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Donald Dickson II
OK, so I am doing another Phantom. Almost as surprising as me doing an Eagle. 😄 LOL

So, I was asked to do one to use the landing gear and exhaust set by 3D Chute Expert out of Taiwan. My club Pres has a page that he highlights builds and products, and 3D is one of the companies he showcases. So he sent me this set, which is not in the database here yet. But to the build.

This is the Academy kit. I LOVELOVELOVE this kit. This is my 3rd one. The only drawback to the kit is the gear wells, but I think I have the best way to do them figured out now. Still the only part of the kit I detest. So, as I wait for the Eduard PE for the cockpit to get here, I moved right on to the landing gears. As I said, I was given this set to try out, and I will give my honest opinion. You all know I dont mince words. LOL That being said, these things are great! The detail is superb. They fit right into the wheel well with no hassles. I simply hit them with some gloss white, a dirt wash as this is going to be Col Olds's plane as it flew, not as the museum piece. Did a couple of the lines black and poof, thats it. No need to add any parts from the kit (aside from maybe landing lights) as they have every detail already on them. A total winner in my book.

And as to the subject matter. If you dont already know, Col Robin Olds (he eventually made Brigadier General) was one of the best pilots to grace the cockpit of an aircraft. Triple ace between WWII and Nam. Definitely should read up on him. There arent many, if any, left like him. If youre a Phantom phan and a USAF guy, this plane is a must do. 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Landing gear installed and wings together. Intakes together and done with the latex paint method. Got the PE for the pit finally, so that has commenced as well.

Donald Dickson II
OK, PE installed for the pit. The lading gears came with wheels as well. And they are just as nice as the gears. Just gotta add a little dirt to em. And the seats from the kit. I could have sworn I had some resin seats in my parts box, but alas, no. I ordered the PE belts to dress up these. They are pretty good aside from no belts. I need to redo the oh shit handles.

David H
Ok gotta ask . " Latex paint method" what's that all about ???

Donald Dickson II
David, I did a sort of tutorial...

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Augie
Love the work so far Don 🙂

Maciej Bellos
Grabbing a seat!

Donald Dickson II
Augie, thanks! Maciej, welcome!

OK, its starting to look like a Phantom now.

Matt Dika
The F-4 always has a special place in my heart.. Keep up the good work!

David H
Cheers Don, I'm definitely giving that a try. Just got to find some paint 😁👍🏻 which I've just learned from a quick google search is known as "emulsion" here in the UK ! 😁

Donald Dickson II
Its a mess, but it works pretty well. 🙂

Got the tires on, front landing gear on. These things look fantastic in place. Again, cant recommend them enough. Ill be using his products more often I think. Also, I got one seat done with the PE belts. Man its tedious. Doing just this convinces me I will NEVER do a freaking ship. LOL

Donald Dickson II
OK, back to this one. Primed and silver sprayed a bit. You can see the blue spots. Thats masking fuid. Once I paint the camo over it, I will scrub the paint and get the chipping effect his plane has in the pic.

Thats the plan anyway. LOL

Donald Dickson II
2/3 of the initial camo on.

Dog sitting at a friend's house for a couple weeks so had to bring half my bench with me. Getting a bit of work in.

For those that care, 6 dogs. 2 are mine. A cocker and a Pit. Hers are the puts sister, a Pit boxer mix, a mastiff mix and a pit Shar pei mix. Woohoo! LOL

Donald Dickson II
I think I may have done a bit much on the weathering.

Donald Dickson II
Well, for better or worse I'm going with heavily weathered active war bird because that's what it was. I'm sure plenty will criticize, but I like the look. A few more little things then decals.

Augie
looking good Don 🙂

CaptGPF
Taking a seat to watch

Donald Dickson II
Working on the decals. Not going to do much by way of stencils. But the couple I did do by the cockpit are driving me nuts. They arent silvered, but I can dull them down. Grrrrrrrr.

