Subject: phantom pictures
From: "Patrick SPITAELS" <[email-masked]>
To: "Steve Filak, Sr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 16:39:38 +0200

hi Steve
an other messages for this days, as when i send the first one i didn't know
that you the pictures of the F-15E were still on your site, so the last
picture of it is for nothing. Sorry for the quality of those pictures, i'm
not good with a camera, i need training as it is a digital camera that a
friend of mine give me (we use this camera to take pictures of suspects in
our police station), if i remember well you are a police officer too no?
So this time i send you pictures of my PHANTOM F-4J, sacel 1/32, from
TAMIYA. This depict (using sheet n° 32-001 from FOX ONE décals) a mig
killer, from VF-92 SILVER KINGS, flown by LT Crurt " Dozo" Dosé and LCDR Jim
"Routeslip"McDevitt, 10May1972,  the kill was a mig 21MF flown by a Russian
PVO during a Target Cap over Kep airfield.
 - work on the kit began with cleaning the fuselage of all the wrong panels,
think that people of TAMIYA study a " Battel Damage" aircraft !.
-  Second was the cockpit, i detailed it with differents stuffs, wired all
the panels, detail of the back of the seats, put decals in side instruments
panels, detail of each sides of the cockpit. I put part of small decal up
some of the buttons on the panels, it looks great when finish but need lots
of time !
-  seats are from REHEAT, but i replace the harness and belts with tape for
the harness and photoetched belts, so we can have different attitude for the
seats.
- The canopy were detailed too.
- I scratch the RAT compartiment from plasticard.
- for the wings, i lowered the slats and flaps, pieces are made in
plasticard too.
- All the wheels compartiment were detailed and wired, i open differents
inspection panels, for oxygen or electrical plug.
- The armament; the Sparrows comes from the kit, but the "Winders" are from
CUTTING EDGE , there are what i call "a kit in the kit", you really need
them when building at this scale !
- for the paint, i use white from TAMIYA( in sparycan) for the bottom
fuselage, the upper part is paint with TESTOR, i used a mix of Gull Gray for
the first coat, then i add some Lighter gull gray and some white in the same
mix and paint the center of each panels. Then i add more white i do the same
right in the center of the panels,this give the appearence of shades in the
color.
- Weathering is made with TAMIYA SMOKE ! this is a huge job !
- a coat of TESTOR (mixed of clear and matt) coat for the end of the job !
here are some pictures of the beast, found if something is interesting for
you, as you have the choice; hope that there are of more quality !
Last thing, sorry for the mistakes but i need more training in english !
Patrick SPITAELS
BELGIUM