I suspect I may have got the ordnance loadout wrong, but here it is anyway (and frankly, it looks better than the F-4 static display at Fallon which is painted up as Showtime 100!!).
and one more
Excellent job Karl!!
Lee
Looks real good, Karl. Not a big fan of the F-4, but I reckon it’s in USN markings that I like it best (including Blue Angels!). Your model is a very nice replica.
Hey Kolja94,
Pretty sweet lookin Phantom you got there bud. Good job w/ the weathering too…!!!
Flaps up,Mike
That’s a keeper! You’ve done the F-4 justice. thanks for sharing.[8D]
Nice model. What scale is it?
Very nice! The panel lines are excellent! Great paint and decal job. Nice subtle weathering! Looks good!!
Real nice, Karl…I can almost hear those J-79s howling!
[:D] Thanks for the kind words everyone [:D]
The scale is 1:48. It’s the Monogram kit, completely out of the box.
It has raised panel lines, and I actually kept them. For weathering, I used an artist’s graphite pencil after putting a dullcoat on over the decals… any excess was wiped off with a q-tip (wipe in the direction of airflow) which also gave a “shipboard smudge” look to it. Did a little extra in the hinge areas, again using a q-tip in the direction of airflow. It’s a real good way it you’re going for subtlety, and I like to keep my gray-and-white navy models on the subtle side when it comes to weathering (I’ve never SEEN a picture of a really dirty gray-and -white plane, but I refuse to believe they could stay “pristine” aboard ship!) Best of all, no rescribing [:D]
Now, when I do a TPS era navy plane, all bets are off. Them things get ugly. [:0]
Nice finish!!! I wish I can do that!
Karl, your model is outstanding! The painting is so critical to a good replica, and yours is second to none. Good work!! Now submit it to FSM for the Reader’s Gallery!
I am doing a “Showtime 100” in 1/32 scale. Through my research I found the load out on the day of “Ace Making” was as follows.
600 Gal Centerline tank
Inboard pylons loaded with TER’s.
Six MK 20 Rockeye’s
Four AIM-9G Sidewinders
Two AIM-7E Sparrows loaded on Aft Stations
Nothing on Fwd Missile stations
Outboard pylons not loaded
370 Gal wing tanks not installed
The Navy Phantoms usually flew with only the 600 Gal center line tank installed. They also normally flew with outboard pylons installed, but “Showtime 100” did not have them installed that day. They only carried the 370 Gal drop tanks when going from ship to shore or shore to ship
There was also some discussion on why only two Aim-7 were carried. The reason was, they were on a strike mission that day and missile armament was carried only for self defense. The forward missiles can not be tuned, locked on or fired with anything loaded on the centerline.
The Navy prefered the AIM-9 over the AIM-7. That required getting in close and gaining the 5-7 o’clock position for a kill. For some reason the Air Force prefered the AIM-7, which could be fired from any position. You might say, the Navy pilots were a little more aggressive.