F-14A Late Tomcat Tamiya

[2lefthands]

Hi Modellers

 

My F-14 Tamiya in 48 scale

Managed to squeeze an Eduard Cockpit fitted with Quintadecals into it. Eduards Cockpit is not meant to be built into a closed model, thats for sure.

Alpha probe and camera underneath the nose aftermarket, exhaust a mix from reskit and KA models.

Decals a mix of furball and modelkasten and homemade (because i f... up)

Paints Gunze, Tamiya and Oils from various art material suppliers.

Took me a looong time and since this wish started in 1995 i kept the Jolly Rogers theme. But in all grey as i am myself now.

Thanks for watching.

Edited September 17, 2022 by 2lefthands
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[2lefthands]

The Cockpit

Quintas Kit is not a perfect match, but better than my hand painting any day

Its far from being accurate, but i like the look in the finished model

 

just love the curves of that plane

here on its carrier...uss silicone

  

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by 2lefthands
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[Matt W]

Wow, what a fantastic F-14. Your faded/weathered grey surface is the best I’ve ever seen.

[janneman36]

It looks very realistic, very well done 👍 

And indeed the weathering looks very convincing.

 

cheers, Jan

[Samuraiwarrior]

Super duper job that, excellent stuff 

Kevin 

[Vultures1]

Wow, that looks fantastic! Superb weathered finish and the cockpit looks great too - well done 

[Rod bettencourt]

I like that!! Thanks for sharing.

 

Rod

[djos]

Excellent weathering work. Details are also excellent,

Very, very nice Tomcat

Regards Djordje

[Alpha Delta 210]

I'm no Tomcat aficionado, but that looks fabulous!

[Parabat]

Absolute stunner, that's brilliantly executed, great shots.

[Pantherhawk27263]

That does not look like the work of two left hands, despite your name. As a left handed person, I can only dream of my kits turning out that nice. Great work!!!

[Ad-4N]

You cannot post photos of real aircraft and then claim "This is my 1/48 scale blah, blah, with Gunze, Tamiya and oils and aftermarket blah."  It is a photo of a real Tomcat.  Admit it.  It is unethical to do so otherwise.  No amount of sorcery could produce a "model" like that.  

[2lefthands]

Thank you all very much!

I`m really not good with patience or finesse with my fingers, but i can never ever give up and made almost everything at least twice to get this model done!

Thats the benefit of acrylic paints: some isopropyl alcohol and back to step one.

Except you take the wrong bottle filled with acetone, but thats another story... 

 

[Farmerboy]

Brilliant model, and the photos are superb, incredibly life like, good job!

[tMikha]

Great stuff! Though it's not my theme, but photos are eye-cathing and very realistic! 👍

Thank's for sharing! 

[Deano353]

Amazing build. The worn paint job is outstanding. With the right background that could be mistaken for the real thing.

[Rob Maynard]

Superb paint work! As has been said, with the right backdrop you could easily fool people with this. 

[2lefthands]

Thanks again to all of you!

 

Don't know about the others, but I couldn't wait to start the painting process.
I like models a lot, but I find building them to be pure stress.
Have one more model i'm trying to get done (Spaceshuttle 1/72 with Homer's wonderful 3d parts from Shapeways) and then i will focus on sculpting again.

But i will always have a soft spot for models, thats for sure :)

 

[Mark4700]

Can you put up some exterior pictures of your kit, there’s only the pictures of the real subject. 
 

Seriously though, that is top model making. Painting and weathering look spot on to me. 

[F-32]

That looks pretty perfect!

[Ramtin]

Most natural looking f-14 I've ever seen

[bissyboat]

Increcedibly realistic Tomcat. It´s second to none. ⚓🙌

[Retired Bob]

Very good, a really tatty Tomcat.   It must have taken ages to get that weathered look.

[dreamwriter]

Amazing work, probably one of the most realistic Tomcat models I have ever seen. Any chance you could share how you achieved all the variations in tone and fading of the grey?

[Aigore]

I love it! The weathering is perfect! Outstanding work