Revell 1/32nd Scale RF-4E Phantom II Finished

[Tug 747]

Well i have applied the flat brown and i must say that i am very pleased with the outcome as it is the first time that i have done a 3 tone camouflage scheme and apart from a couple of touch ups required i am very happy with the result.

Before the removal of the masking i was a little apprehensive as i slowly started to peal it all away.


This is the result after the unveiling.


This time i turned the flash on on the camera as the brown does not look the right shade in the previous shots but even here it looks darker than it actually is.


Scott i went for the freshly painted look as i had already sprayed the green and that was not patchy.
Now that it has been unveiled i feel that i could have done a bit more green in places.

Doug

[Craig]

That looks a great job! No hint of some of the problems you were having

[Tug 747]

Thanks Craig i did start from scratch again on the camo only this time i took more time and took the advice from James and Scott. it has been a learning curve and i have learnt by my mistakes that hope fully won't repeat them selves next time.

Doug

[Deacon]

Very nice paint job Doug, clean, solid and smooth.

I'm looking forward to your next update.

Alan

[Jamesv9820]

Looks good Doug - my only commnet would be the colours look a little off the standard colours which would be used. It could be the flash though. This should not detract from the learning curve you have gone through recently. 32nd scale kits are real so and so's to get to look right so well done.

Look forward to seeing this one progress.

[Fumbles]

Now the kit is coming to life. Maybe just a bit to clean. But you can always add a little dirt once you get the decals and such on. Looking good.

[Kenny]

Thats looking great Doug. Keep at it

[canon55k]

Hi Doug,
Thats certainly shapeing up to be a stonker.
if you want any ifo re the markings let me know and will scan some slides for you.
Regards
Ian

[Tug 747]

Well i have dragged this out for long enough and and now that the end is in sight i have rushed a few things and even though i am happy with the work so far there are a few things that i wish i had taken my time over and i also forgot to take a few shots of the under surfaces minus the landing gear. Any how it now sits on its wheels awaiting the next stage.









I have a few more little jobs to complete then i shall be ready for the varnishing up and adding the decals then may be a wash????.

Doug

[Craig]

It's progressing nicely now! not far to go!

[Deacon]

Looking forward to the next update.

That paint is just screaming for decals and a bit of dirt.

Alan

[Tug 747]

I have started on the decals just a couple for now




That is it until i have finished

Doug

[Deacon]

You tease Doug!

Alan

[Tug 747]

You tease Doug!

Yep

Doug

[canon55k]

Hi Doug,
At last it is looking like a proper RF well done.
Ian

[Craig]

Nice work coming together well, the wheel hubs on the nose look rather undersized though...?

[jaguar]

Hi Doug,

It's looking good, I will start to build your RF-4B soon.

Paul.
CPC Aviation Photography

[Tug 747]

Well here it is nearly finished i did have a few problems with the decals some of you may notice that there should be a red arrow like flash on the leading edge of the fin but when i went to apply it the decal disintegrated and fell apart before i could get it on to the fin other wise i am very happy with the outcome at the moment. I know i should have and could have made a bit more of an effort in places but this is a old kit that gave me a few problems. Any how this is where i am at the moment all nice and clean almost factory fresh but i have purchased some washes from Flory Models and i will be giving it a wash with some dark dirt. I have only tried this once and it was not a success so i will give it another go and see what happens. Now in my opinion this model does not look quite right as i believe the F-4 looks better with external tanks fitted.













Will post the washed and finished shots may be tomorrow

Doug

[Craig]

On the whole looks great mate, and the wash will finish it off nicely. Still think that the nosewheel doesn't look right though...

[Tug 747]

Well i have given it a wash and to be be honest i still think i prefer the cleaned and unwashed version but this old Revell kit does not have many recessed panel lines so may be i shall try it again on another kit with good panel lines and detail once more before i decide to carry on washing.

by Craig

On the whole looks great mate, and the wash will finish it off nicely. Still think that the nosewheel doesn't look right though...

Craig i have amended the nose wheel and i have to agree it does look better than it did before













Well thanks for looking and following this build and thanks to the good people who contributed information and advice along the way. It has been a learning curve and i still have 4 of these brutes to build plus some 1:48 scale so i hope to improve as i progress through the stash. All comments and criticism will be taken on board for the next build.

Doug

[jaguar]

You amended the nose wheel????? I amended the nose wheel
It's looks good well done.

Paul.
CPC Aviation Photography

[Deacon]

I really liked your WIP about this build Doug.

I have to agree with you, I also prefer the build before the wash.

I think if you had restricted the panel wash to the flaps and other such 'panel lines' you would have been fine. With raised
panel lines you were going to struggle to get a result similar to that achieved with recessed lines. It can be done, it just seems a little harder.

Anyway, a huge build and nicely done.

What's next mate?

Alan

[ArabJazzie]

Really nice finish! Agree with you that the F-4 looks better with some of tanks under the wings.
Arabest,
Geoff.

[Tug 747]

Thanks Alan regarding applying the wash only over the flaps the thought of doing that never occurred to me and as for the next build it will another Phantom this time in 1:48th scale and it will be a F-4C/D based in the UK either a WR or a LN coded machine. Not sure about a WIP this time but we will see.

Doug

[Jamesv9820]

Doug,

Nice to see the build finally finished. Glad to see the Airbrush finally behaved itself and you got it done. Just a few pointers:

Stencil decals. Try and line them up so they are on straight. Some on the wings are all over the place. I know they are little so and so's to put on, just take your time and I am sure it will make it look better.
Instead of the wash on a raised panellines, there are a number of other alternatives. Firstly, I would have applied a matt varnish over the airframe and then applied a number of pastels, gently applying them over the raised panel lines, or working in lighter shades of brown,green and sand over the panels to give a varied look. it should also break the colours up a treat. An other alternaive and perhaps more time consuming is to take the base colour of each shade and add highlights and low lights in, taking the outer edges of the panels and colouring them in. I could do a how ti at some point to demonstrate if that is any use?
Other than that though you have done a great job; the blue tack trick worked really well for you and the demarcation looks really nice - top job there

Please do not stop from doing WIP's they are really useful for everyone here to see what you are doing and hopefully we can help you along there way.