pacificmustang Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Well its actually HobbyBoss plastic, rebooted by Eduard with some resin goodies and PE thrown in plus a Furball decal sheet Build is here WIP. Its a bit of an ongoing thread as Im doing a double build. This one was done for a friend who requested I build it as if it was about to launch, hence the compressed nose wheel The HobbyBoss kit has been pushed into the shade a bit by the tamiya kit, but is still worth considering as I found the fit not too bad. I would put it above the Hasegawa kit for detail and build ability Thanks for Looking Bruce Edited July 19, 2018 by pacificmustang Pics 48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Very nice 👍love the weathering I've got an Academy one half built, the fit is awful on a lot of parts. In the end I got fed up with filling and sanding, it's like painting the Forth bridge, so I have shelved it as I've lost patience with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I've got to stop looking at F14 pictures.... My Tom is the best build on my shelf but pales when I see the work you pros come up with! Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Redstaff, get yourself the new tamiya kit. It falls together. Thanks Uncle Pete, Id hardly call ,myself a pro. If your Tomcat is your best build you cant beat that Cheers Bruce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Looks great Bruce, I like the kneeling nosewheel stance of the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, pacificmustang said: a pro Credit where it's due, Bruce. If I can ever get my builds even half as good as yours and other skilled plasticeers I see on this site I'll call myself a pro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Redstaff said: Very nice 👍love the weathering I've got an Academy one half built, the fit is awful on a lot of parts. In the end I got fed up with filling and sanding, it's like painting the Forth bridge, so I have shelved it as I've lost patience with it My Academy Tomcat went in the bin and I haven't done that in years. Such a bad kit from a company I usually respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Wafu said: My Academy Tomcat went in the bin Hi Wafu TBH I think that is where mine will end up at some point as every time I see it I think of how much grief it caused me and modelling is supposed to be fun....... I still want to build one but don't fancy shelling out £70+ for the Tamiya kit, but the eduard/hobbyboss one seems ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 It’s fine redstaff, and I imagine now thst the tamiya kit has come out , the HB/Eduard one can be found for reasonable prices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Uncle Pete said: Credit where it's due, Bruce. If I can ever get my builds even half as good as yours and other skilled plasticeers I see on this site I'll call myself a pro! Thanks Uncle Pete.practise makes perfect, I found the thing thst really bought me along was hooking up with some of my friends that I considered far better than myself ( no, not you Calum🤣) These days you can do the same by watching all the YouTube tutorials out there. I think the other big thing I did was learn to take your time with EVERY step, seam still showing, refill it, not happy with the paintwork, sand thst hair/dust out and touch up. It took a long time for me to learn this though! And I still am Edited July 19, 2018 by pacificmustang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 By the way, Bruce, I had a butchers at your WIP thread on this and was surprised you didn't pose the pilot of the launching jet saluting to the kid on the deck to tell him to pull the trigger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, pacificmustang said: Thanks Uncle Pete.practise makes perfect, I found the thing thst really bought me along was hooking up with some of my friends that I considered far better than myself ( no, not you Calum🤣) These days you can do the same by watching all the YouTube tutorials out there. I think the other big thing I did was learn to take your time with EVERY step, seam still showing, refill it, not happy with the paintwork, sand thst hair/dust out and touch up. It took a long time for me to learn this though! And I still am That's OK Bruce, I don't consider you a friend, hanging around with you is more a public service Nice work BTW. It'll look good on a base. Like the weathering not to over the top (unlike that one we saw recently that looked like someone had had afire on the top of it). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Wonderful! Great CAT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 This is one brilliant build, if I ever get to your standard I will be well pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Beautiful Tomcat there Bruce, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Nice looking Grumman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Very nice indeed, got to love a tomcat. Especially if it's built to this standard and Jolly Rogers to boot Edited July 19, 2018 by Lovely Pig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 What a great build - one of the best Cats I have seen. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Uncle Pete said: By the way, Bruce, I had a butchers at your WIP thread on this and was surprised you didn't pose the pilot of the launching jet saluting to the kid on the deck to tell him to pull the trigger! Thanks for all the kind comments people. Uncle Pete, that is the pose I actually wanted the pilot in, but coolant find any figures like that. Typical for me, I picked up the Hasegawa USN crew set AFTER I had finished the jet. I might try and prise that canopy off and retrofit him Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Fantastic what not to like? A fine rendition of the cat with two tails. It looks so cool in the launch position and the way you got the weathering is top notch 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Really lovely. I can never have enough Tomcats... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Top work, looks spot on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Very nice result, looks great in the 'ready to launch/pounce' pose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barak1 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Very nice. Welldone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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