VF 154 F4N 1:48

[andreww]

my first kit back into the hobby after 7 years was an Academy 1:48 F4B turned into an N.  I added Aries seats, HGW fabric belts, Furball decals, Alley Cat intakes I wish I hadn't used, exhausts, Eduard RBF tags, FOD covers, a scratchbuilt ladder, a canvas base painted up and Vallejo paints.  My first really successful black basing.

I marked it up for VF 154 on the USS Coral Sea for Operation Eagle Claw. 

[Green KreationZ]

Wow great looking Phantom Andrew! I like the weathering you did on it.

[stikpusher]

Your photo isn’t showing up. Where are you posting it from?

On a historical point, Eagle Claw was in 1980, not 1983. The Iranian Embassy Hostage situation lasted from November 1979 to January 1981.

[andreww]

Stikpusher,

Corrected in my post. I will say I did know that, but took my info from the Furball decals sheet (silly me).

[stikpusher]

Ah ok, it was the decals sheet that is set up wrong in the info. USS Coral Sea had two USMC Phantom squadrons (VMF-531 and VMF-323 ) aboard for Eagle Claw, not USN squadrons. Unique IFF stripes were added to all carrier based aircraft potentially involved with Eagle Claw on board USS Coral Sea and USS Nimitz.











I was in High School when Eagle Claw went down. It has been a strong area of interest for me ever since then and I’ve done my best to read anything and everything on that Op that I have ever come across.


Very nice work on your Phantom.

[TJ]

Great looking Phantom. Definitely has that very well used look

[lyle]

That is a mighty fine looking build. The Phantom is a favorite, but all the nooks and rannies scare me...

[Tojo72]

Looks like a war weary warrior,really nice technique

[andreww]

Thank you all, and noted Stikpusher. Darned Furball! I tend to overweather, something I'm always trying to restrain at. I did want to use a black base technique on this, and really see what I could do with it. I did have fun with it, though, and though heavily weathered, I think I kept it even looking.

[tcoat]

Looks good to me but I am another guy that likes to weather!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL


Many modelers would mask off that red and lay down a beautifully even coat. Then real life shows up in a picture!

[handiabled]

The weathered finish looks excellent! Phabulous looking Phantom!

[stikpusher]

Jan 22, 2024 8:00:23 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Looks good to me but I am another guy that likes to weather!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL


Many modelers would mask off that red and lay down a beautifully even coat. Then real life shows up in a picture!

Yup, just like invasion stripes, or other hastily applied markings... us modelers tend to do them much more neatly than happened in real life at forward units. Factory or depot level paint work is one thing, field applied paint completely different.

[reserve]

Many times all ya got to go with is what the instruction sheet tells ya; having faith in the manufacturer comes naturally. It's only later one finds out they could be full of it.

A bang up job on this model sir

[406 Silverado]

Some very good weathering and paint modulation going on with this build Andrew. Very convincing build IMO and most certainly looks the part. How long did this build take you to complete Andrew?

[Medicman71]

Very nice!

[andreww]

This one was, usually about 4 hrs per day, about 6 or 7 weeks.  I'm pretty lucky to have a snowed in winter with little else to do and a very patient better half.  Thank you very much!

[andreww]

Thank you Reserve!

[andreww]

Thanks MedicMan! 

[jmarc]

WOW,WOW,WOOW , that is quite something , love your paint /weathering job !, Well done SIR and thank you for sharing it with us, it's quite appreciated !

[lyle]

This looks to be very well done! I like the weathering a lot - along with the base it is a nice package.