I used to be in the USAF and had the pleasure of loading weapons on the F-4Ds... we used to say, seeing the US Navy jets (back in the day), was, it was the grease and dirt that helped hold their jets together... but really it helped keep the corrosion down due to the salty air/weather out at sea, is what we were told. Even our F-4 had a dirty belly, but not as dirty as the navy's lol, and a few red streaks from hydraulic fluid in a few key spots would also look good. But very good jod!

Great update Matt. Hope you and your loved ones have a great/safe Holiday Season ! Take care, Tony

Excellent! That front sludge....result of a front gear hydraulic leak? Oh, and deerfoot stippler..........greatest brush name ever?!

Thanks for getting back and for inspirations!!

Good job

So the two hooks that you said were tie downs or thought were tie downs, are not. Those are actually the hooks for the bridal launch system during Vietnam they used it before the catapult system was invented that hooked up to the nose gear.

Outstanding job there. Top aircraft weathering.

What a great job you're doing with this F4B my friend! Cheers from Argentina...

Masterfull work!

Hey Matt, A fantastic display of weathering and with the ordnance she looks ready to kick ass and take names.

love every upload!

I was inspired from your 32 scale intruder that I built a 1/48 cheap Revell A-6A and just grimed it up and oil wash than wiped down it turned out not bad. Thank you Doug.

One important Thing is missing: Arming Wires at the Bombs!They go along from the Fuzes to the Pylon. Without them, they do not explode !! Dieter, Ammunition Crew, former Fighter Bomber Wing 32, German Air Force

Great work! I would imagine that nose gear would kick plenty of grime and filth up onto the belly of the aircraft!

The weathering on that looks really good, I think you got a good balance going on.

LOOKS EXCELLENT, it's also nice to see you haven't spray weathered along the panel lines and rivets etc like everyone else does, highlighted yes but not sprayed too, i'll get into trouble for saying this but who cares

Very seldom are us modelers artists, but you're defo on that level.

I think it looks fantastic. This is just my humble opinion, but what looks great in full scale ( real life ), definitely doesn’t always translate well, when scaled way down. The level of weathering you added, suggests to the viewer ( myself ), that these things were down right filthy. On such a small scale, relative to reality, I think you can go too far, no matter how exact, it looks to it’s real counterpart. That’s a long winded way of saying I think you nailed it 👌

Ottimo 👍👍

Fantastic work bro... Hope you are coping with all those storms and crazy weather in the US lately

There is a product called Liquin from Windsor and Newton, its an oil paint additive that speeds up drying time and may make it easier to control your precise oil work like you were doing on the exhaust

I fly R/C turbine jets (F-16) as well as this plastic kit thing, and if we're flying from a damp runway and if i didnt wipe it off after every flight, the thing would be filthy just from the crud the wheels flick up during take-off and landing. The front gear door stay's quite clean.

I believe the staining you see behind the front gear bay is from the central mounted gun pod, no?. Incredible work and very inspiring.

This is a bit off subject but a couple of videos ago you made mention of the 1/16 Andy's Hobbies (Takom) Sherman and that it wasn't lighting your fire. For an Xmas project I bought the 1/16 Jeep and just started on step 1, the chassis. I noticed straight away that the kit has a completely boxed in chassis whereas the actual vehicle has mainly channel section chassis rails with some boxing at strategic points. I am totally deflated now because it means a major rework as stuff like this stands out a mile at 1/16th scale. This said the kit seems to have good reviews. I was kind of hoping for a bit of a kit bashing session over the Xmas period.

The two triangular panels on the front inboard of each undercarriage held the two hydraulic reservoirs and the access stepped tapered door immediately in front of wing box had another hydraulics reservoir the oil was OM15 a deep reddish purple coloured oil., if that’s any help engine doors were stained a sort of burnt pink/ mucky barley colours the immediate behind engines burnt paraffin very thick burnt paraffin.

Really cool paint job, did you do the mr weathering color and mr color weathering thinner thing on the underside of stabilators too??

Great job Matt. A question for you or anyone else who might know. In both the video footage you show at the beginning of the series and on your model the wing tips are folded up. I can see the necessity of that on a carrier, but why do it on the beach? Was it so ingrained in the Naval aviators that they did it out of habit or was there a good reason to do it in Da Nang?

Great job, which clear coat you add after weathering? thanks ;)

Is there a guide to all the Mr. hobby products?

Sweet!🤗 So what's the next Aircraft project?

No sparrow missiles on the front?

That looks like shit.. I LOVE IT.

This is a Marine Corp F-4, correct? Oh yeah, they were the dirtiest aircraft in theater. Read, Phantom Over Vietnam Book by John Trotti.

I've watched this video over and over to improve my skills but still every time her curses it reeks of effort. No one should be this angry with such modeling skills.😅