Dermo245 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) Hi all and am taking the plunge with this one: Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Will be OOB build with decals by Hi-Decal for the blue splinter scheme used at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in the late Nineties. I've never built this Hasegawa kit so here's hoping it goes ok. Any advice always appreciated! A few references to feed the habit... Tomcat references by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Thanks for stopping by and looking forward to following your builds! Happy modelling, Dermot Edited December 15, 2021 by Dermo245 Completed! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Hi Dermot, I'm keen to see this come together, having the same kit & similar decals. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Nice subject choice Dermot, I've always liked that scheme, the Hasegawa kit is a nice one to build and has the flaps down option most lack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Crikey, that's a lot of plastic! Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_contents by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cheers Dermot 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 The venerable Hasegawa's Cat! Always a nice kit, albeit not so easy to put together. Have a nice GB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierpaolo Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Nice choice Check if in the kit there are the pieces N2 and N7, they are the late gun covers with the naca air vents. both nsawc subjects have them like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hope this build is still on track, an aggressor scheme is hard to beat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 14 hours ago, FortyEighter said: Hope this build is still on track, an aggressor scheme is hard to beat Thanks all and yes, working away at this one! Cockpit in progress.. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_cockpit by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr And added in.. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_cockpit_2 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr My kit didn't have the NACA gun parts mentioned by @Pierpaolo so I had to raid another Hasegawa boxing to get them. Surprised at the amount of flash on them.. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_cockpit_3 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr More soon and thanks for looking. Dermot 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 This weekend was all about intakes. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_3 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Cheers, Dermot 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Coming along nicely Dermot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Good progress again Dermot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Good looking intake assemblies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Thanks all and some more done on this one. Fuselage joined up.. The fit of the front to the main section was less than great. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_4 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr And intakes added. I found these a bear to fit, especially where they met the engines. Not sure what the issue was....oh well. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_5 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Primed in Halfords White Plastic primer. Boarding ladder/steps masked off with Maskol. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_6 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr I hand painted the airbrake inners but wasn't happy the finish so masked and sprayed them instead. The bottom then got two coats of Mr Hobby Light Ghost Grey Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_7 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Then on to the top. This got two light coats of Mr Hobby Dark Ghost Grey - maybe it's me but I thought it should be more grey/less blue than that? Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_8 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Masked again and then hit with a homemade brew of Air Superiority Blue - this was mostly XF-2 White with some drops of XF-8 Blue. I tacked on the tails so I could carry over the splinter masking on to them. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_9 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Masked again (!) for another homebrew mix of Aggressor Blue - this was equal parts XF-8 and XF2 with some drops of XF-60 Dark Yellow. Once it's all dry, will see how we got on! Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_11 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Thanks for looking. Happy modelling. Dermot 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 The tedious masking get the job done! Looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 Thanks all. Masking tape off and a couple of areas will need a tidy up but happy with that! Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_12 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr All the best, Dermot 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That's great work on the difficult splinter camo Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That does look rather smart Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Looks really sharp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Interesting and nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Love the colours so far of that paint scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Thanks all and into the home stretch now. Decals by Hi-Decal added. These were very thin and sharply printed but did not like being moved on the model....so happy there weren't that many; use with caution! You'll need to add F-14 stencils & slime lights yourself on this one but according to references, the real aircraft didn't have that many stencils. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_13 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr After a gloss coat, it was out with Dark Dirt wash.. I'm going to tone down the crew walkway markings as they're a bit too dark/shiny. Hasegawa_F-14_Tomcat_1_72_14 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr Thanks for looking. Take care and happy modelling. Dermot 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Looks very smart with the marking fitted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Looks great with the wash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Looking spectacular, nice going on this indeed. The decals I have are for a Iranian look alike one, I do like your splinter look though. Hmmmm.... Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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