F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

QUOTE: Originally posted by reggiethedorf im afraid the shrunken patch is my bad i was cropping it so that it would have less white space but i guess i messed it up. i will get it fixed asap

Thanks Reg! I thought maybe admin had something to do with it. Personally I didn't mind the extra white space. While you're at it, how about making the badge about two or three times larger than what it was?Excellent advertising for our GB!

QUOTE: Originally posted by fighterguru were did you order your Cats from? If I can get one for that Price Ill jump on it.

I ordered mine from Great Models Webstoregreatmodels.com. They were having a one-day only 40% off sale on 1/72 aircraft kits on Wednesday. The normal price at GMW is $10.60 I believe.

im afraid the shrunken patch is my bad i was cropping it so that it would have less white space but i guess i messed it up. i will get it fixed asap

were did you order your Cats from? If I can get one for that Price Ill jump on it.

I ordered a couple more yesterday from GMW. Academy 1/72 Cats for $9.60 a piece! Man, this is gonna be one heck of a GB! Also, does anybody know what's up with the shrunken GB patch?

What's up????? I had to work today. (Bummer!!) I have the white areas painted on my A-4E. Next is masking for all the gray to be shot. I may do that tonight. I have my F-14 kits ready. We should all exchange EMails before the build starts so we don't have to just use the Forum to communicate.

Sounds good Daniel! I think these Academy Cats are gonna be great. Is it January yet???

Got me a 1/48 Academy cat. Gonna get some AM decals for it one day when I can get to a decent hobby shop. And maybe a Resin cockpit. Should be fun, can't wait to start it.

Ill be doing an Academy 1/48 F14 Tomcat Im not sure what sqaudron Itll be from I still have to pick it up from the LHS

I'm ready to go! I've got Hasegawa's F-14D in 72 scale which I'll be converting to a "B" and using TwoBobs decals for VF-11's CAG bird. I just might sneak in another one as well. I'm thinking VF-211 in the gray-over-white with the red and white "checker board" on the tail. Or maybe...

I thought about going down to Phoenix for the Nats but I couldn't get the time off. I hope in 2006 or 2007 they may be closer. I have heard that Seattle may be on the plan for '07! I am aquiring a Tamiya model of the WWII version of the USS Enterprise carrier. I am going to build it in honor of my Grandfather who had to rebuild it after the Battle of Midway. He and my Dad have told me about seeing it come into Bremerton Naval Shipyards smashed to bits!
I have all 3 of my F-14 kits and the decals. The 2 F-14B's will be VF-11 Red Rippin' Muthas 75th anniversary schemes. The F-14D will be VF-213 Ramapant Lions over Afghanistan. The decals are from Two Bobs.

I'm ready to go... I sold the Hasegawa to a pal and am using the Academy 1/48 Tomcat instead- on closer inspection I really like this kit. I've got the black box cockpit to go with it but it looks to need a little 're-sizing' to fit. I think. The TwoBobs 60th Ann. Jolly Rogers decals are stunning and for ten bucks a great deal. So far I have spent 50 bucks on this, all in all not too bad. That was the price for the Hasegawa kit before shipping!
Mark, thanks for the info on the EA-6B... the LHS has it but I have exhausted my kit budget for a while. He says he can get them anytime. So sometime in the near future... The photo of the S-3B is very sweet, indeed. Nice work, pal.
I have shelved the 1/72 Super Hornet for a little while. The Nav Av. GB is over on Dec 31 so I figure I have time. All that is left is to paint the fuselage and apply the decals. I'm not going for the paint scheme provided in the inst. I've tried and perfected a wash technique that will really bring out the panel lines. The real reason I shelved the Hornet is when I was at Hobby Lobby for the much 'threaded' sale I picked up a Tamiya 1/35 M1A2 Abrams and I am back in the saddle for some ARMOR action. It has some innacuracies but I am stoked to begin. it's my namesake after all... I missed the tanks.
My big news is that I am going to use this M1A2 for a dio that I am going to do for the 2005 Atlanta show. I've got an idea kicking around that comes from a image I got off of CNN.com. The other is... I am going to use this Tomcat from the build for a carrier deck dio that has an elevator, weps on the vehicle, and the crew standing in front of the aircraft. That means I am doing this bird wings swept and I have some pics gathered for that. I've never entered a contest other than a local one when I was 12 so I am excited. I found some carrier detail equip that I think will work for this...
Sorry to spout but I am excited to have a focus for these two kits and I am ready to begin- just gotta complete this pesky hornet sometime soon. Later fellas.
-armorman

