Some testing...

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February 5, 2019
Maybe a bit hard to see but I feathered the grey putty lines. I wanted them faded out but still distinguished as ‘smeared’ on lines. Now the hardest part: not touching them until the oils are totally cured!
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February 4, 2019
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 White and masked with Bare Metal Foil, both firsts for me.
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February 4, 2019
Hit them with Mr. Color GX2 gloss black.
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February 4, 2019
Nice and shiny!
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February 4, 2019
Looking at references the middle part seems brighter.
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February 4, 2019
My metal cocktail.
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February 4, 2019
I added the stripes over the rivets with a mixture of dark grey and NATO brown.
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February 4, 2019
It’s getting too dark in my modeling room, let’s see what they look like in daylight tomorrow. Super Bowl time!
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February 5, 2019
Mixed some Payne’s Gray, Titanium White and Burnt Umber oil paint for the putty seams.
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February 5, 2019
I’m letting it dry overnight to blend that tomorrow.
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February 6, 2019
In the meantime.... some more testing with variable results. 🙁
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February 6, 2019
Luckily the decals seem to match the partly painted stabilizers. 🙂
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February 15, 2019
Today my Gravity Colors order came in from Málaga Spain!
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February 15, 2019
So, let’s give them a try! The orange sprayed beautifully! 👍
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February 16, 2019
...as a proof of concept for spray painting the black-to-orange transition instead of using the decals for that.
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February 16, 2019
And some black...
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February 16, 2019
Only need to pay some attention to my spray discipline.
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February 26, 2019
A good thing the first stabs have that stubborn glue residue. At least now I can add the bumpers on the bottom sides...
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February 26, 2019
... and a repair patch this particular bird has. Almost time for the spray booth again. 😉
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February 28, 2019
Nah.... Redid the bumpers. Much more to scale now.
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March 11, 2019
Applied the same paints to a scrap fuselage to test how to do the transition.
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March 11, 2019
And to test some ideas concerning the metal parts.
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March 11, 2019
Not that bad... I learned that masking (even hovering masks) leave uncontrollable overspray. Freehand might seem the way to go.

Comments

1 4 February 2019, 00:22

Michael Hickey
Stabs are of to a great start.👍

4 February 2019, 00:28

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks Michael! 🙂 I see that as a double compliment coming from the guy who built that Grey Nurse. 👍

4 February 2019, 00:32

Michael Hickey
😳

4 February 2019, 03:40

Patrick Hagelstein
😄

4 February 2019, 04:12

Patrick Hagelstein
😄 Ever since seeing this particular bird, it got me hooked! Even so that I have a complete project ready to go back home. Over here the Phantom bug bit me again and I copied the project for working on it while here. And yes, it has a lot of little squares! 🙂

4 February 2019, 14:20

Patrick Hagelstein
Looked at the stabs in broad daylight: not bad at all.... only way too clean! 😉 The reference pics show the undersides being plastered with some kind of heat resistant putty (the grey stripes). I think brush painting those on gets me as close as the effects on the real ones.

4 February 2019, 22:13

Patrick Hagelstein
Good news and bad news... I think Sylvain from Syhart used actual drawings and pictures to design this decal set! Sadly kit designers didn't follow his example... 🙁 I tested the various decals on various kit parts to see what kit would suit best. As none were spot on I will pursue cobbling together the Academy F-4J fuselage, Revell F-4F wings and stabilizers and Hasegawa F-4E/F nose as those are the best parts shapewise and considering the details. Oh! And throw in some aftermarket stuff and Monogram bits to spice things up. 😉

6 February 2019, 03:09

Michael Hickey
It's not a Phantom, it's a Frankenstein.😢

6 February 2019, 04:34

Patrick Hagelstein
I hope it won't turn into that monster though... 😉

6 February 2019, 05:44

Patrick Hagelstein
Today I received the ESCI F-4E/F I found on eBay in the mail. I think this is an underrated kit! The panel lines are really crisp and the overall shape can be considered on the same level as the Hasegawa one. Actually I like the nose shape even better! 👍

9 February 2019, 06:01

Donald Dickson II
Never seen this one done in 72nd. Im in. 🙂

26 February 2019, 05:01

Patrick Hagelstein
Welcome aboard!

26 February 2019, 05:32

Donald Dickson II
I like what you ended up with there.

11 March 2019, 01:39

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks! Now I have to get the main kit built and get these colors applied.

11 March 2019, 13:16

Kerry COX
Alclad, once you get used to it and how it works, will give you a fantastic result. 👍
A most impressive build. 🙂 🙂 🙂

12 March 2019, 02:39

Patrick Hagelstein
Thanks Kerry! This means a lot coming from the Bare Metal Master himself! 🙂 This is only the test album though; I'm using my intended methods and materials on scrap parts to see if my plans work out as I want them to. This way I can dip the parts in alcohol and start over without ruining the actual plane.

12 March 2019, 04:25

Kerry COX
This is what make a good/great modeller. 👍
Experiment as much as you can.
Alclad really surprised me when I first used it, but it was the blunders and ignoring all the tips on how to get it's wonderful results that has me using it as often as I can and getting fantastic results. 🙂
I was so tempted to alclad chrome my F-100D. !
I did it with my British Electrics 'Lightning II' and except for the PE bits I screwed up, it was a real treat to see just how smooth and neat the whole model looked. 🙂
The thing I discovered was once the base gloss black was down, you can spray the metal paint straight over the top. As it does not need to be dry before the metal coat goes on, and, sprayed like your dusting the finest thinnest paint you have ever used, all from a good distance from the model, almost like a 'puff' application.
Don't spray the metal paints like 'regular' paints.In fact, the lightest of coats and many of them.
But I am not here to tell you what to do. 🙂
The fun part comes when you see the layers build up to a rich level of reflection. 👍
Just don't paint any areas where your fingers have left behind any fingerprints, as these will just leap out of the black base and ruin everything.
Happy days mate. 👍 👍 👍

12 March 2019, 05:10

Patrick Hagelstein
😄 Took some time to answer your post... You're absolutely right! The thinner the coat, the more reflective it gets. I used Mr. Color GX2 for the gloss black but I might come back with the the Alclad II Black Base once I go for real. I kept the metals until the very last, just to not have to handle the model after the Black was on. I like the Alclads too but think I'll use some RAF Aircraft Silver to brighten up the colors a bit more as they seem a little dark to me. They will darken up more after applying the soot and weathering.

16 March 2019, 02:58

Kerry COX
That will be interesting to see the final result Patrick.
🙂 👍

16 March 2019, 04:11

Murad ÖZER
here 😄

17 April 2019, 17:00

Patrick Hagelstein
And welcome too! 😄

17 April 2019, 17:00

Album info

Although I initially want to build this from a Hasegawa kit, I had the Revell kit lying around and like the detail on that kit better. Let’s see what some paint can to to it. 😉

F-4F WTD 61 (FineMolds/Academy/Revell/ESCI)

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On hold

1:72 F-4E Phantom II cockpit set (Aires 7272)

1:72 F-4F Phantom II 38+13"Final flight" WTD 61 Manching AB 2013 (Syhart 72-078)

1:72 F-4J Exhaust Nozzles (Eduard 672079)

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