1/32 Tamiya F-4J

[Robert Porter]

Really nicely done!

 

[Wurger]

 

[F-104nut]

Burner cans and intakes ready for paint

Brian

 

[Robert Porter]

 

[F-104nut]

1/32 Tamiya F-4J Intakes installed and talk about a pain in the ass . I thought about resin intakes but not good with them at all. And even if I decided to do putty work on kit intakes it would have been a night mare . Next to get burner section done !

Brian

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

Coming along! I have ordered the aftermarket intakes for my kit as I knew there was no way I was going to get those seams looking right. Now I just have to hope I can get the intakes attached correctly!

 

[Builder 2010]

Great start. Interior looks terrific! I really like 1/32. I know it takes up a lot of space, but you can't beat the detail and impressiveness of the completed model. You're forced to do a lot with it. Don't overdo the weathering outside. The picture shows a well-maintained, very clean machine.

 

[al49]

Very nice job so far.
Will be of inspiration for my just started F4-C project.
Alberto

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[XBe02Drvr]

While some paint dries on the cockpit i got weapons and inboard pylons complete. Time to get some primer on the weapons next

Great job so far on a great bird! You make that AWG-10 look real. You going to duplicate the gaudy helmet decorations they wore back then?
We used to see VMFA-333 down at Boca Chica as the various Atlantic Fleet fighter squadrons rotated through hot pad duty keeping an eye on Comrade Fidel. Good opportunity for a cash-strapped Marine Corps to get their planes renovated on the Navy's dime.
In the interests of authenticity I might mention the load out seen on the hot pad birds should you care to incorporate it in yours.
AIM-7 Sparrows were in disfavor, due to their atrocious reliability record, while fighter crews loved Sidewinders. Thus at most a bird would carry two Sparrows in the aft position, but usually none, while hauling two Triple Ejector Racks full of AIM-9s plus two drop tanks, or plus two Zuni pods and one centerline BIG drop tank. With all that drag and weight, and the fact that most scrambles were "busters", there was never enough gas, so the detachments usually included a KA-6 or two, or a KA-3.
In addition to my official interception trainer job, I had an off-duty part time job with the base refueling contractor, and pumped astounding quantities of JP-4 into those birds and their tankers after a scramble. Our home based training squadron F-4s flew one hour syllabus hops on internal fuel only with no external ordnance or tanks, so there was no comparison in fuel consumption.
Keep up the impressive work; she's going to be a beauty!
Cheers,
Wes

 

[herman1rg]

Good work there

 

[Airframes]

It's looking good.

 

[F-104nut]

I am needing help. I have new model i started on so when i got to post a new article only page that shows up is for asking a question and possible answers but no page to post pics

 

[fubar57]

Refresh the page a few times, works for me......sometimes. Odd things happening here today

 

[Robert Porter]

Same, it often takes 3 - 5 page refreshes before the proper part of the posting form shows up.