Vince1159 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Didn't think it would go down this well because its a boring drab scheme with no colour... Beautifull job mate,i don't think it's possible for an F-14 to look boring no matter what it's painted.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 that scale was wh....wh....wh....what??????? Brilliant Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Wowsers. This is modelling. I just stick bits of plastic together. Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 @bearmatt and @Mr.Happy here are all 7 in few group shots I did on the dining table today. Hopefully these will do until I can take them round to my mates. They don't look great in these mind. Of interest is that the gull grey vf32 looks quite washed out in the natural sunlight coming through the window and similar to the light grey vf111, especially in the 2nd and third pictures. Makes you wonder what colour the planes really are when you think you are looking at pics of all gull grey birds as you said in WIP hey @Gekko_1 Cheers Lads 👍🏿 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Great group shot Tony, what a marvellous collection. I wonder sometimes as to how much I really need to worry about the accuracy of the colours I apply, given that I seldom model in direct sunlight and am therefore not really 'seeing' the colour as it might be photographed on the real thing... Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, Andrew said: Great group shot Tony, what a marvellous collection. I wonder sometimes as to how much I really need to worry about the accuracy of the colours I apply, given that I seldom model in direct sunlight and am therefore not really 'seeing' the colour as it might be photographed on the real thing... Andrew. Thanks mate 👍🏿 Interesting point you make, and makes sense because alot of models will be built and painted in artificial light, photographed in artificial light, and then displayed at a show in a hall under artificial light... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 1:72, thats incredible work 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Anyone else humming the Top Gun theme?? Awesome work and a great collection 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko_1 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 22 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Of interest is that the gull grey vf32 looks quite washed out in the natural sunlight coming through the window and similar to the light grey vf111, especially in the 2nd and third pictures. Makes you wonder what colour the planes really are when you think you are looking at pics of all gull grey birds as you said in WIP hey @Gekko_1 If you think the transitional period for F-14's was bad to try and work out, have a look at the early US Marine A-4M Skyhawk schemes! The VF-111 Tomcat turned out very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Thanks Tony! They look superb. Looking forward to the more professional group shot. Can you actually swing the wings on all of them? Or have you fixed them? Sorry to get here a bit off topic and "hijack" your thread :-) This Gull Gray is giving me a hard time too...cannot really make up my mind about it. IMHO, I think that there are two different tones of this gull gray, one that actually really is gray and another one that is more into sandish-gray something. The Monogram Book (Vol 3 & 4 etc) which has color samples in it, is a good reference for it. (And to me, it tends to be more into the latter one) Although, like you mentioned, it really also depends also upon the exposure. A few good reference pics can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskx92brs And, for modelers, another point that will influence the final tone is the base coat color you're using...it will change a lot if you use white, gray or black. Articifal light vs Sunlight (AK colors) vs Sunlight (Model Master)... Cheers b. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 10 hours ago, bearmatt said: Thanks Tony! They look superb. Looking forward to the more professional group shot. Can you actually swing the wings on all of them? Or have you fixed them? Hi mate, yeah when a gull grey tomcat is at the end of a cruise and weathered they do seem to be just a plain light grey especially when photographed on a bright sunny deck. No warm creamy/sand tint to it like when fresh. Plus I have learnt that the gloss gull grey (either with white belly or not) and then later overall matt gull grey (before TPS) were slightly different shades, rather than just gloss and matt versions of the the same colour as the 16440 and 36440 FS numbers would suggest. Going back to the wings question, yeah all are fixed as you see them, less one. The majority to the rear for space saving in the cabinet. The two to the front are the vf101, depicted no crew and engines off so bladders deflated and then the vf102 with its nose down and engines on (wing bladders inflated with bleed air from engines) I built up these with milliput so they could never go back on this build. The only one with movable wings is the vf213, I did alot of work on the wing sweep weathering so like to have some of this visible in the cabinet from time to time as I move them around every couple of weeks. Most of the time this one is in a half swept position as shown above. I am going to try build a hobbyboss cat with either hasegawa or fujimi wings to have a flaps and slats option one day 👍🏿 Cheers, Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Really enjoyed seeing this (and of course the others!!) coming together, you've nailed that weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Woo-hoo! Made it in the gallery, 4th from the bottom... http://www.fcm.eti.br/galery.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 18 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: The two to the front are the vf101, depicted no crew and engines off so bladders deflated and then the vf102 with its nose down and engines on (wing bladders inflated with bleed air from engines) I built up these with milliput so they could never go back on this build. Thanks. Learned again something. Never really payed attention to those wing bladders, but now you mentioned it...and you can see the difference very well. b. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 They all look great Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 FANTASTIC WORK!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Brilliant job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, RMCS said: Brilliant job 11 hours ago, matteo44 said: FANTASTIC WORK!!!!!!!!! On 18/09/2017 at 21:44, James G said: They all look great Tony. Thanks guys 👍🏿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Another fantastic Tomcat Tony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout712 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 And another "line" bird! Beautiful, thanks for sharing. Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Durrant Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Simply stunning build. That weathering is ace! Barrie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPGhost Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Hi Tony - I imagine your back is getting sore from all the pats on the back! And they are very well deserved. I wanted to comment about the pilots - it just makes a plane more complete when there is a crew filling the 'pit. I can't believe the 3/10ths of a cent cost of plastic is that big a a deal, but it sure helps complete a plane with a crew. Very nice job on the 'Cat! Thom Ream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 hours ago, SPGhost said: Hi Tony - I imagine your back is getting sore from all the pats on the back! And they are very well deserved. I wanted to comment about the pilots - it just makes a plane more complete when there is a crew filling the 'pit. I can't believe the 3/10ths of a cent cost of plastic is that big a a deal, but it sure helps complete a plane with a crew. Very nice job on the 'Cat! Thom Ream Yeah they do don’t they. Pity alot of kits don’t come with them as you say. They are really good castings those aires resin dudes. Would like to use some more of them, especially to add some colour to future drab builds like these did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romel Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Stunning work, especially on the weathering, very grubby and realistic. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now