stoohoo Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Finally got round to taking some piccies of my recent build of Revells 1:72 F-14a. Picked this up second hand for less than a Tenner and decided it needed building to make a hole in the stash (which has now been filled by a 1:48 Hobbyboss F-14B ) Its not a bad old kit all in all, a bit dated now and there are definitely much nicer options out there but it was an enjoyable build. I broke the nose (pitot?) so replaced it with the nozzle from a disposable lighter with a pin pushed through it and doesn't look too bad! Other than that I added some basic masking tape belts to the seats and scraped the edges on intakes and the 2 ducts on top a bit thinner. Scheme is as one of the box options, for VF124 Gunfighters and nice to have a black tailed Tomcat in the display cabinet. Paints were Vallejo for the gull grey and Tamiya for the rest, Alclad clear aqua gloss, oil wash and then Xtracrylics matt to finish. Annoyingly now that I have taken the pics I see there is a split in join just in front of the starboard wing so will get that sorted out. Anyway, hope you like and any C&CC appreciated, cheers Stu Edited February 28, 2020 by stoohoo Tried to resize photos! 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 very nice, the F14 is one I haven't done yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Wow! Who doesn't love a well-built Tomcat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Looks superb! No need to spend a fortune on kits when you can get an old one to look like this. The oil wash looks very realistic too, spot on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice one mate good to the the old revell kit built up! Sadly it shouldn’t be black but insignia (very dark) blue. Alot of sheets get this wrong for these jets (NJ451/453) and the swordman CAG (AC200)from Desert Storm/shield era. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Very nice result, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Very nice. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 4:52 PM, stoohoo said: I broke the nose (pitot?) so replaced it with the nozzle from a disposable lighter with a pin pushed through it and doesn't look too bad! A man after my own heart! 🤣 Looks great, mate, as does the whole plane. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Top job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks for the kind comments and likes guys they are greatly appreciated. Neil - get yourself an F-14, not only are they one of the most attractive looking planes ever, you also get to have Danger Zone playing in your head every time you pick it up to work on it 😂 Thanks for the info on colours Tony. There were no instructions with the kit so cant say Revell definitely got it wrong. My painting and decal placement were interpretation from pics I could see on the net of 453 so more my mistake than theirs. Cheers again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 In a single word............beautiful!!!!!!!! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Nice Stu, do like that Gunfighters scheme too. I know what you mean about the Top Gun tunes too, there obligatory every time you build a Tomcat. Now where did I put that CD? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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