Ian's Flying Tiger

[Ian]

I'll be building a Revell 1:72 RF-4E from the their Tigermeet box set.



Sprues.


Decals.


And after a bit of jiggery-pokery and a little magic (and possibly some witchcraft too) it should end up looking exactly like this -


Yeah, right!

[Sissel]

Glad to see I'm not the only one going easy on the tiger stripes.
Good luck, Ian.
I'm sure it will be a beauty.

Sissel

[Ian]

Copyright Revell AG 1997.

[Ian]

I've been working on the tub.




It looks better in real life - super macro is very unforgiving.
Just the moulded on belts to paint (and not in yellow as Revell would have me do) then I can glue the seats in and start assembling the front end of the jet.

[MerlinJones]

Macro is unforgiving, but you've done a good job on that 'pit. I often place the canopy over a cockpt I've worked on and usually gain much reassurance from the experience!

Vacform canopy? We don' neeed no steeeeeeeeeenkin' vacform canapés!

Regards,
Bruce

[wbk666]

looking good

[Sissel]

Yep, it DOES look good Ian. I know about the micro.
Like the pic I took of the instrument panel showed trimming is needed on the decals, but they are so tiny it will be hard to do it.
Seats look great to.

Sissel

[jssel]

Go Ian Go.

[jssel]

I used to go to Duluth Minnesota in the early eighties an watch RF4C's operate there. Press on Ian.

[Sissel]

Ian??
Where are you?
Get to building!



Sissel

[splash]

Nice work on the cockpit. I have just started working from the other end so we can meet in the middle.

Regards
Splash

[Ian]

Sorry Sissel - working on a tutorial.
More pics tomorrow.

[ShaunW]

Good start Ian. I generally stay away from the super macro setting with my efforts, preferring stand-off mode instead

[Draken]

Photos are unforgiving but your cockpit is coming along nicely Ian!

I also have some doubts on the seat colors given by Revell in the instructions of my G91.
However I will not take too much time on the interior as the exterior is surely going to need most of the work!

By the way... the PhantomII is a GREAT aircraft!!!!! One of my favourites

Cheers,
Eugenio

[Softscience]

Wow, Revell's seat cushions look really good.

I love this aircraft, so show us more. More MORE!!!!