Farmerboy 1,066 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 After building the Kinetic A-6 Intruder (terrible fit, large gaps and rubbish instructions) this kit lived up to all the hype and l can safely state " no filler was harmed in the making of this model". Brilliantly engineered it mostly clicked together with only a wiff of glue needed and some parts needing none at all. Built up as one of the options in the box, l chose VF101 Grim Reapers because what Farmer doesn't like a sythe! Paints used were Xtracolor plus Tamiya for the tail fins and spine, decals were the only negative as the are quite thick and despite plenty of Set and Sol would not settle into panal lines, so painted as much as l could. Grey flory wash and Humrol satincote to finish. maybe a bit shiney for some tastes but hey-ho l had a ball building her so l'm now a very Jolly Farmer. Stay safe boys and girls, Merry Christmas! F14 by peter crossman, on Flickr F14 by peter crossman, on Flickr F14 tamiya by peter crossman, on Flickr F14 by peter crossman, on Flickr Untitled by peter crossman, on Flickr 41 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,378 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Beautiful! Absolutely Beautiful! And to think little glue was needed to assemble this one. It doesn't get any better than that! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rodenlee 410 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 You have built a beautiful Tomcat there. I really like your weathering and finish. Cheers Shaun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Homer 936 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 You have produced a fantastic model, well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,808 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Excellent modeling and painting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RupertTheBear 123 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Superb result! Some of my most enjoyable builds have been Tamiyas. It amazes me every time anew how good the fit is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
djos 2,250 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Beautiful Tomcat. Weathering is excellent regards Djordje 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Brantley 2,202 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Wonderful Tomcat Peter! Brilliant finish and results! I am impressed so much; perhaps a Tamiya Tomcat is in my future too... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Farmerboy 1,066 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Gary Brantley said: Wonderful Tomcat Peter! Brilliant finish and results! I am impressed so much; perhaps a Tamiya Tomcat is in my future too... Try one Gary, if your looking for a stress free build it’s the kit to have! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,767 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Excellent Tomcat! Build, finish and weathering are all superb - well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in a shed 972 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Absolutely beautiful. I must try this Flory wash as it seems to be popular and appears to fill the panel lines very uniformly. The one I use can be difficult to remove and sometimes stains the paint. Is it easy to use? Cheers and have a safe Christmas. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Brantley 2,202 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Absolutely beautiful. I must try this Flory wash as it seems to be popular and appears to fill the panel lines very uniformly. The one I use can be difficult to remove and sometimes stains the paint. Is it easy to use? Cheers and have a safe Christmas. Pete Pete, please allow me to add a vote for Flory washes. I bought a set of five or six different "shades" of wash and find them very useful. There are good tutorials on Flory's website (or there once were?). One warning I'll add is to never contaminate the Flory wash with anything that has been used with solvent-based paints, for example brushes or even stirrers. The cross-contamination will render the wash unusable for the most part. (ask me how I know...) I'm sure Peter will tell you of his experiences with the product. I'm sold on it thus far! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Farmerboy 1,066 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Pete in a shed said: Absolutely beautiful. I must try this Flory wash as it seems to be popular and appears to fill the panel lines very uniformly. The one I use can be difficult to remove and sometimes stains the paint. Is it easy to use? Cheers and have a safe Christmas. Pete Morning Pete, in answer to your question, YES! so easy to use, l use Xtracolor enamels as my go to paints as they are gloss finish which is what you need for a even result using Flory washes, they are clay based so you ‘srub’ it over all the model and then leave it to dry, 20 mins later l use a good quality paper towel to polish it off the model and use a cotton bud to clear up difficult to get at areas, applying to Matt paint can cause some staining but also some good weathering effects. Hope that helps and thanks for the nice comment Merry Christmas to you. regards Farmer Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Keg 1,887 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 My goodness it is beautiful!!!!! MIke 1 Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,704 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Stunning work, absolutely gorgeous 1 Link to post Share on other sites
phildagreek 3,596 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 That is very smart indeed, good effort! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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