F-45 Spectre

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 07:49:25 AM

Sort of very loosely based on this

Profile by GTX idea for build based on a whole bunch of different ideas from this forum
I hate cockpits

Half arsed mock up

Dang I need a scroll saw

Sauragnmon · February 09, 2009, 01:13:04 PM

Dremel for the win? I could use one of those... I'll earmark that as "Soon™" yeah. In the mean time, my hacksaw and my gusto are all I have. Hacksaw + Elbow Grease = bash-jutsu.

Cockpit looks good Ron, and I can empathize there. Fiddly details are why I avoid a lot of USN Warships - all those damn oerlikons!

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 01:56:04 PM

Yeah I got the Dremel ,they are very useful but for making looooong cuts on fuselages and wings the scroll saw is the shiznit

Anyway making progress
Cockpit onto fuselage

Intakes fitted

Wing mockup

Rafael · February 09, 2009, 02:36:40 PM

Wow, wow, wow!!!

Ron, are you going to square off the inlets' shapes and make the diamond-like cross-section of the nose?

Already to a great start, as always

Rafa

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 02:47:31 PM

No I am not going that far on this one Rafa. I have so many cuts and mods going onto this one I don't want to try all the carving I would have to do to get GTX's profile exact. This is more a very advanced Phantomstar

Jeffry Fontaine · February 09, 2009, 02:51:23 PM

Amazing at how well the forward fuselage of that F-15 blends in with the rest of the F-4.

BlackOps · February 09, 2009, 02:52:33 PM

Seriously, you must be able to PSR in your sleep to keep knocking these out so quick! Looks good Ron, you may not like cockpits but this one sure looks good.

Rafael · February 09, 2009, 02:56:45 PM

Good!!

What will she be wearing?

Rafa

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 03:43:59 PM

Thanks all y'all

This girl will be wearing ,at the request of many, very very off white.

Eddie M. · February 09, 2009, 03:56:59 PM

Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on February 09, 2009, 02:51:23 PM
Amazing at how well the forward fuselage of that F-15 blends in with the rest of the F-4.

I was admiring that as well. It looks like that F-15 nose was made for the F-4. Are those F-106 intakes?

Very stunning idea!

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 04:21:27 PM

Good eye Model Whisperer

They are off the F-106 .The fact that all these parts go together so well is just purely lucky coincidence and the fact that I happened to have to go through the parts stash so often to create my monsters

This is basically a combo of several of the profiles that I have seen on this site and my warped imagination.

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 04:47:59 PM

Mo stuff I had a big ol gaps to fill in under the intakes ,so continuing from the install on the Phantomstar I put in navigation/targeting pods

Also needed to do something with the gaps where the wings used to be since the new ones will be shoulder mounted

Well a couple o Phoenix missile pallets solve that problem

I really like the fat belly look of the GTX profile so I added these tanks

Now since I am moving the wings up I will be fairing across the middle of the tanks so I have some place to put landing gear and do away with drop tanks

John Howling Mouse · February 09, 2009, 05:57:38 PM

"You'll go blind if you don't stop!"

Amazing bashing goin' on in Texas today, STS!

sotoolslinger · February 09, 2009, 06:08:23 PM

Thanks Baz . Blame it on the rain

I got one wing on now . Pics later

cthulhu77 · February 09, 2009, 06:13:10 PM

This is going to be a fantastic build to watch, Sir Slinger ! Love the belly tanks especially !