MarkyM607's Bicentennial F-4 and bright 747 **Part DNF**

[MarkyM607]

Hi,
I may have to change plans after waiting weeks to get cracking on my Austin Powers 747. The kit I was going to use is now appearing a little unfair: the body, wings and horizontal tails are all glued together, forgot I made a start on it some time ago. Therefore I think it would be unfair to proceed with this and will make it in my own time.
As a result I have three contenders (pics later).
1.Airfix Brewster Buffalo, yellow wings, silver body.
2.Airfix Douglas Devastator, yellow wings, red tail.
3.ESCI MDD F-4 Phantom II, Bicentennial markings, probably enough said but red/white stripes on wings, red blue other places etc.

[fredk]

I think you should do the F4.

[AndrewR]

Airfix Buffalo scrubs up nicely:



The Devastator should look even more imposing in the prewar scheme! That would get my vote. Personally, I don't think I could finish the big brute that is an F-4 in a month!

[philp]

Do the Phantom.

[TobyC]

I'd go for the Devastator

[JohnRatzenberger]

While colorful, the Yellow Wings aren't bright & cheery, just standard US markings of the 'tween wars era.

[MarkyM607]

So I'll do the Phantom, it's definitely not 'standard' colour scheme!!. I might try and do the 747 that I was going to do alongside...

[splash]

There is a new modeling magazine just out called "Scale Modelling F-4 Phantom" it cost £5.99

http://shop.keypublishing.com/product/V ... %20Phantom

[JohnRatzenberger]

It would be great if you wanted to add the partly-started 747 alongside the F-4 build ...

[MarkyM607]

Thanks Splash, been waiting for that one, John, I shall see what I can do!!. As I said, didn't feel right to use the 747 as my main build considering it's build status.

[MarkyM607]

Just a quick update on my joint build!. The F-4 is starting to look like a Phantom and the 747 is now very colourful with test painting underway.
F-4...

747...

[MarkyM607]

Right, some progress made now!!. The F-4 is progressing more slowly than the 747 which is not actually fully ready for paint, seams and the like. Just too impatient for paint!!!.
F-4...

747...


The white on the 747 is my attempt to make the lines smoother and so on!!.

[JamesPerrin]

Looks more like a chameleon than a 747

[JohnRatzenberger]

I was thinking the same thing, and well blended into the surroundings.

[MarkyM607]

Thanks (I think!) . If it is a Chameleon it looks like one confused in a bag of skittles!! . The surroundings are carefully co-ordinated to look like a mess but they are in fact precise and sorted. And that's the excuse I'm sticking to!!