Revellogram's 1/48 F-4J Phantom Completed!

Thanks Shipwreck!  Helps to know someone has faith in me, lol.

wpwar11, Thank you.  It took me 2 whole afternoons of work, but I got it done!

Eaglecash867, Thanks, it certainly wasn't what I wanted to do, lol.  I don't mind re-scribing small areas that got sanded off, but the whole plane just isn't for me.

goldhammer, It's really sad.  As someone who works on an old WW2 bird it literally pains me to think they used them as unmanned target practice.  We have a volunteer by the name of Larry who also spent his younger days fixing Phantoms.  Now he spends his Saturdays with us working on Whiskey 7.

Straycat1911, It's far from perfect, and I have plenty of flaws to hide with weathering!

After spending the last few days rescribing the top portion of the Phantom I got to a point where I was ready to paint again.  Lucky for me the bottom half of the plane faired better than the top and I didn't have to rescribe the entire thing.  So I got the bottom painted white, and will attempt to paint the gray again tomorrow.  I did discover my air compressor was set at 20psi.  I swore I had it around 15 or a little less.  I'm wondering if it creeped up on me over time.  Either way I am going to test the paint on guinea pig first. 

Drop tanks, flaps, and horizontal stabs painted white.

Got some paint on the Mk. 82's as well. 

Hopefully I can report back good news tomorrow!

Looks like you're back in business.  Nice recovery.

Looking good.  

I'd rather see them go in a blaze as a target, than ripped apart and melted down.  Now they're using F-16's.

Thanks keavdog!

goldhammer, Thanks.  True.  I suppose going out in a blaze is better than being ripped apart.  At least some have been kept for static displays as well. 

Made some good progress today!  Eaglecash was right on the money with my gritty paint problem, well that and the pressure the compressor some how got to without me noticing.  I tested on a paint mule first, and when spraying at an angle with the plane on the stand I got the gritty stuff on the surface.  Not quite as bad as on the Phantom, but enough to tell me that was at least part of the problem.

Got the gray laid down with no grit!

Worked on finishing up the paint work on the Mk.82's.

I painted the yellow on the tail, wing tips, and horizontal stabs, but must not of taken a pic.  Then masked everything off and sprayed the black on the tail and the nose.

I'm always leary about unmasking, it's like I need a drum roll in the process or something, lol.  I did land up having to touch up a spot of yellow on the tail that peeled off, but no big deal.  I was just glad not to see any overspray or bleed thru.

Fiddly bits are all prepared for decals, weathering, etc.

Hanging out in the paint booth after a gloss coat.

I still have some more painting to do, speed brake wells, and metal areas on the horizontal stabs, exahust cans, and under the tail.  But that will all wait until either tomorrow night or Sunday.  Depends on how I feel after I get home from working on Whiskey 7 tomorrow.

Lookin good, Keyda!  Glad to be able to help with some ideas.  Not sure what happens at angles...but the paint definitely atomizes all wrong and gives you random patches of grittiness. 

Is that going to be a VF-84 Phantom?!  COOL!

Eaglecash867

Lookin good, Keyda!  Glad to be able to help with some ideas.  Not sure what happens at angles...but the paint definitely atomizes all wrong and gives you random patches of grittiness. 

Is that going to be a VF-84 Phantom?!  COOL!

 

Thanks!  I would of never thought that was the problem.  But because you mentioned it, I tested it on a paint mule, and that was certainly part of the issue.  I'll make sure to spray stuff as straight on as possible from now on!  Yes it is going to be VF-84.  I just finished up the Tomcat with the same paint scheme.  Going to do the Hornet too, if the place ever ships it that is. 

Here's some inspiration for your upcoming Bug project.  It showed up on the ramp one day while I was working out there on a nearby plane.

Eaglecash867

Here's some inspiration for your upcoming Bug project.  It showed up on the ramp one day while I was working out there on a nearby plane.

 

Cool!  If they ever ship the kit.  I really can't understand what takes so long to throw a kit in a box, and slap a shipping label on it.  I ordered it on the 25th, and it still hasn't shipped.

Got home at a decent enough time yesterday, so I opted to start working on the metal areas on the Phantom.  Pulled out all 6 of my metalizer paints and started playing around a bit. 

Test fit of the cans.

Threw the horizontal stabs on there to see how everything looked together.

Could of played around with a bit more, using different colors, but I didn't want to take it to far, and mess it up.  I'm good at doing that! 

Keyda81

 

Could of played around with a bit more, using different colors, but I didn't want to take it to far, and mess it up.  I'm good at doing that! 

 

I will dirty it up a bit when I get to weathering, after decals which will hopefully be tomorrow. 

I did manage to decal the armament today, and paint the red around the landing gear doors.  Which I hate doing.  I usually mess up horribly.  I only had to repaint one this time!

Ready for a dull coat.  I pulled decals out of the spares bin, since the old Revellogram kit didn't come with any.

Gear doors, and I scratched up some very basic intake covers.  It was kind of an after thought, since there is literally no detail inside the intakes.

I should be able to get the bulk of the decals done tomorrow.  If all goes well I can likely have this wrapped up by the end of the week.  I will be busy mid week though, supposed to be in the 50's, and possibly hit 60 on Wednesday, so outdoor chores it is on those days!

Spent almost the entire day doing all the decals.  Glad to have them all done!

That's fantastic! She looks beautiful with those markings, Keyda. I might have to pick up an F-18 in this scale. I haven't done a modern jet since I was a kid.

As a kid,  I loved all those stencil decals, figuring out what they said and why...

Thanks Mike!  I'm still waiting for my Hornet to ship.  It's been nearly two weeks since I ordered it and they are still "processing the order".  It's about time to send an email.

Thanks tempestjohnny!

cbaltrin, I can ready some of them, most were cautions, and warnings, no step, and no push.  I might be able to read them with my maginifiers, lol.

clean looking navy f4. 

crown r n7

clean looking navy f4. 

 

So far, lol!  I've spent a few hours making it much dirtier.  I'll have to finish it up tomorrow though, I have ground school class tonight. 

Finished up the Phantom this morning.  Not perfect, but considering what I went through with the paint fiasco I'm proud of myself for recovering from that mess, and not just throwing it back in the box. 

Up on the wall.

With the F-14.

Eventually the F/A-18 in the backround will be replaced with a VF-103 bird.  I had to cancel the order I had since the place didn't have it in stock, but neglected to tell me they didn't have it until I emailed them almost two weeks after the initial order.  I did order the kit from elsewhere, but it likely won't come until the end of month. 

That's a beauty, Keyda!

I think the VF-84 markings were the most elegant ever to appear on the Navy birds. Really iconic.

Great work!

Turned out great.  I'm a big Phantom Phan.  

a very realistic NAVY F4 well done..

Excellent work Keyda! That is a BEAUTIFUL Jolly Rogers Phantom! Bravo!!!!

gregbale, Thank you!  I do find the paint scheme pretty eye catching, lol.  Once I did the Tomcat I had to do the rest, lol.

keavdog, Thanks!  Me too.  I like the menacing look aircraft for some reason, the Phantom just has that don't mess with me look, lol.

Thanks crown r n7!

Thanks stik!

Now I need to figure out what to do until the Hornet gets here, lol.

Looks great and built with impressive haste!

Thanks Shipwreck!

Thanks Tojo!

Thanks cbaltrin!  It's winter time, I don't have much else to keep me occupied, lol.

Ma'am;

 You are certainly melting me heart with those beautimus Boidies. That Phantom is Phat!

Nice recovery after the paint episode.  Very well done indeed.  I have one of these in the stash and I'm already dreading the stencils.