F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

Thx for the info bstrump.

Since I'm using VF-32 decals and they never used a "non standard" scheme would I offend anyone if I used FS36118 on my 'Cat?

Do you think it would look ok or come out as a flop?

Just a thought I'm bouncing around. Feel free to be brutally honest in your opinions.

Thx
John

A few squadrons like VF-103 and VF-154 used FS16081/36081 for the vertical tails at some points in time and VF-1 and VF-2 were painted in the experimental Ferris scheme back in the 70s. This scheme was a splinter style that used FS36118. Other than these, there was nothing else I believe.

Hi all

Has any F-14 ever had gunship grey (FS36118) used as a predominant colour?
Toying with the idea of painting the anti-glare, drop tanks, nose and vertical tails gunship grey.

Any thoughts or comments are welcome.

I've painted the bottom of the kit light ghost grey. I cheated and used Tamiya's AS-26 spraycan which has a blue tinge in the grey. Hopefully the "wash" will hide some of it.

John

Your welcome to jump on board, plum1030. The official welcome will come from armorman, the "MC" of this GB. For your info, the GB ends in August. So you've got lots of time left. Sounds like an interesting, and different, project you've got underway and the progress looks good.

when does this end? just found it. I'm working on a prototype based on Hasegawa 1/72. got the glove modifications almost done.

http://www.plummersmines.com/modeling/proto.jpg

great plane Usucsn

hi reojn and john hope to see you guys cats too

i still resting after the build maybe will be onto a bear tu142 or something

Hi all

I'm back from holiday and I see that you guys are definitely making progress.

Since I've been back I've sprayed the bottom of the kit light ghost grey and given the drop tanks and phoenix missiles there first coat of paint.

Will post some pics later this week.

John

Chuck,

Looks great! I only hope my VF-41 looks as good! Guys I'm not sure I'm going to make deadline either, with the new job starting this week and increased family oblligations I'm having 0 build time. I'm not officially pulling out yet but if I don't make some progress soon I don't think I'll be able to stay in with a clean concience! You all take care and keep cranking on those Cats! :-)

Chuck, that looks fantastic! Congratulations on an excellent build.

I had actually had a nice little article written but this darn thing clicked off while previewing the article and images. So here are just the images. Enjoy!














Chuck
Fly Navy

Hi reggie! I'm sorry you had to pull out of this GB as I was looking forward to seeing what you had built. Anyhow, that's life, isn't it? If it's not one thing, it's two things. Glad to hear you're well and hope to see you back at it soon. Take care.

I am sorry to hear about that Armorman! I am sure that you will be back before we all know it. Reggie, good luck and return soon. Life sometimes takes control and we are just here for the ride. I am going to try to get the stripping done on my Tom this weekend. I have shot the Blue Angel A-4 with paint and it is ready for decals. August 1 will be here quick and we might be ready.

hi everyone, sorry i havent checked in here for a really really really long time. life has caught up with me and just as i got myself set up with a compressor and a 155, all sorts of other commitments popped up. mostly my own damn fault cos i been fooling around at school and my grades took a nosedive. sigh. the next thing i knew, all my modelling stuff found its way into my cupboard and its still there i havent done any work on my cat and at the rate things are going now, it looks like i wont be able to sniff glue fumes till the winter im still a modeller , but not right now. im afraid i have to pull out of this GB.

so long until the winter

Indeed, Bernardes, Masa Narita has got a lock on Tomcat building! Welcome to the Forum!!!, Bernardes!
Guys, your either going to love me or hate me but I am 'throwing in the towel'...
I have so much going on right now that kit time has become rare, indeed.
I am shelving this baby for at least 6 months. I REALLY want to start on this Revell Tomcat and get some super-detailing done. I have had ants in the pants to start on it for 2 months now, since I got it. If you haven't guessed by now I am ADD. Plus, I am tired of this Academy kit. It is 85% done and I'll post the pics to prove it but I just HAVE to put it away for a while. I hope to start on the 'other' lady mid next month if all goes well. I know most of us have been guilty of this in the past!
Anyways, I'll still oversee this GB. Luckily, at work I have the ability to check out all of your progress.
I'm glad Mitch is back!! Especially with a new job and a free kit from his former employer. Lets see some of that talent you got back in action! We all remember what you were putting out last time.
I guess that's all for now. I have to start getting prepared for my new brother-in-law's wedding in July and and good friends in August.
But you bet I'll be in Atlanta for Nats!!!!! Not competing, unfortunately- but I'll be there with my drool rag...

narita buid f14 . Excelent!!!

