same red as I painted the kit 🙁 Need to find out some spare yellow stripes.
But this is just the top of the iceberg - the decals are very disappointing - either too small or too big and the inlet logos have a very distinct halftone pattern on the white part, while the red one is way brighter than it should.
Last but not least the white is out of register almost everywhere 🙁
Taking this and your feedback into account, I'm not going to be bothered by washing the bugger.
I plan to dash to the finish line instead,
PS. Patrick, I think you meant this one:
RF-4E AG 51 (HaHen 72033, 1:72)
11 January, 21:06
Shar DipreeGreat job so far and a very interesting and special special paint job that you chose. 👍👍👍
11 January, 21:10
Łukasz GlińskiThanks y'all - hereby I announce the completion of this little project.
It's a nice kit, but the canopy is a complete mismatch and can kill all the building fun.
More pics tomorrow, need some daylight, so you can spot all the weak points 😛
20 January, 22:23
Łukasz GlińskiAlles komplete! (luckily not kaputt 😉) Unfortunately the sunday run out of daylight before I had time to take pics, so todays shots are straight from my workbench 🙂
Couple of details I wanted to mention in case anyone wondered - the yellow details have been brushpainted as I couldn't find spare decals that could do the trick. I also overpainted (brush again!) the Rs on the intake sides.
In general - very smart kit with horrible canopy. If I come across another one, I might give it a try with an open cockpit.
Vielen Dank y'all! 😄
21 January, 20:20
Łukasz GlińskiThanks mates, much appreciated.
Taking into account the quality of canopy and decals I can't disagree 😉
22 January, 12:45
CuajeteŁukasz, I'm sorry I couldn't warn you in time about the canopy problem with this kit. I think that is its biggest drawback. Still you got a fantastic result.
Great job! I love the painting job result.
Congrats!
27 January, 19:56
Łukasz GlińskiThanks mates, I like it too 😉
@Cuajete: No problem, I wasn't planning to go for the open cockpit anyway. Instead I flooded the whole canopy in transparent resin to even it a bit 😉
28 January, 20:24
Łukasz GlińskiI just browsed the history and yes, you have warned me about the canopy being flat, which didn't bother me that much tbh 🙂
But, man, its fit is just hopeless 😄
29 January, 13:18
