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1/72 Airfix Zero Here is the lovely little Zero kit from Airfix. A very quick build as I was building wheels up for display alongside an F-14. This is a gentlemanly nod towards the movie The Final Countdown which had such an impact on me as a young lad. The F-14 is actually die-cast metal by Century Wings. Airbrushed using Tamiya white as a base and then Tamiya deck tan as the main colour. Up until I built this I thought that early Zero's were actually white all over....!! I also used the Eduard canopy mask due to the very complex framing on the kit. A panel line wash with Flory grey and sealed using flat varnish. Oops, as I was editing the photos I've noticed that I forgot to paint the gun barrels.... It is in our living room alongside a few other precious items that mean a lot to me. Cheers all, Phil
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In the Tomcat STGB1 I built this from the early revell kit, it turned out ok but at best it's a little rough around the edges. For the USN GB I built this santa catfrom the dragon kit and the fightertown decals. So I've spent plenty of time mulling over what I'm going to build for this GB; with the release of the res-im flap and slat resin kit it seemed appropriate to dig out the dragon carrier deck. I've both the revell A & D kits but after watching the "The Final Countdown" on Netflix I'm going to do the early Jolly Rogers film scheme in the A kit. So here's the revell F-14A and the dragon carrier deck kit, the resin wings, some reference material and a pair of Ozmods pilots to finish it off. If I get all this lot finished I may have a go at either the F-14A in the flanker scheme from Fightertown decals or black lions F-14D with a TARPS pod.