http://www.naritafamily.com/Scalemodel/airplanes/photo_frame.htm

Originally posted by MA Cooke Chuck: Thanks Mitch: This is the very good 72nd scale Fujimi kit. I will comply with a close image of the lady in an upcoming photo session this weekend when I hopefully put this baby to bed. Chuck Fly Navy Reply Edit bstrump Member since March 2004 From: British Columbia,Canada Posted by bstrump on Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:10 AM Lookin' good, Chuck. Giving it some "claws" sure adds to the look. Mitch: Congrats on the offer! And in your chosen field, too. As for the Aires sets, I don't have experience with these in particular but I'm pretty sure they'll be like most resin sets. Lots of fiddlin' around to get them to fit properly. Reply MA Cooke Member since February 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH Posted by MA Cooke on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:22 AM Chuck: Great looking 'Cat so far. What kit is that? Any closeups of the nekk'id lady nose art? Is that an F-8 I spy in the background? On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N; Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:41 AM Got a little closer in completing this cat over the weekend. Here we have the main wheels and drop tanks installed. An image before I install the ordnance and horizontal tails. VF-41 at this point of the war were configured with a 4 Sidewinder, 2 Phoenix loadout while flying CAP missions. Missiles were painted glossy Ghost Grey 16375, the Sidewinders with a Gun Metal warhead. The AIM-54C's had Flat White nose cones. Using the set of missiles from the Fujimi kit and an extra set of Sidewinders from the Hasegawa weapons set. The extra set of AIM-9 missile rails was courtesy of the Academy F-14A kit. Also added RBF tags on the Sidewinders. Don't get to see this configuration to often. With the missiles now installed we can now work on the details on the topside of the aircraft which includes the PE bits on the canopy, install the seats and control sticks. I will pose this with the canopy open. I will need to carefully pop the step panel off the nose so I can install the step ladder. This Tomcat is about done. More to follow. Chuck Fly Navy Reply Edit MA Cooke Member since February 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH Posted by MA Cooke on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 11:21 PM Hi everyone. A few weeks back I posted photos of my FOUR F-14 models, two were bought by my boss, one was a commission build for him. Not any longer...I was down-sized from that job this past week, and he simply said "don't worry about the model kit, keep it". Well, that's kind of him. As for losing my job, it's only temporary. Today I received an offer from a company for a position doing what I have experience doing, utilizing my degree, and paying substantially more than I was being paid. I had been selling copper wire, which really didn't draw from my technical background or my B.S. in mechanical engineering. So, as for the F-14D that I was building for the boss, I'm kinda in a quandary. I have the forward fuselage assembled, WITHOUT the gear bay, and the doors glued into the "closed" position - he wanted it displayed "in flight". I'm thinking I can buy Aires wheel well set, anyone got experience with these? On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N; Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:10 PM Sorry I have been absent for a while. The computer caught a virus and I had to blow out the entire operating system. I up now. The strip job is close. Just the creases and crevises to get but I was in Southern California for a week so the build took a break. All of the builds look great. Reply Edit bstrump Member since March 2004 From: British Columbia,Canada Posted by bstrump on Friday, June 17, 2005 11:10 PM Nice looking Cat you have there, uscusn. I really like the marking scheme on this one. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 17, 2005 11:04 AM nice cat too uscusn hope to see more of it soon pal great paint too pls keep em coming :) Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:28 AM With this cat finally nearing completion. Just completed the decal and final clear coat stage. Now to install the landing gear, droptanks, tailhook and the missiles. This cat will be configured with 4 AIM 9L's and a pair of AIM-54C's as it appeared at this point of time during the Gulf War. Using a Red Felt tip marker to edge the gear doors. A tip someone had mentioned I believe in FSM. Great idea, a time saver and much easier to do without making a mess. Nose gear and doors installed. Nose wheels are painted and installed. Also a wash of Burnt Umbar to high light the details and dirty up the bays. A mixture of Flat Black and Burnt Umbar is used to paint the tires. LH side strut and doors installed. RH side main strut view. More images to follow. Chuck Fly Navy Reply Edit armorman Member since April 2003 From: Charlotte, NC Posted by armorman on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:35 PM Hey fellas- well, here is my tiny little update: I got the leading edges of the wings airbrushed as well as the area under the forward edge of the intakes. I am thinking in the next few weeks I am going to break open the 1/32 Tomcat and get it going. This one will be a superdetail job. I bought a heck of a lot of wires and aluminum tubing for the gear and gear wells. uscusn- - coming along very nicely, pal! Excellent paint job! Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 13, 2005 6:56 AM USCUSN, Awesome cat, buddy! Looks just like the real thing. They were one hangar down from where I was at when I was stationed @ Oceana w/ VF-33. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 13, 2005 2:04 AM With the DSL service finally up and running I can now post images. To summarize this is Fujimi's 72nd scale F-14A Tomcat, this build will depict VF-41 Black Aces 101, as it appeared aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the first Gulf War, 1991. Last post was just as I had completed the gloss stage. At this point the decals and semi-gloss has been applied. Getting the images to my host site was rather time consuming so a more detailed report with images will be submitted tomorrow. Almost done. Nice to be up and running again. Nice Black Night Tomcat there Sentry. Nice to see y'all again. Lot's of images taken. So I hope y'all ready to see them. Chuck Fly Navy Reply Edit Steve Filak Member since December 2002 From: USA Posted by Steve Filak on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:05 PM Guys- Just a reminder to everyone that the ARC F-14 Group Build is still running, but there are only a couple of weeks left. If you'd like to submit an entry, now would be the time. Right now, we have 69 entries, and I'm predicting 80 by June 30. See http://scaleair.com/groupbuild for further details. Cheers, Steve Steve Filak, Sr. Aircraft Resource Center Admin Staff http://aircraftresourcecenter.com Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 11, 2005 7:28 AM thanks guys Ping long time din see u , hope to see your cat too , u have done nice on other planes Welcome back mitch too so which one u be starting with. Thank amour and well at someone cook for u now thanks BStrump hope to see most your guys cats too. I be rest for awhile . also gone for shopping for decal preferably for the cats . Reply Edit pingtang Member since April 2003 From: NSW, Australia Posted by pingtang on Friday, June 10, 2005 9:31 PM That's a beautiful cat you have produced there Sentry. Great work . I finally pulled my cat back out of it's box yesterday, still got a long way to go, but I reckon I can finish it by August 1st. I've got the front section all glued up and filled, just needs a sand and a re-scribe. After I get the lower fuselage on, it won't be long til I can finally paint the thing. -Daniel Reply 1234567»Last » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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