Alex Sidharta Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hello all, This is my recently finished model of F-14A Tomcat in 1/72. It is a nicely moulded Fujimi kit with additional items like pylons, bombs, bombrack, LANTIRN and Sparrow from Hasegawa kit, resin seats (the kit's seats are lost somewhere) and Fightertown's decal. I detailed the cockpit's side walls and wheel wells as they are completely bare. I found a fret of Tomcat PE from old Fujimi Royal Collection that I used some of them. Painting was done using Gunze lacquer paints and weathering by oil. I chose modex 107 (BuNo 161296) as this particular bird dropped 32 bombs and also the only Black Knights' bird to shot her gun during VF-154 Final Combat Cruise 2003 in supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was one of five that based at Al Udeid, Qatar to support mainly Special Operation Task Force CTF-20 inside Iraq. My model is not historically accurate as the crew names and bomb marks were painted after the squadron left the area. However, Tomcat is one of my favorite fighter and in this September, US Tomcat has been retired for 10 years. Enjoy the pics... 58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 A very fine Tomcat, that does look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Very nice Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Stunning, brilliant modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Very good job, great weathering! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Nice weatering! Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 That's a fine specimen, very nice work indeed. Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 lovely Tomcat, great job on the paint and very nice weathering looks great, very nice work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Lovely Tomcat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Very nice indeed - well done! Great finish and detailing, in particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Fantastic paint job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerMig Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Good job. Those cats used to get that dirty indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Wow, excellent stuff I've been meaning to get one of these very kits for a while. Having seen yours, it's just leapt up my 'want' list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sidharta Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Thank you all for your kind words.... appreciate it very much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 good painting and weathering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Nice build, I saw one in the flesh last year. I was amazed how far I could walk under the fuselage before I had to duck down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Beautiful build!!! The landing gear bay detailing is really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sidharta Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Thanks all...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HόόK Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hi Alex, You've done the Tomcat justice - nice work, especially the weathering. Also nice to see the Fujimi one built up. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Very Impressive built, recently got the Fujimi kits as well a Hasegawa. Both kits are impressive i say and yr built have illustrated well. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sidharta Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Thank you Hook, Jay and Tomthounaojam... Much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Alex A stunning example of the most beautiful cat that has flown. Nothing beats the twin tail Cat!! Cheers Ørjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingpiggy Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Misread title thought it was 48 scale ! Magnificent...thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Sidharta Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks Orjan and flyingpiggy... appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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