F-4C Phantom II 1/48 (Academy) Robin Olds Scat XXVII

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November 18, 2022
Cockpit with scratch built parts and Quick boost ejection seats
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November 18, 2022
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November 18, 2022
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November 18, 2022
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November 23, 2022
Scratch built side walls glued into the fuselage
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November 23, 2022
Scratch built side walls glued into the fuselage
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November 23, 2022
Intakes and exhausts
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November 23, 2022
Exhaust painted. I didn't use aftermarket exhaust as it gets far less attention than cockpit. I tried to create some illusion of more complicated exhaust with paint.
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December 4, 2022
Scratch built engine part
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December 4, 2022
Parts in lower fuselage
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December 18, 2022
I added dial backgrounds and some wires to both cockpits
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December 18, 2022
After those are painted, they quite blend in
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December 18, 2022
When seats are in place, very little can be seen.. Cockpit is now ready.
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January 10, 2023
I really hated this three colored plastic thing, it reminded me of old Matchbox kits. Everything ready for paint
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January 10, 2023
Bottom side, you can see the scratch built parts between landing gear
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January 10, 2023
Now this looks much better, now it looks like Navy plane to my eye
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January 10, 2023
Bottom will stay white as this was not painted with camouflage grey at any point
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January 28, 2023
Top painted (free hand camo) with AK real colors SEA scheme, I didn't like the colors (I would have preferred MrPaint) but these I can chip
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January 28, 2023
No much difference to last one, but bottom was painted with MRPAint insignia white
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February 12, 2023
Some masking to the metal parts..
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February 12, 2023
Painted markings to the bottom (and tail metal parts painted)
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February 12, 2023
Chipping to the top paint and some fading to the radome
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February 12, 2023
Over painted bottom markings (and better view of tail metal parts)
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February 20, 2023
A lot of markings going over this overpainted insignia..
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February 20, 2023
Decals goes nicely on, no need for Tamiya Mark fit super strong, Micro SOL does the trick
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March 12, 2023
All the decal are on top
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March 12, 2023
All the decal are on bottom, those overpainted markings blend to the bottom quite much
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March 18, 2023
Bottom side weathered with Flory wash and oils
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March 18, 2023
Topside weathered with Flory wash and oils
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March 25, 2023
Everything ready for final assembly
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March 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023
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March 26, 2023

TV_scalemodels
Thanks for the comments!

Weathering was interesting, it is always difficult to balance realistic and nice looking. I'm glad you like it!

I used pics on the Internet and excellent fundecals instruction
for reference. And my books of course too.

Some sites:
piccianiaircraftphot..-4c_phantom_page_one
fundekals.net

19 March 2023, 17:53

Shar Dipree
Thanks for the links.
I think the weathering has become great. The aircrafts were partly very weathered during the war.

27 March 2023, 16:15

James C
Stunning looking F-4! 👍

I keep saying to myself that THIS will be the year that I pull my finger out and build one; but it never eventuates. This build has definitely renewed my desire to finally do it. 😉

27 March 2023, 16:26