F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, November 22, 2004 5:00 AM

I'll have to check that movie out mate. And, armornan, keep changing your mind, you've got a whole month to make it up. It's the best way to come up with something original. I'll probably build mine OOTB with the addition of a resin cockpit, I'm too lazy to convert it to anything else. If I can get my hands on another kit I'll consider building a couple of them at the same time.

-Daniel

Reply

Awood23

Member since
May 2003
From: Belgium

Posted by Awood23 on Monday, November 22, 2004 7:47 AM

for you guys in this build that may be looking for a little inspiration for this build, I just found this over on ARC's web site and thought you guys would enjoy. This is amazing
http://s96920072.onlinehome.us/Gal3/2901-3000/Gal2997_F-14_Tan/gal2997.htm

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/Awood23/DarkSideBadge.jpg

"your' not trying if your not cheating" "no one ever won a war by dying for his country, he won it by making the other poor bugger die for his" 'never before have so many owed so much to so few" 1/48 Spitfire %80

Reply

bstrump

Member since
March 2004
From: British Columbia,Canada

Posted by bstrump on Monday, November 22, 2004 8:38 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Awood23

for you guys in this build that may be looking for a little inspiration for this build, I just found this over on ARC's web site and thought you guys would enjoy. This is amazing
http://s96920072.onlinehome.us/Gal3/2901-3000/Gal2997_F-14_Tan/gal2997.htm

That is amzing! Thanks for sharing the link.

Reply

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:40 AM

I'm finally gonna get to the not-so local hobby shop tomorrow so I might come back with lots of goodies for my Tomcat. It's too bad I don't have more money to spend, on second thoughts maybe it's a good thing, I do need food for the next few weeks (or do I?. Mischief [:-,]

).

-Daniel

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 26, 2004 9:59 PM

I got my 1/72 F-14A by Hasegawa today. What a kit!!! Tons of parts with photo etch. The flaps and slats are already separate. Decals for 4 different planes. Unfortunately no weapons just a TARPS pod. Typical Hase kit. How was everyone's Turkey Day (US)???

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Sunday, November 28, 2004 5:05 PM

I am still recovering from the in-laws and the excellent turkey we had at their place. The good news is I got to frequent the Hobby Lobby several times and caught some good deals and replenished my tools. Bad news is I didn't have any time to devote to the Nav Av GB but I really don't have much left to do... The holiday was nice and relaxing and I have enough turkey for some turkey-iceberg lettuce-mayo-white bread- sandwiches for a long time! Later fellas..

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, November 29, 2004 8:42 AM

boy i miss thanksgiving dinner back home. we would have mountains of excellent food and days of excellent leftovers. turkey with gravy...... and leftover pumpkin pie. this year we didnt even have any kind of celebration cos it was kinda pointless. if its any consolation, christmas is gonna be great cos my aunt is coming down from kentucky ! Big Smile [:D]

wait a moment, im rambling here........

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Monday, November 29, 2004 5:22 PM

so are you from Kentucky Reggie? Singapore is a long ways from there.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

Reply

fighterguru

Member since
February 2003
From: north carolina

Posted by fighterguru on Monday, November 29, 2004 6:16 PM

Im pretty close on The Nav air build myself I can't wait to finish it and get started on the F14 and Aerobatic group build.

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:18 PM

nope, im from New Jersey, my aunt (mom's sister) married a guy from Kentucky. Kentucky or New jersey, its still a really really long way. the last time i went back, it took me 33 hours to get from the house in singapore to the house in New Jersey. oooohhh-sah.... gotta have patience with that trip.

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:32 PM

ah, Jersey- I was in Atlantic City on business a month ago. The hotel workers were on strike so it made the stay a real 'trip'.

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 Friday, December 3, 2004 5:22 AM

boy that must have been fun - not ! havent been to atlantic city much though. its funny how as a "local" you dont do the "sights" as much as a tourist might.

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:48 AM

jeez, I gotta say Atlantic City sucks. It was dirty and trash was all over the place. I would love to start this build now- but January is close.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

Reply

bstrump

Member since
March 2004
From: British Columbia,Canada

Posted by bstrump on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:13 PM

Well guys I couldn't wait for January so I got out one of the Academy 1/72 F14s from the shelf and started building! Big Smile [:D]

I'll be finishing it as either VF-32 or VF-21 Desert Sheild/ Desert Storm black-tailed CAG. Thumbs Up [tup]

This one won't be one of my GB builds but it'll help cure some of the itch I've got for building a Tomcat.

Reply

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:42 PM

I was contemplating the same thing but I have to finish my Nav Av GB Hornet this weekend.

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 Saturday, December 4, 2004 2:40 PM

I may do the same thing. But I have several IPMS reviews to get done. 2 German armour, a photo etch set for the RM F-15E, Decals for sa 1/48 P-61 and a F-86. I will more than likely take a break from this review stuff for a while after I get all this done. Big Smile [:D]

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Sunday, December 5, 2004 10:25 PM

I don't blame you. I try to keep my builds fairly spaced out- it takes me 3-4 months to finish a kit anyways. I say this as I have 3 kits in mid-build. I was so excited to have them I tackled them all at once. Big mistake- they will have to wait until after the Tomcat GB to get done. I did receive Aires Resin Seats and the Bombcat Resin Conversion kit from Squadron Friday. This conversion kit looks oh so fine. These seats are the best I have seen yet- can't wait to get paint on 'em. Originally the conversion kit was for Monogram's F-14A, but I emailed Mackey Sue over at Squadron and she was told it should fit the Academy kit even better. This is good. I have decided to build the RM kit along side. Only problem is- it appears to be a good kit except for one thing: raised panel lines. I'll have to sand and scribe. In order to use my weathering technique I have to have engraved panel lines. Might need to add another month to the GB run time. Now I am rambling...I'm itching to start this build!!!!

