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F-4 "what if" suggestion wanted

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As I've said before, I think that a single colour overall paint scheme is quite challenging to reproduce convincingly. The darker colours are easier to do than the lighter colours. They become progressively more difficult as the colour gets lighter.

I think an overall white scheme is the ultimate challenge. Over 20 years ago, I built a Matchbox Victor in the white anti-flash finish. It looked like a toy! In my Deep Stash I have two more Victors and an Airfix Vulcan. I also have an Airfix TSR2 in my Main Stash. I'm working up the courage to have another go at the white anti-flash scheme.

The air superiority blue F-4 is looking good. I used Xtracrylix RLM65 Hellblau as the base colour.

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Enzo Matrix
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My personal nemisis was the 1/72 AMT XB-70...that thing is HUGE. And I went the wrong route twice before I figured out that I needed to thin the paint vice thicken it to get proper coverage.

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Rufus

Awhile back a gentleman from Oz did one of Airfix's Vulcans up in the white scheme for a contest. He did it very well too. I may have a copy of the picture he posted on abms in my "Others' Models" file. I 'think' he used Tamiya paint on it.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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Mad-Modeller

How about as another "what if" an F-4 in Dannish colours... nice simple scheme as well.

Gondor

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Gondor

Overall green? Lots of weathering opportunities there.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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Mad-Modeller

Initially Deke Slayton looked at the F-4 for astronaut training, so you could do an F-4 like NASA paints their T-38s.

Gene

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genedigennaro

Exactly! As I've said before, I've found that an overall colour simply... well... isn't... it can be as challenging as any multicoloured scheme.

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Enzo Matrix

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maiesm72

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