i got my kit, i plan to do things OOTB

How is every one doing on Kit Aqusition?

It is the AMT/Ertl kit which really was a reissue of the ESCI kit. Great model with lots of detail. I think Italeri has reissued it now. I Microscale decals from Desert Storm 1991. Intersting suject since it is lo vis decals on a hi vis paint job. I will send a pic.

you are giving me ideas, mark- too bad the hobby budget has been exhausted for a while. Whose S-3B is that in 1/48?

It is the Monogram kit. The unfortunate part is that they use the A-6 wings. Which are not correct. But it is still a very impressive kit. It will look good next to my F-14, S-3B and F/A-18D. Groups of 1/48 kits always looks great together.

I agree... the Bug is nice but the Cat is the real looker. The photos really don't show all that much- I have made much more progress since. Thanks for the kind words, Mark. Is that EA-6B the Revell 1/48 kit? My LHS has it but I think my closet is full enough. I'd love to have that one. I've done a monogram Intruder- it's one of my favorites, even if it was one of my first builds. So many years ago. I

Great looking Super Bug. I still like the Tomcat better! I have been itching to build my EA-6B also. BUT, the 2 A-4's have to get done first.

Thanks for the recommendations pingtang! It does have a macro mode and I will try it out when the lady brings the camera home from work. Hopefully I'll be able to zoom on the details and give a better picture of what is going on in the 'front office'. I realized that I put it in my sig after I posted- I'll fix it. Thanks again!

The super bug is looking very nice mate. Good to see some pics of it. However, when you posted the pics, you seem to have put them in your signature, so that every post you've ever made will have those pics beneath it. Posting them in the main body of you're message would be better.

The photos are pretty good, but to get the close up ones in focus more, try your camera on macro mode (if it has one). This allows you to get the lens much closer to the object that you're photographing. Absolutely nothing wrong with the model though. Thanks for sharing.

I can't wait to tackle the BlackBox Cockpit! It's sitting here waiting for me. Here are some progress photos of a 1/72 Has Super Bug for the Nav Av GB- can't wait to get it done and start working on something bigger- LIKE A TOMCAT!
Later fellas.

That Black Box cockpit is great!!! What detail. I have one of their F-16 cockpits in 1/32 scale and it is wonderful. I have to get some work done on these A-4's.

For those who wonder about the BlackBox F-14 cockpit, and others who just want to see the build-up of the Hasegawa-kit ; check out
http://www.kitparade.com/features01/f14cockpitdwa_1.htm

armorman- I haven't seen any pics of your superbug yet. Are you going to upload them? I'd like to see some. I've seen the hobby lobby thread Wish I could get there, I'd love to get some cheap kits .

hmmm, Mark- I'll try it again. Have yall seen that Hobby Lobby thread?

Thanks guys!!! The A-4 builds are coming along, it is I have not been able to do much lately. I will send in progress shots. Hey Armorman, the photos did not come through on your email about your Super Bug.

jeez, I like em both! Maybe use either one? Nice work pingtang!

Sorry blokes, just realised that's supposed to be "F-14 GB '05", I'll fix it up later.

Alright guys..... Here's my entry for the GB badge. It's my first go at making one, so go easy on me. The other one that's floating around looks great, but I thought I'd give it a go antway, and see how you guys like it. Here it is:



You don't have to use it, just tell me if you think it's any good. I'm trying to learn all this image editting stuff. But, you can use it if you want to.