Tamiya 1/32 F-14A Tomcat, VF-1 , 1975
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Took a little work, but the Black Box cockpit tub is in.
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I think I need a bigger bench.
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I sprayed the whole thing the Tamiya white primer out of the can.
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Used an enamel paint pen for the gear door edges. I'm a fan!
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Used Flying Leatherneck spoiler masks.
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Had a can of Model Master light gull grey...
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...then used my Tamiya acrylic to give it some highlights.
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Flying Leatherneck masks worked great!
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First attempt at the anti-glare panel.
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Gunze acrylic redone tan on the nose.
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I bought Eduard and Flying Leatherneck canopy masks and was disappointed by both. Neither fit but luckily the F-14 canopy is not very complex.
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Nearing the end! Cockpit, burner can, and sundry little bits to go. Just may have a big ol' turkey for Thanksgiving!
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If you look real close, you can see the angle of attack sensor made from milled metal.
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If you look at the top of the number 6, you can see the angle of attack sensor installed.
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The milled metal nose cap installed.
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Almost done! Burner cans, nav lights, pitot tubes, and maybe a little weathering
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Bearcat and Tomcat
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Коментарі
34 29 June 2021, 03:12
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Did you make your own landing lights, or are those aftermarket?
Very nice build so far.
16 July 2021, 00:08
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60 bucks including resin cockpit? Not bad, not bad??
Looks promising so far 👍
17 July 2021, 17:05
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I was in this squadron from 1990 till it decommissioned in late 1993. Looks great so far.
26 October 2021, 14:29
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Congratulations! My kit is on the shelf of doom. I plan to re-scribe it at least partially, and add some weathering. Is it a 1/144 Tomcat besides?
22 November 2021, 06:53
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Nice and well done. I have a part started kit that I returned as much as possible to the beginning. Does the kit need rescribing or is it acceptable as is?
15 July 2022, 21:28
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ROY: Most of the kit has recessed panel lines, including the wings, nose and vertical stabs. The fuselage aft of the cockpit is raised, but I was fine with it. The good news is that it mostly straight lines, so if you want to do a little rescribing, I don't think it would be too hard.
26 July 2022, 01:14
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Ever since I saw this kit when it first came out in the early 80s, it has been on my bucket list. A while a go during a regular visit to my local hobby shop, an original issue was on his resale pile. With the price on $60 including the Black Box resin cockpit, it was an easy sale...