Inverted Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Kit manufacture: New Tool Tamiya Scale: 1/48 Type: F-14A Extras used: Eduard seatbelts, RBF tags, Master pitots. Furball Decals and walkways Paints and colours used: All MRP, apart from detail Well, its been a few months and i've finally decided to haul all the photography equipment out to photograph some recent builds. Here is the new tool tamiya F-14, and i can only echo how absolutely sublime the kit is. OutstandingI used this as a canvas to play with MRP paints as i really wanted to achieve that worn line jet look without going OTT. They performed flawlessly, and hold no real vices. Needless to say, since this build, the MRP collection has grown rather exponentially! Decals are from Furball, as are the stiffening plates for the fins. I also tried a new technique to me to achieve the scuffs under the wing sweep collars. I carved off some pencil lead into fine shards, and trapped them between the wing and wing collars. Carefully swing the wings too and fro, and you will be left with an accurate curve appropriate to the geometry of the sweep. I think it works rather well Finally, another first try was to buy some headlight tinting film from eBay. this is a very thin self adhesive film that some like to adhere to their cars to pimp them up. I found that its works great to tint the forward canopy visor. Optically clear, its much more uniform than applying a clear paint. A thoroughly enjoyable project I hope you like and can take some inspiration!F-14 4 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 1 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 5 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 2 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 12 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 3 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 6 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 11 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 7 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 8 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 9 by Chris Fleet, on FlickrF-14 10 by Chris Fleet, on Flickr 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Great looking Tomcat there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Very pretty mate, nice one 👍🏿 Being picky perhaps a bit more variation in the metal shades of the exhaust area, but apart from that it looks amazing! And nice tip with the tinting film cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Very much kit of the year, yours is superbly made, and looking the part😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 A very nice , quasi low viz scheme!! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Cracking 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Beautiful! I like your painting and weathering style. Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobby_23 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 That's a cracking looking Tomcat, itching to start mine now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Super job, I love the detailing and weathering you've done. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Lovely job! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Cracking piece of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intruder503 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Very nice indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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