fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 . 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Can't beat a Tomcat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimodeler Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I think you did an outstanding job on that kit. Clean. It reminds me of Mike Grants finishes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Nice job Tony and like the improvements you've made. Great paint and weathering. I completely understand the F-14 addiction thing too! Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks guys. Yeah the paint turned out ok in the end but i was having some strange dramas with the mig ammo acrylics... They didnt like being sprayed too 'wet', like when you've built up the colour and you want a nice smooth satin finish on your last pass. The paint would pull away from itself and make 'fish eyes', sort of a reverse beading kinda thing. Sorted it though by spraying the paint very 'dry' by increasing the distance and pressure. The varnishes smoothed it all out in the end 👍🏻 Not had this with other acrylics as I have been able to 'pool' them as much as I like during testing on scrap to see if I could get a similar reaction. (Not that you want that flooded surface look on your finished kits...) Anyway She sold for £72 on ebay last night. So very happy with that. Reference the addiction- Stay tuned for an epic saga soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 That looks fantastic! Great detail, looks more like 1/48 scale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Lovely looking 'Cat and a great finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 looks great, nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Lovely mighty tomcat. You got her beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Looks really good, love a good Tomcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 I was completing this build just as I joined the forum and concurrent to my 1/48 g6/mk16 pair so never did a WIP for this build.So here are a few pics from when it was 'in progress' cheers. PS when i masked the tailfins for the black paint I used the new tamiya tape for curves (the white stuff) Really really good product, one of my new most favorite things I cant live without and wish i had sooner (along with stynylrez primer) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Wow. Stunning build... very brave of you to apply the decals before assembly- my hamfisted approach would destroy them long before the finish line.. Excellent work! cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Awesome build of an awesome aircraft! Very well done Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDELK Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Reminds me of being back on the flight deck.. Great build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hello,Tony - You've made a beautiful job of your 'Tomcat'.I love it. All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Wow. Stunning build... very brave of you to apply the decals before assembly- my hamfisted approach would destroy them long before the finish line.. Excellent work! cheers, Dave Thanks dave, but it was only the wings, undercarriage and weapons etc really. Can't imagine trying to decal the missiles and drop tanks whilst glued to the plane. Sounds like more effort... Or is it? Is that what you would have done? Perhaps I have been making unnecessary work for myself as only been doing planes for a couple years... ?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Superb Tomcat, and excellent build pictures. Got to get myself one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchXActo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Hi Tony, I stumbled on this post in the intro of your Work in Progress mega post of the 10 Hobbyboss Tomcats. Great post and even greater planes, simply stunning! I see you started your Tomcat obsession with a Revell kit. I myself bought a Tomcat kit by Revell, although a different version, the F-14D Super Tomcat (Revell#03960). I was hoping you could give me some advice on the wings. In your post it looks like you already painted the wings before attaching them to the already glued and painted fuselage. Is this correct? I know the wings must not be glued, but can the wings “simply” be clicked in? The second thing I hope you could give me some advice on is regarding the little retractable flaps (I don’t know any other word to describe them) at the beginning of the wings. https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/f14/ (see F-14 in flight with the flaps out) As is seen in the instructions there is a little pin (see point of knive) that prevents it being clicked in afterwards like the wings. It looks a real hassle to get this nicely painted. I’m strongly contemplating just gluing the part. How did you deal with this part during your build? I don’t to see it on your Revell model so maybe it’s only on the F-14D and you never had to deal with it? Cheers, Gommert 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, DutchXActo said: As is seen in the instructions there is a little pin (see point of knive) that prevents it being clicked in afterwards like the wings. It looks a real hassle to get this nicely painted. I’m strongly contemplating just gluing the part. How did you deal with this part during your build? I don’t to see it on your Revell model so maybe it’s only on the F-14D and you never had to deal with it? Cheers, Gommert I can't offer advice about putting the wings in later, but you can definitely just glue the glove vane (winglets) in. In real life they were soon wired shut, so you can see the outline flush against the wing glove leading edge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 How big is your house so that you can build that many Tomcats?!? 😆 (good job on all of them though!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, DutchXActo said: I don’t to see it on your Revell model so maybe it’s only on the F-14D and you never had to deal with it? Hello mate, thanks for the love. This kit is the revell D, I just changed a few details (some incorrectly now with hindsight) and used different decals to make it a ‘B’. As @Parabat says, those vanes weren’t used on the D. So glue them shut from the start. A brief history from what I know - vanes were there on the A but for several reasons after a while they chose to not use them anymore so were wired shut. As planes went through servicing depot the panel lines would have been puttied & painted over. This definitely happened on any A’s that were rebuilt into D’s. Also the new build D’s (and possibly the A plus’ as they were first called) never had any vanes when built to begin with. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchXActo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, Tony Oliver said: Hello mate, thanks for the love. This kit is the revell D, I just changed a few details (some incorrectly now with hindsight) and used different decals to make it a ‘B’. My bad, I read the title of the post and went straight to the pictures, missed the part being it the D kit. Thanks about the information about the vanes! Makes the build a little easier 🙂 And my question about the build order of the wings? Any advice on the building/paint sequence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 2 hours ago, DutchXActo said: And my question about the build order of the wings? Any advice on the building/paint sequence? Whatever is best for you mate. All the cats I have built so far I kept the wings and tailerons separate for ease of finishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchXActo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tony Oliver said: Whatever is best for you mate. All the cats I have built so far I kept the wings and tailerons separate for ease of finishing. I was just wondering if it was possible to attach the wings afterwards and get the gears to interlock with each other and work. Painting the wings separately seems the way to go. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, DutchXActo said: I was just wondering if it was possible to attach the wings afterwards and get the gears to interlock with each other and work. Painting the wings separately seems the way to go. Thanks! Yes, because you can see from the photos of during the build (post #11) that is how I did this one?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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