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, December 6, 2004 3:51 AM

boy im itchng to start this build. im thinking about how i want to portray this aircraft. one things for sure, i want 6 phoenix missles, but i cant decide if i should have it on the catapult, approaching the catapult, or sitting in a maintenence position.

Reply
Edit

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 4:01 AM

ok, ive decided that i want to do it sitting on the catapult, with gear kneeled. now i need a base ! where can i get 1/48 aircraft carrier base patterns ?

Reply
Edit

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, December 6, 2004 4:34 AM

Reggie-Try Verlinden. I think they make display bases in 1/48. There may be others out there but thats all I can think of for now.

As for my Tomcat, I think it's gonna be a pretty much OOB affair. I might do some scratchbuilding in the cockpit and other areas, but I can't really afford a resin pit. I want to get some other decals though, I don't really like the kit scheme. Can't wait to start, not long now though.

-Daniel

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 5:10 AM

is that the academy cat that you have ? i heard less than good things about academy decals, so AM decals wil probably be the way to go

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Monday, December 6, 2004 10:44 AM

The Academy decals I got for this burd look prert good but Ihave some some stories about their adherance- Won't be using them anyways.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

Reply

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Monday, December 6, 2004 6:02 PM

Yeah, I've got the academy cat. The decals can't be to bad because I have one sitting here that I built about 10 years ago and the decals are all still stuck down nicely. And I applied them on a matte finish. I really only wanted to use other decals because I don't really like the scheme, and Academy decals don't have the best track record anyway.

-Daniel

Reply

fighterguru

Member since
February 2003
From: north carolina

Posted by fighterguru on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:02 PM

I am so ready to fly I picked up my Academy Cat today its an awsome looking kit I wasn't to happy with the lack of detail in the pit but Ill survive. I can't aford to do aftermarket stuff right now so Ill build this one OOB and the next one I do ill do aftermarket.

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 11:24 PM

I have had bad luck with the Academy decals. I use AM decals on about 90% of my aircraft. I am going to build the 1/72 Hasegawa kit with wings out, flaps/slats down and in the kneeling position. Lots of stuff to look at that way. I may pound out my 1/48 RM F-15E this month. I am going to have some extra time off. Use the Eduard photo etch and the Two Bobs 'One More Time for the Gipper' decals. It will be sweet.

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 8:37 PM

I like how that Has 'Cat is sounding, Mark. Does it come with the kneeling front gear and seperate flaps/slats or are you going to have to do some surgery? I am doing my 1/48 Academy 'Cat wings full back, canopy open heading up the elevator. Prob no weps on her with a full load on the cart. Maybe. To really make it look right I will have to buy the carrier base and modify it or... scratchbuild it myself. It all depends on how much something like that will cost. That RM F-15E is a great kit by the way... sounds good with the 'Gipper' decals and the Eduard PE.

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

Reply

bstrump

Member since
March 2004
From: British Columbia,Canada

Posted by bstrump on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:57 PM

I'll be doing mine basically OOB but with AM decals. One will be done parked with wings back and canopy closed and the other I'm thinking of doing ready for take-off with a full load of weapons.

Reply

pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Thursday, December 9, 2004 5:32 AM

Now you've all gone and goy me interested in modifying my cat. The dropped flaps and kneeling landing gear sounds fun, but it would mean I'd need a carrier base. I'll have a look at it again and decide if I am capable of such surgery. Thanks for the inspiration lads (I think).

-Daniel

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9, 2004 5:41 PM

The Hase Cat comes with the kneeled front leg and separate flaps and slats. It even has the option of the very early wing glove vanes. I wish more kits came that way. Doing the surgery to drop the flight controls and all is such a huge pain. Another drawback on this kit is no weapons. Just a TARPS pod. May have to find a 1/72 Hase weapons set. Most of their kits have no weapons any more. Boohoo [BH]

Reply
Edit

armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Thursday, December 9, 2004 9:58 PM

no kidding Mark- I hate doing that surgery too and that is why I am doing mine a different way. I think i may have found an inexpensive carrier base so I'll see what I can get up to over the holidays on research and photos. I hate when Hasegawa does that on the weps kits... I have an older 1/72 F-18 still in box that only has 2 drop tanks, NO sidewinders!!!! Probably why it's still in the box.
Daniel, it's impossible to not want to modify!!! This Academy kit looks so good I am making changes on a daily basis. Luckily, I have a pretty deep spares box that I can hit for ideas. Seeing your work on the Nav Av GB- I can't wait to see what your tomcat looks like!

Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM

Reply

THE MAGAZINE

CONTACT US

RECENT ARTICLES

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT REVIEWS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT REVIEWS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT VIDEOS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT THREADS

CATEGORIES

NEW PRODUCTS

OUR STORE

CURRENT ISSUE

SEARCH FINESCALE.COM