DaveJL Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 1 hour ago, coneheadff said: Great progress Dave! Have a great time on the mainland 😉 Alex Thanks Alex! We'll do our best to enjoy ourselves, Tapas and wine, with some Tapas and beer can't be bad! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Looking very good there. I really like the TARPS pod, very nicely detailed James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 ordnance looking ace dave 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 11 hours ago, 81-er said: Looking very good there. I really like the TARPS pod, very nicely detailed James Thanks James! 5 hours ago, Dansk said: ordnance looking ace dave 👌 Thanks Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Back at this one after a lovely week in Madrid and Barcelona. At least it's been sunny (for the most part) in Northern Ireland since I've been back. Anyway, all undercarriage parts have been painted, detailed and given a flat coat. I added some further weathering, aside from a light wash, from a graphite pencil to certain areas. Airframe and remaining parts have been pre-shaded and smoothed, ready for the greys: Hoping to get the greys done this week. Will be a race to get it done before the new deadline but I'll try my best! More soon Dave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Some good progress. The airframe has been painted and some panels post shaded to show wear and tear, quite a common site with the TPS. I blended in the 3 shades using a mixture of each colour. As usual, the MRP colours sprayed on beautifully. Wings, tails and stabilisers also sprayed. Note the aluminium leading edge on the wings has also been sprayed. Hoping to get the last airframe details painted tomorrow that will allow me to add a coat of gloss over the next few nights in preparation for decals. I've a busy few days in work from Saturday so will be touch and go if I get this over the line. There's also a great looking new film out on the 25th, can't remember the name though More soon. Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Nice paintwork Dave James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 12 hours ago, DaveJL said: There's also a great looking new film out on the 25th, can't remember the name though Yeah...just the wrong aircraft 🤪 The TPS looks great, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 17 hours ago, 81-er said: Nice paintwork Dave James Thanks James! 12 hours ago, coneheadff said: Yeah...just the wrong aircraft 🤪 The TPS looks great, Dave! Thanks Alex. Well yes, no F-14s but I'll let them away with it The final details painted on the airframe today - upper Aux vents, cannon muzzle, lights, ECM bumps and fuel dump pipe. I then popped on the exhaust shrouds and wing seal 'bags'. Aiming to get the decals on once I finish work for a few days next week. I'll call it now and say it won't be done for the deadline but won't be far off! More soon. Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 20 hours ago, exdraken said: great work! Thanks Werner! Decals are now on and all sealed in with a top coat of gloss. I'm going to lightly post shade the fuselage 'Langley' stripes as they look a bit too fresh. Hoping to get a panel wash and some weathering done over the next couple of days. More soon. Dave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I'm enjoying your continued progress updates on this one Dave. Know you said it unlikely you'll finish within the GB timescale but please keep showing us your work and the end result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Col. said: I'm enjoying your continued progress updates on this one Dave. Know you said it unlikely you'll finish within the GB timescale but please keep showing us your work and the end result. Cheers mate. I hopefully shouldn't be too far behind the deadline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Looking great, Dave!...as usual 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, coneheadff said: Looking great, Dave!...as usual 🙂 Thanks Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 That's looking good, Dave James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 5 hours ago, 81-er said: That's looking good, Dave James Thanks James! I was up early this morning so ploughed on and got the panel wash on. Excess removed after about an hour. I used an HB pencil to highlight the lines covered by the fuselage stripes. I then popped on the tail fins, pylons, arrestor hook and refuelling probe. I also lightly sprayed some Dark Ghost Grey on the fuselage Langley Stripes and the walkways to fade them in a touch. Hoping to get some weathering done tomorrow. More soon. Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 After seeing Top Gun Maverick last night and being blown away by it, I felt some renewed vigour at the bench today. Flat coat and weathering added from a mixture of Abteilung oils, Tamiya weathering sets and some AK pencils. VF-2's jets seemed to be quite grubby during OIF. After this had all dried, I was able to add the landing gear, ordnance, TARPS, fuel tanks, exhausts and the rest of the antenna. Wings and stabilisers popped on not 5 minutes ago. Just need to remove the cockpit masking and add the various parts. If I wasn't working tomorrow, this would probably be done for the deadline! Ps, go and see Top Gun Maverick!! More soon. Dave 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 That looks really good, Dave, excellent work! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 21 hours ago, 81-er said: That looks really good, Dave, excellent work! James Thanks James! Lo and behold, I managed to get this finished today. I was up early so cracked on with the cockpit parts - masking off, framing on, coaming in and seats fitted. Note that the F-14D only had two forward canopy mirrors as the centre one was removed to accommodate the larger HUD. I'm pleased with the end result and another F-14 ticked off. More pictures in RFI: As always, thanks to those who commented on/followed the build. One thing I'd note on this one is that I don't believe the resin wheels add much to the kit. Their detail is nice, but not much better than the kit parts. Just my opinion of course. Cheers Dave 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Not sure how, but you managed to finish the Tomkitty Looks great and serious business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 She looks absolutely fantastic, Dave! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Great looking Cat, Dave!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Well done finishing this one Dave. It looks great. You must have quite an array of F-14 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks all! @Col., that's my 8th Tamiya kit with another 6 in the stash! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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