Deano353 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone this is my Italeri Tomcat in 1/48 scale. I bought this online for £20 and a Tomcat in that scale at that price I figured I can't lose, if it's a bad kit then so what? I thought it would have raised detail etc but it didn't, and for the price it's decent. Not a bad fit either. I got decals to make it the blue splinter scheme for the Top Gun school but the decals arrived and they had Iranian Tomcats as well so it looked a bit different and I'm pleased with the results. I have to add the weapons still but the plane is done. I have to say I think it's my best effort with a desert camouflage which has a faded/used look. I hope you guys enjoy and if you've tips etc please share! I've the Hobbyboss Tomcat D in my stash so I'll be doing a USN one next with the dirty grey. Edited May 2, 2020 by Deano353 Spelling mistakes 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very interesting cammo option, and very well executed. Great looking Tomcat Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I love an Iranian Tomcat and yours did not disappoint, Brilliant! Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Great build and a bargain at £20. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Cheers guys to be fair I was gonna leave it completely clean but I couldn't resist doing a weathered cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very well built, very nice camouflage. I like you home made stand. Is the kit difficult to build? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Not at all it's surprisingly decent. If the wheels were down it would have been a very quick build with minimal filler. I gave myself extra work by doimg them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Wow!! Turned out nice! Great work on the camo!! Nice to see some of the not High Tech kits still being built 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Yeah exdraken there's very few parts to the kit by current standards but honestly it's a pretty good kit. When the wings are forward you can literally see inside the fuselage but that could be fixed with white plastic card, but it's satisfying to get a decent result from a basic kit for sure! One of my favourite parts was getting the very subtle tint in the windshield that's not obvious, I think it's visible in one photo only. 22 minutes ago, exdraken said: Wow!! Turned out nice! Great work on the camo!! Nice to see some of the not High Tech kits still being built Edited May 1, 2020 by Deano353 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Nice result and strikingly displayed. It’s clear that a lot of work has gone into achieving such a nice result. BUT... ...displaying a nicely-built model of a manned aeroplane as if it is in flight but without including any crew figures is immediately obvious and just looks wrong, no matter how well the model has been made. While I know that many kits don’t include crew figures, they are an absolute ‘must-have’ for authenticity of models displayed as if in flight. Sorry to be negative, but the criticism is intended positively so that a viewer’s reaction is “Nice!” rather than “Nice...oh.” That aside, if your HB Tomcat D is finished as nicely as this one is, it will look spectacular. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Jonners said: Nice result and strikingly displayed. It’s clear that a lot of work has gone into achieving such a nice result. BUT... ...displaying a nicely-built model of a manned aeroplane as if it is in flight but without including any crew figures is immediately obvious and just looks wrong, no matter how well the model has been made. While I know that many kits don’t include crew figures, they are an absolute ‘must-have’ for authenticity of models displayed as if in flight. Sorry to be negative, but the criticism is intended positively so that a viewer’s reaction is “Nice!” rather than “Nice...oh.” That aside, if your HB Tomcat D is finished as nicely as this one is, it will look spectacular. Jon You're right, I did want crew figures but the reason I didn't was because I wasn't sure how well the kit was going to turn out and originally I had decided to make it with the canopy open with resin seats which I had bought but the cockpit was lacking in detail so much I closed it during the build so the inflight wasn't originally planned, but I do agree with you, I have a Phantom and Aussie F-111 with pilots and it looks better. Edited May 1, 2020 by Deano353 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Cracking work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Cheers man! Edited May 2, 2020 by Deano353 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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