Completed Hasegawa 1/48 F-14A Tomcat

Wow nice job on that $$ kit 

PJ another A grade build you have achieved here, well done. Your restraint in the "grime" and general apperence is stellar. Just supereb overall work, I very much look farward to your next build.

Very nice, PJ. But, that's what I've come to expect from you.

BK

Thanks guys. Appreciate the feedback and thanks for posting.

Wait. 

Someone actually finished a Hasegawa F-14? 

Miracles never cease!

All kidding aside, a very nice job sir! 

That's a 10 out of 10 in my book!  Really great work.

That is one of the most beautiful built Tomcats I have ever seen.  What a great job you've done!  

The weathering is astounding but what catches my senses more is the even application of the base coat.  That's a key factor in a great build.

Toshi

Wow, the weathering is excellent!  

Thank you all for your kind words. Thanks for dropping in and taking a peek.

Another excellent example of your work PJ. hope to see you in September Mate.

Thanks Jay. Will pm you and Bobby once Modelpalooza gets closer.

Great job on this 14, PJ! I love the weathering, and you can never go wrong with the skull and crossbones!

Thanks for dropping by Bruce. Yes I agree, VF-84's  cossed bones have to be one of the coolest looking US Navy squadron markings ever.

This is an awesome Grumman Cat!  The weathering really brings the details to life.  

Thanks ridle, glad you like how the Tomcat came out.

Another awsome Tomcat PJ, and again, really like the finish.

Wow, that thing looks real! Good job and the Imageshack blow ups really show detail. That's why I use Imageshack.

Max

Another one to emulate ,beautiful as usual.

Great job!

Hi, Ernie -

That's just an excellent job, looks more real than a real one. As I look at the part of the wings that fit in the fuselage cuffs when swept, I detect that you painted those wear marks, am I right?? If so, you're a very clever sort to figure that out and do it, I see those scuffs on the real Cat's.

Great work, thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

Appreciate all the great comments gents! Thanks for stopping by.

Patrick

The swing wing area grime is a combination of marbling pre shading, top coat sprayed at semi-circled manner and pigments rubbed into the flat finish to further dirty up the area in that circular fashion. Some Tomcats got really dirty but I rather keep things less than more.

Great work!! I really like what you have here ... it's superb! 

I never built a jet plane and i see that it's very difficult get the exact tones and this "mapping" efects in the paint work. Welldone! Congrats!!!

If you want more weathering,from my time on USS Eisenhower i noticed on the tomcat the yellow ejection seat stickers leading edge were a little toasted from going supersonic.

Hi Jamie

The marbling effect can be applied to just about anything, jets, prop planes, armor and even ships and subs. I'm in the process of finishing a Spitfire Mk.IX for the RAF GB and it too got the marbling effect. I also recently completed a Gato sub in Measure 9 scheme for the Sub GB and it too got some marbling to break up the monotone black paint. IMO it breaks up colors and offers subtle tonal changes in the finish.

Stallion

That's very interesting and good to know from someone that has seen the real thing.

Thanks to both for your comments and input.

Very nice job!  Painting is excellent, and the weathering is spot on!

Well thank you kindly D.