Lex Jassies
Planning to make a forced perspective diorama? If so, looks like a great idea 🙂 following!

Finn
This looks really interesting - will follow

Sky after Snow
Yes, my first time to try forced perspective diorama. I Also prepared two Akagi, 1:700 and 1:2000. Will try to finish by this weekend.

Thomas Kolb
This is really interesting and creative! And the models look absolutely beautiful too.

Spanjaard
really curious about the final results. beginning is very promising 🙂

gorby
Interesting idea. Beautiful work so far.

Neuling
Same as gorby ..........

Villiers de Vos
A very original pose. Very nice progress.

CaptGPF
Following too!

Vincent
This looks interesting!! Good luck🙂

Nicolas
Very nice.

Spanjaard
explosion looks amazing

Pietro De Angelis
Truly scenic!

Sky after Snow
Thanks for everyone's encourage, my first forced perspective diorama project just completed.

Finn
Very cool, congrats!

Doubtingmango
Fun!

Bernhard Schrock
Great idea and perfect illusion! Very clever photo set🙂! Chapeau.

David H
Love your work , incredible perspective , thank you for sharing 😎

Spanjaard
amazing!!!!

Ben M
Wow, very creative! The results are amazing.

Duster_d
It looks cool! How much work has been invested in it! 👍

William Joel
Sky, you did a wonderful job. I have to agree, there is a lot of work put into this effort. Thanks for sharing.

Christoph Kunz
Now that is different. I have never seen something like this before. RESPECT!

Spanjaard
you could actually have all of this in a box, with a small window that would allow to see only the right perspective. a show stopper in any modelling event!

Sky after Snow
Great idea! Thank you Spanjaard

CaptGPF
Definitely impressive! I don't know which is more impressive - the forced perspective, the insane painting of the small aircraft, the beautiful water and explosive effects, or the overall orchestration! This is definitely the "Neuling" of air and sea dioramas!

Nicolas
Absolutly phantastic job. I can only agree with CaptGPF.

Sky after Snow
Thank you for everyone, Thank you for your kind words.

Dave Hill
Let me know if you ever order from Gaspatch. They have the best WWI aviation stuff!

Tony May
This was a rough kit for me to pick up. Almost out of stock all over the place, pricey for an underwhelming release for 1995, I happened to spot this over on the AML website & snatched it while I had the chance. Although it comes with markings for Algerian War & Operation Musketeer, both of which are VERY tempting, I actually bought this to pick up the AML conversion kit (former Owl, I think,) to build a TBM-3D. I happen to have the markings for one of these birds from a decal set I initially picked up for a Ventura Night Fighter. I also couldn't resist getting a Hasegawa F4U-1 "Birdcage" to build an F4U-2 Night Fighter using another AML conversion set. I figured if I was going to build two - why not build all three? 😄

CaptGPF
To light up the engines, you will need to drill out the square areas around the exhaust.

Michael .
Are you using a purchased lighting kit, or developing one of your own?

CaptGPF
Hi Michael! I bought the LEDs from Amazon and strung them together on my own. I used a total of 6 parallel circuits with each one drawing about 9V.

I used a rechargeable 9V from Amazon - EBL USB Rechargeable 9V Lithium Batteries - 5400mWh Long Lasting LI-ion Batteries with Micro Charging Cable - and ran a Micro-USB extender to the top of the cargo bay so I can seal the kit, and recharge it later. Having put in close to 40 hours on this kit, I wanted the lighting to last. 😜

Harald Besold
Great painting and many nice details.

Mark de Boer
Looking awesome, great work.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

DerMattes
Looks good, watching 👍 🙂

CaptGPF
Thanks Harald, Nark Robin and DerMattes. The oil weathering just dried and I'm closing it up with the final clear coat. Will post the final shots when I can handle it again without leaving and fingerprints! 😜

Gareth Lloyd
Looking really good Capt. 🫡. I had exactly the same issues with the landing gear.... the 'strut' just didn't want to glue and ended up snapping, I pushed a pin up through it to try and strengthen it but it's still really wonky. Tempted to have a go at the AMT kit to see if that's any better?

