Official Freewing 90mm F-4 Phantom II Thread

[PhantomNut]

Hey Y'all, She's on her own feet for the first time. Some soft weathering on the upper fuselage, light touch up, airbrushing the tailhook, and a matte finish coat yet to do. Ordinance is a work in progress. :Whew:Best, LB

LB, I think your F-4 qualifies for the nicest one so far! It looks Phabulous!

[e4dragongunner]

Awesome ELBEE!!! Looks Beautiful

[Elbee]

Thanks Guys, this one truly is a labor of love. :Love::f4phantom Best, LB

[Pogo]

Sure looks nice, Elbee! I especially like the splitter plates and your nozzle airbrushing. Beautiful work!:Cool:
Tom

[Elbee]

Sure looks nice, Elbee! I especially like the splitter plates and your nozzle airbrushing. Beautiful work!:Cool:
Tom

Thanks Tom, I'd like to post my 3DP STL files for some of the parts I made if y'all would use those. I would like to do that here rather than Thingiverse if that is okay with Aros, Alpha, et al. Hint-hint. The VIR plates seem to be a fav for most, and I am very partial to the forward fuselage Intake cooling ducts. Those two sets of parts just change the whole look, I think. Best, Steve

[DCORSAIR]

LB, I think your F-4 qualifies for the nicest one so far! It looks Phabulous!

Wow is all I can say, your F-4 looks awesome, don't know if I could even fly that one or display only. I sold my camo version, don't really know why, didn't fly it a whole lot for some reason, looking at yours makes me want to get a grey one.....;)

[apmech1]

Great job elbee!

[Elbee]

Wow is all I can say, your F-4 looks awesome, don't know if I could even fly that one or display only. I sold my camo version, don't really know why, didn't fly it a whole lot for some reason, looking at yours makes me want to get a grey one.....;)[IMG]https://www.hobbysquawk.com/filedata/fetch?id=192907&d=1556918604&type=medium[/IMG}

DC, DO IT !!! :)

APM1, Thank you, Sir. Best, LB

[Hardway]

When I get to mine, I am going with the SEA scheme, but doing an entire repaint and mods and upgrades and blah blah blah!!! LOL Really, great job LB!!! Love it bro!!!! :Cool::Cool::Cool:

[Bobaroo]

Like I said before LB,... That Jet is simply 'Too Pretty to Fly' !!! I may need to take that one off your hands. WellDone !

[Elbee]

BBR, I am humbled by all the compliments. I really like how she turned out. I cannot wait to get her airborne, though I'm thinking about adding an A3Pro as well, but don't you have to reset or set it for every flight? The axis CG is way aft and buried a bit, so that could be a problem. BTW, where's all the extra stuff go? LOL Best, LB

[EA-6B Geek]

BBR, I am humbled by all the compliments. I really like how she turned out. I cannot wait to get her airborne, though I'm thinking about adding an A3Pro as well, but don't you have to reset or set it for every flight? The axis CG is way aft and buried a bit, so that could be a problem. BTW, where's all the extra stuff go? LOL Best, LB

Hey LB, I installed the simple A3-L in my second F-4, and I'm really happy with it. I don't think a gyro is remotely necessary for this model but it sure makes it land nice. I have it turned down very low, and because the plane is such a stable platform to begin with, it's almost like its on rails once you have it pointed at the runway. I don't really notice a difference with gear and flaps up and a high energy state. I may go ahead and put one in the other jet also. Such an easy addition.:Cool:

[Evan D]

The A-4 really doesn’t need a gyro but there are those that say all planes should have one. You will need a receiver though :)

[Bobaroo]

BBR, I am humbled by all the compliments. I really like how she turned out. I cannot wait to get her airborne, though I'm thinking about adding an A3Pro as well, but don't you have to reset or set it for every flight? The axis CG is way aft and buried a bit, so that could be a problem. BTW, where's all the extra stuff go? LOL Best, LB

Hey LB,.. That Gyro will be a Great piece of electronics in there. You get a very nice 'Smooth' look out of it in flight. No need to mount it on the cg, nor reset it, just a simple 'initialization' each time, leaving the Jet sitting steady and BAM !!! I've got mine up front in the aft end of the battery bay mounted along the side wall. Selectable gain and modes is also nice.

I'm OffWorld like we discussed, otherwise I'd have offered to drive over with mine and let you fly it around a bit before your maiden. Sorry I'll miss it !! Hopefuly you'll have some good video and a good flight report on 'The Day' !! Cheers LB and GL !

[Elbee]

Hey LB,.. That Gyro will be a Great piece of electronics in there. You get a very nice 'Smooth' look out of it in flight. No need to mount it on the cg, nor reset it, just a simple 'initialization' each time, leaving the Jet sitting steady and BAM !!! I've got mine up front in the aft end of the battery bay mounted along the side wall. Selectable gain and modes is also nice.

I'm OffWorld like we discussed, otherwise I'd have offered to drive over with mine and let you fly it around a bit before your maiden. Sorry I'll miss it !! Hopefully, you'll have some good video and a good flight report on 'The Day' !! Cheers LB and GL !

Copy. Tango Yuma. Stay frosty.

[Bobaroo]

Copy. Tango Yuma. Stay frosty.

UBetcha !!!

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hey Y'all, She's on her own feet for the first time. Some soft weathering on the upper fuselage, light touch up, airbrushing the tailhook, and a matte finish coat yet to do. Ordinance is a work in progress. :Whew:Best, LB

Steve, WOW, what a gorgeous F4. :Cool:I want a clone of that. How did you get all those photos of a real F4, didn't know there were many left, and you managed to super impose them on your driveway. How bout posting pictures of your actual model!LOL

[rifleman_btx]

Heres some phantoms for anyone looking to do some more unique schemes.

[DCORSAIR]

Nice, thank you for posting this video, had to be the best one yet. I sold my Phantom to help fund the F-22, had to try one but after a few flights I sold it as well, after seeing the video I must have another F-4, maybe the grey one this time...........:)

[Elbee]

Steve, WOW, what a gorgeous F4. :Cool:I want a clone of that. How did you get all those photos of a real F4, didn't know there were many left, and you managed to super impose them on your driveway. How bout posting pictures of your actual model!LOL

Hugh, Acme Shrink Ray. Best, Steve

ps: Thank you, Sir.