Upgrading Tamiya's 1/48th scale F-4B Phantom

Upgrading Tamiya's 1/48th scale F-4B Phantom | Part 4

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@steves1112000 Ай бұрын

In my opinion, the heat effects on the bare metal make or break a phantom build. Yours is one of the best I've seen.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍, I agree, but those effects are pretty much hidden when the model is on it's legs unfortunately

@DNModels Ай бұрын

Red, White and Nozzle elements on the Phantom are always the most challenging! Good work!

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

@bobrivett7645 Ай бұрын

Very nice work on the landing gear, gear bays and gear doors. I remember them as being a dirty mess. The aft part of a Phantom with all the different metals, high heat, burned fuel, etc. I remember was also a dirty mess. What I remember most though is cleaning the surfaces. Fun times. Great build. Thanks for explaining. I have a number of various Phantom kits in the stash, mostly Hasegawa and a couple of Academy 1/72 scale kits. Have one Academy 1/48 scale that I started but put it away for some reason. I do have the Tamiya 1/32 scale F4J that I have completed as VMFA-AW-451. The Warlords, she is a huge model. She is over 10 years old and still is top shelf in my display cabinet.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. It is always nice to have someone, who actually came in contact with the airplane, share his opinion and experience. Happy holidays!

@vicentemartinezsalvador5459 Ай бұрын

Amazing, as always. Looking forward for the seats, it'll be legendary

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Coming soon!

@vicentemartinezsalvador5459 Ай бұрын

@MMScaleModels Ok... I didn't want to buy this model, but inspiration comes watching your videos. Let's see if finally i get this beauty from Tamiya

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

This is one of those kits that must be experienced IMO.

@nickjones1897 Ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing. I never thought to use oil paints as a pre-shade... I'm going to try that now!

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

FYI, the oil paint needs to properly cure, otherwise laquer paints will most likely melt it.

@joemoore4027 Ай бұрын

The metal work looks great. A lot of masking for sure ! The final look is very realistic. Can't wait to see the final build video !

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@erinfogerty3843 Ай бұрын

Watching your video made me smile. your attention to fine details is outstanding. Now, I am by no means a Phantom expert, as I worked Tomcats. that stated, on the F-14, the brakes are painted white, but get weathered quickly, even after a wash job. With that in mind, your work is quite close to the reality. As to the landing gear, between grease, hydraulic fluid, and basic grime, the white is difficult to clean. Amazing workmanship, and inspiring attention to detail. Thank you for sharing this experience. AT2(AW) USN VF-101 Grim Reapers.

@MMScaleModels 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, it's always nice to hear from someone who actually was in contact with these machines!

@NAVAIRinScale Ай бұрын

Beautiful work. Love the exhausts. That dust interior looks great.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

@foreverplastickits138 Ай бұрын

*Amazing work, you've so much patience for masking and use the good products at the good time. Painting a Phantom requires a lot of methods.*

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks mate. I agree, this generation of airplanes is probably the most demanding era in terms of techniques and materials.

@TonyJ86 Ай бұрын

Great work as per usual. Next time try highlighting in yellow if spraying red to avoid the pink effect.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

I tried with yellow, on a side piece. It gets into the orange, so that's why I chose to repeat with buff color.

@michealparry3321 Ай бұрын

Stunning... knocked it out the park

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank You 👍

@314159265mangler Ай бұрын

You, sir, are an artist!

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@DieTabbi Ай бұрын

The F4 THE fighter of childhood in 70s. Even the F14 with Tom Cruise couldnt change it. F4 awesome sound and looking sooo angry 😊

@erinfogerty3843 Ай бұрын

Hey now, between The Final Countdown, GI Joe, and Top Gun, the Tomcat was my dream job, until I found out that "if it ain't leaking, it's broke." AT2(AW) USN VF-101

@MMScaleModels 29 күн бұрын

Yeah, I am split between this and the Tomcat, they are both awesome :)

@peterperez2840 Ай бұрын

Love your work!

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@bobrivett7645 Ай бұрын

Me too, got hook on him with his F4U Corsair build.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

@giorgosgr2 Ай бұрын

Nice work and nice tutorial 👏👏👏

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

@septiccalling8341 Ай бұрын

Superb! 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank You!

@eduardobrettas1745 Ай бұрын

Beautiful work. Very inspiring.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@j.heilig7239 Ай бұрын

That looks nice, but two things: the area you’re finishing is titanium on the real F-4. Titanium has a distinctly orange cast to it, not blue. Second, all that beautiful work on an F-4B needs to be completely covered with a thick layer of black soot to be accurate.

@MMScaleModels Ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback, I don't know if you noticed but I had an image in the video showing the blue section... failing to represent that effect is totally on me but there is definitely blue. Also I get that it is covered in sooth but sometimes I would trade realism for visuals :)

@bobrivett7645 Ай бұрын

They were smokers, weren't they