Gary Kitchen
Lovely stuff. The innards look fantastic with the black basing. Loving the mix of alloys to the exterior and the heat wear on re entry is inspired and something I completely missed that on mine.

Finn
Cool!

Giannis Kaltapanidis
Although not a fan of Sci-Fi, I have to admire your metallics! Great job!

CaptGPF
Thanks everyone! I learned a LOT from everyone posting their builds on these forums - so I'll be passing the credits to everyone.

@Gareth - from what I can see, the AMT looks lacking on the interior details, but the engines are made to be lit up in flight mode. Didn't see a build with the landing struts.

@Gary - the idea of the re-entry staining came to me when I just happened to see the burnt metallic paint on the rack! I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. 🤔

@Finn - thank you! But I have a long ways to go to your mad diorama skills!

@Giannis - I had some challenges with the metallics - the Xtreme Titanium looked too "Plastic" to me, so I had to apply a thinned down Polished aluminum to make it shine better.

One thing I forgot to mention is the need to sand down the engine nacelles - some spots were really rough / pebbly - so sanding it down prior to laying down the metallics will save you pain and suffering later 😀

CaptGPF
Stick a fork in it, this one's done. I'll update this later when I get around to building a base for it with some figures. This was a decent kit, but with a little more thought and effort, Revell could have made this a really cracking kit. I would definitely recommend this kit, but you will need a lot of patience when tackling the landing gears and ramps - on top of the numerous kit defects, but hey, if I can build it, anyone can! 😀

Miguel Vaquero
This is a work of art!! Beautifully built. Really enjoyed the way you explained it

CaptGPF
Thanks Miguel! I love the detailing you are putting into your A350 too!

Dash Rendar
Very, very nice job! Well done!

Markus Helmers
How did I miss this one? Gorgeous work, makes me want to build another! Probably going to do the n1 first, though.

CaptGPF
Thanks Dash!

Markus, can't wait to see your new Mandalorian build!

Michael Razz
WOW Amazing show u have here and that for a revell model!Did you contact the company of Revell that you have one of a kind?

CaptGPF
LOL! Thanks Razzie, but I don't think they will appreciate my various Boeing QA failure references! 😜

Johne 69
Well done 👍

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice work mate 👍
The lighted engines and interior look so good.

Rob
What a Beauty. Impressive metal painting. This is the way!

CaptGPF
Thanks John's, Robin and Rob (esp the This is the Way!)

I had to ruin a nice F-104 to figure out how to do the metallics just right! 😜

Shar Dipree
Very nice! 👍 👍 👍

Tini Hendriks
Outstanding! Nice work with the metals💪🏼

CaptGPF
Thank you Shar! Thanks Tini!

Rui S
Excellent work indeed 👍

CaptGPF
Thanks Rui!

Baptiste Souillart
C'est un tout autre level, bravo ! Le rendu est impressionnant ! Tu as bricolé des Kits Led ou ce sont des solutions clés en main ?

Torsten
Well done, very prof. build 😎 ❤️️

CaptGPF
Merci beaucoup Baptist! I just bought the LEDs from Amazon and strung them together. I used a rechargeable 9V battery from Amazon - amazon.com/EBL-USB-R..teries/dp/B086GTFGPP - This way, I can recharge the battery as needed.

Thank you for your kind words, Torsten! I love your interesting choices in Sci-Fi builds 😀

Łukasz Gliński
Impressive, thx for sharing the details of hte construction phases 👍

CaptGPF
Thank you for the kind words, Łukasz! Just giving back to the forum who taught me a lot!

Łukasz Gliński
It does indeed, not only in your case 👍

Sky after Snow
Excellent work! Your finishing looks even better than the official pictures from Revell website, especially the engine part, love it!