Mr Bowcat Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Morning guys, Finished this one up the other day. A really nice kit that flew together, other than the fact that Tamiya don't seem to want you to build it wheels up, so some scratch building was required to close up the gear wells. The decals were also a little thick, I've not built many planes yet so I'm quite pleased with how this came out. Edited November 29, 2019 by Mr Bowcat Spelling 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Nicely done, very impressive work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Very nice, the weathering is convincing without being overdone and I especially like the in-flight display that I always wish to see more of 😎 Just one thing to be aware of, the final wing sweep position on the F-14, as shown in some of your photos, is a purely "parking" position to reduce wingspan. In flight the wings should never be like this. Full sweep in flight is when the leading edge of the wing is perfectly in line with the wing glove. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 very nice build and lovely weathering too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Thanks guys. Vlad, thanks for the info, to be perfectly honest I built it like this due to limited shelf space but will see if I can open the wings out a little for display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Personally, I much prefer the white and gull grey livery with colorful motives on the fins! 🙂 But I guess that in the 'unkempt category' this is well done. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 A very impressive build - like the pose and varied loadout! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Looks nice! Takeoff is clearly visible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Oh yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 A slight silvering on the decals, but aside from that it's nicely done. I like the curve you did on the rods holding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Great looking Tomcat, where is the stand from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Nice. I plan an in-flight Delta myself. What do you need to be careful with regarding the kit gear doors to get them closed up? Cheers Collin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Superb build. I love the stand, great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Great display, really well done. I'm guessing you usually build armour because that's one dirty bird! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Outstanding work mate, and great display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 That is absolutely OUTSTANDING. I love it. The presentation is superb, the weathering and paintwork is very realistic. Very nicely done - inspirational. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Great work. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Thanks Guys. Andy, the stand is home made, a lump of Walnut and some 10mm acrylic rod. Collin, I'm not sure what the part is called, but there is a small section of the rear bay doors that if the wheels were down would lay against the side of the intake trunking. The side of this that would show if the doors were closed has some deep depressions which could be filled but the whole part would still be too thick. I got around it by tracing the shape onto plasticard and sanding that to fit (pics below). Other than that, the rest of the parts need some thinning to fit, and as there isn't any internal structure to hold them I added a few bits of plasticard for them to rest on while the glue set. [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] Alan, what gave me awayl. 🤭 Seriously though, when I was looking at reference pics many actual Tomcats are far dirtier than mine. The pic below is where I took my inspiration from. At least I didn't throw any mud at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Love what you've done with that! I tend to restrict myself to gear-down configurations, yet I'm always impressed by in-flight displays like this one. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) Very nice Kitty! Interesting live weapons load out!! Edited December 5, 2019 by exdraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Cheers gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Superb 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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