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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!

CaptGPF
Thank you Sky!

Paul Eden
Superb build, really enjoyable model!

CaptGPF
Thanks Paul! The wiring was "fun" but the kit itself went together well - recommended if you are interested in building it!

nikfrost
Great job! Good to see a "vac tube" being faithfully recreated as well haha.

CaptGPF
LOL! Thank you for your kind words Nikfrost!

Neil
Hi Franck, looking good 🙂 Following your build with interest from here 👍

Jv
Yep same here

Franck Drebin
Thank you very much Neil and Jv for your support. It will be a long way before seeing the end of this project...☺🤯

Cuajete
A hard an unusual model.

Interiors looking good. I also following your build with interest 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Brave choice sir 😉

Franck Drebin
Thank you Cuajete and Lukasz. It's a barbarian's short run kit but if you really want to do this plane, it's the only game in town. Comparing to this kit, a Classic Airframe looks like a Tamiya...So, let's go crazy 🤪

Agustin Prellezo
Good luck with that kit! It is in my wishlist, I will pay attention!

Franck Drebin
Thanks Agustin 😉

Ben M
Watching this

Bernd Grün
Modeling the hard way. Congrats, Franck. 👍 Following.

Franck Drebin
Thank you Bernd. Yes indeed, it's not the easier way. Comparing to this kit, a Classic Airframes (or equivalent) looks like to a Tamiya 😁 But it's the only game in towm to realise this beautiful and almost confidential plane. I knew in advance it would have been a hard and long process, but also a good opportunity to push my limits. Sorry for the stagnation of the work but I'm very often far away from home for my job at the moment. Anyway, finishing this kit is part of the New Year's resolutions 🙂

Olivier
Ah voilà un courageux... Bravo !

Franck Drebin
Merci Olivier, mais je suis vraiment tombé sous le charme de cet avion. Je dirais donc que je n'ai pas vraiment eu le choix 😉

Moreno Baruffini
Good evening Frank, any news on this? I'm very curious!

Franck Drebin
Hello Moreno, thank you for your interest. I havn't mentioned it but this project is unfortunately on standby. Indeed, I have to move a lot far from home for my job at the moment and have no time for modeling. But I don't give up and plan to be back on track in a near future. Ideally, I would like to finish it before the end of the year, among other kits. I can't only focus on it to avoid becoming crazy 😁

Moreno Baruffini
Ah ah! I totally understand you! ....I've just bought a resin AMIOT 351so let's keep in touch🙂

Neferthorus
Bonjour Franck. J'ai commencé le montage du Farman 221 de Azur et c'est aussi semble-t-il un short run. Le montage est touchy . Aucuns tenons pour l'alignement des pièces du fuselage, les ailes sont à coller bord à bord sans renforts ..etc. Je comprends donc bien votre aventure. Mais comme vous, je trouve que ces vieux avions français des années 40 ont «  du charme » et il n'y a pas d'autres kits sur le marché donc on fait avec. Mais avec les produits modernes , de la patience et un peu de technique ont devrait s'en sortir. Bon courage pour la suite.

Franck Drebin
Merci Neferthorus, en effet, sans renier mes premiers amours, "Têtes Brulées" et autres "Buck Danny", j'avoue trouver au fil du temps, de plus en plus de charme aux avions de l'entre deux guerres et particulièrement des annees 30 début 40. Malheureusement, les kits dispoinbles sont souvent loin d'être des Tamigawa. Je souhaiterais arriver à un aussi bon résultat que votre magnifique Farman mais l'Amiot ne se laissera certainement pas faire. Merci pour votre example qui me stimule. Au plaisir ✌️

Cuajete
Well done so far.

Mark Sherwood
Good Luck with the build Frank, hope it's not as difficult as my Heller MB 174. Bon Chance. 👍🥸👍

Franck Drebin
Thank you Cuajete and Mark for your kind comments. Unfortunately for me, even if the Heller MB 174 kit is around twenty years older, it's still much easier to build. With a Mach 2 kit, nothing goes well and everything is brute. But I accepted the mission 🙃🥴

Nicolas
I'm watching too.

