RAAF F-4E Phantom II

Started by Michael Turner · 94 · 5 months ago · 1/48, f-4, Phantom, RAAF, Zoukei-Mura
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Still looks great, my friend @michaelt. Decals can put you off sometimes.

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    Michael Turner said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    I may not have finished the RAAF Phantom for tomorrow’s club competition, but I have finished this one.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Looks super, my friend @michaelt!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    A great display, Michael @michaelt
    It will definitely draw attention at the club competition.

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    Carl Smoot said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    I love this inflight display. I am a big proponent of displaying aircraft in some sort of setting. If it weren't for the extra effort always needed for dioramas and complex stands, I would do all my models this way. This Pahntom in flight over the photograph is way cool!

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    Michael Turner said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Detail painting of the aftermarket seats. I still have to add the cushion decals - the base of the seat is the survival pack. You won’t see most of the detail on the lower sides, though.
    Those black and yellow striped are a pain to paint.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Beautiful work on the seats, Michael @michaelt

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    These seats look awesome, my friend @michaelt!

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    Michael Turner said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    The kit provides three decals for the seat cushion/survival pack (I’m up to 370 decals, now).

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Oh, my! A myriad of decals! Great job, my friend @michaelt!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Even decals on the seats, that's amazing, Michael @michaelt
    You should be almost finished with decals by now.

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    Michael Turner said 5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Thanks, Spiros (@fiveten) and John (@johnb), but I have a heap more decals for the inderside before I’m done.

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    Michael Turner said 5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    She is on her feet now.


    I’ve laid down around 430 decals now and still have another 80-90 to go. But, as I have to have this ready for our club display at the Australian Model Expo on the weekend, the rest can wait.

    I still have to touch up (and 3 decals each) the drop tanks, finish painting the burner cans and paint and fit the canopy parts.

    Last will be the pitot tube on the nose.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Looks excellent, my friend @michaelt!
    Almost there!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 5 months, 2 weeks ago:

    She looks great already, Michael @michaelt
    Definitely an eye catcher for the expo.