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1/72 VF-2 F-14D Super Tomcat "Bounty Hunter"


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This is a Hobbyboss F-14D Super Tomcat. When the box is opened, one sees the usual high quality Hobby Boss engraved detailing on this one. The upper and lower fuselage sections are segregated behind a cardboard shield to keep damage during shipping at a minimum. Kit has fine engraved surface features, well detailed tandem cockpits, optional swept or extended wings, multi-part canopy, detailed wheel wells and landing gear and your choice of open or closed exhaust nozzles. 

Also includes external stores: AIM-54 Phoenixes (x4), AIM-7 Sparrows (x2), AIM-9 Sidewinders (x2) and drop tanks. 
Decals and color painting guide for 3 USN aircraft: 
BuNo 159630 of VF-2 onboard USS Constellation (low-vis); 
BuNo 163894 of VF-2 onboard USS Constellation (CAG high-vis) & 
BuNo 164603 of VF-31 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt; Includes instrument panel and console markings, stencil data and weapons markings.

I'll use the VF-2 CAG scheme, I love planes which fought a lot.

 

Let's do this.

 

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Cockpit, the ejection seats are quite awkward, no details. So I decided to add some details onto them.

 

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One more benefit for adding weight on nose - you can deny physic like this. Adjust the height of seats, they are way much taller in real world. 

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And then slowly adding details onto those landing gears.

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That's all for the day, will keep update this thread. Thank you.

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, neil5208 said:

Nice start, will follow

 

Thanks, actually I have 2 Tomcats and they're on the work station now, the other one was Academy F-14A with VF-51 marking decals but I decided to go "what-if" theme - JASDF 3rd Air Wing F-14J Kai "Samurai Cat" (航空自衛隊 F-14J改 第3飛行隊 93-4986 "武士貓")

Here's some basic concept done in Photoshop, the decals are actually done and I've already sent to print. I will continue working on this What-if F-14J Kai Samurai Cat after I finish this F-14D.

 

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Decals size-proofing before send to print.

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Will continue after I finish current F-14D.

 

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Hi, some updates.

 

PRIMED.

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Some new experiments: Ultimate Black - spray randomly including pre-shading on panel lines. Covered with Brown & blue for warm/cold colors.

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Belly/undercarriage, mostly Ultimate Black, very minor of Brown and Blue.

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Intake to exhaust.

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Done drop tanks, Gunze 308 FS36375 + Gunze 1 White.

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Gunze 9 - Gold, applied onto those exhaust nozzles.

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Made adjustment and color correction with Tamiya Black accent color, XF-2 Flat White & XF-10 Flat Brown. Coated with Gunze Super Clear III to protect everything and spent around 5 hours for the decal application. It's 90% done, the rest is the one on Ventral Fins which I really forgot to spray Dark Blue.

 

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