Olivier
The Heller MB 174 dates back to 1966...

Mark Sherwood
Rather apt Olivier, considering I'm 62. Two stubborn geriatrics trying to reach a consensus. 🤣🤟🤣🤘🥸👍🤣

Ben M
I wish I could "like" comments…

CaptGPF
Interesting subject - taking a seat!

Mike Montgomery
I'd love to see some general aviation aircraft in 1/32 scale.

Donald Dickson II
Its been done, but not in 1/48...C-141B. Also a good CH-3 in 1/48.

As for never been done at all, I cant think of any.

Erik
I have a resin-stalwart on the workbench. A horror kit. It really is time for a modern kit.

I wish a Puma-Helicopter in 48. 😉

Martin Oostrom
In 1:24: Volvo 88

nikfrost
Ford RS200 Evo 1:24
Peugeot 205 GTI (Dimma) 1:24
Land Rover C90

George Williams
Give me a sheet of A4 and I'll draw up a short list.

Robert
USS Forrestal 1:350

Sergej I
Looks promising, following 🙂 👍

Gary Kitchen
Taking a seat too. 👍

Ekki
I am in too.

Kendrick Brown
Excited to see what you can do with this thing. I love the CH-37 for how unique and ugly they are. Wish someone makes this in 1/48.

Thomas Kolb
Absolutely lovely! It looks almost like a sci-fi vehicle, very cool! The metal mesh was a great idea, where did you get it?

Maciej Bellos
Watching!

TV_scalemodels
I hope you like it. I update this when I have something to show.

Alfonso
tuned in

John
Nice paintwork. Colors look good, I wouldn't worry that's an issue. Can always change the tone with a wash anyway. 👍

TV_scalemodels
Thanks! Yes that is very true. I think after the weathering I don't see the original colours too much..

James C
Nice progress 👍

Michael Kohl
Beautiful

Daniel
A true legend! awesome painting, the chipping is just perfectly made for this particular jet, (not an easy task, theres a thin line between realistic used look and repainting the whole thing...)

Shar Dipree
Extremly nice and awesome details (overpainted insignia for example). Excelent. I'm curious how the phantom will look like in the end.
Is there a photo that you use as a reference?

TV_scalemodels
Thanks for the comments!

Weathering was interesting, it is always difficult to balance realistic and nice looking. I'm glad you like it!

I used pics on the Internet and excellent fundecals instruction
for reference. And my books of course too.

Some sites:
piccianiaircraftphot..-4c_phantom_page_one
fundekals.net

Shar Dipree
Thanks for the links.
I think the weathering has become great. The aircrafts were partly very weathered during the war.

James C
Stunning looking F-4! 👍

I keep saying to myself that THIS will be the year that I pull my finger out and build one; but it never eventuates. This build has definitely renewed my desire to finally do it. 😉

Spanjaard
that is a great Phantom. excellent.

Bruce Huxtable
Wall to wall stencils, but your scratch building skills and eye for the painting and weathering are awesome. Wow!

TV_scalemodels
Thanks for your feedback! Here is a build video if you are interested:

Youtube Video

CaptGPF
Weathering, chipping, dirt, grime and heat staining all done to perfection!

CaptGPF
Phenomenal build! The step by step video is instructional and very well made. Only word I can use is inspirational!

Thomas Kolb
This looks like a fun project! I will definitely take a seat!

Doubtingmango
Watching

Mr D
Thanks, Appreciate the interest, lm reality new to the hobby about 14 months, finding my way with techniques.
Weathering n panel lines need more learning.
The IAR-80 was decent price from HB and liked the paint scheme...bit different
👍👍

J35J
I'm in!

Mr D
Thanks J35.
Nice to have the interest, HB instructions bit weak!
They said to paint interior charcoal black like on the FW-190.
But l checked n the Romanian lAR interior was grey/blue.
Engine building next 6 parts deal.
Cheers 😃👍

Miguel Vaquero
Looking good mate. Following!!

Mr D
Good to have you along Miguel, engine n wings next,
A small amount of the wing is seen through bottom of cockpit, the HB instructions didn't mention painting it first!!
But the fit of the model be ok so far.
👍👍