Jolly Rogers GB...2006-2007

I just posted these photos from last night on the Farewell F-14 group build, but I will show them here as well.  The body, wings, and small pieces have all been painted their gloss gull gray color. I will work on decals and a wash next, then sealing everything with a clear coat and adding the small parts.

The ejection seats are from True Details. 

This is how the cockpit turned out.  Obviously I have not done any work on the window sills yet.

A side shot with the seats temporarily installed.

The afterburners/exhausts.  I used mostly Model Master metalizer paints for this.

As I am now off until January 2, I plan on getting some more progress while I am at home.  If anyone has any questions on how I accomplished what I have done so far, or what paints I used, just ask. 

Merry Christmas to all!

Scott

Looking good Scott! Those engines look great.

I have been working slowly on the tomcat. It's been tough to work on it. The motivation to model kinda went away. Will hopefully get more going in the next few days. I have been puttering away on it bit at a time. Most all sub assemblies are ready to paint. All have been primed and lightly sanded. I just hate painting white!!

Just when I was starting to wonder what happened to everyone...

I finished up my F-14 on New Year's Eve thereby completing a whopping total of ten kits for 2006.  Anyway, here are the results of my labor.  Let me know if you have any questions or comments as I will continue to look in on the group.

im sorry to hear that G.A. are you planning any funeral arangements??

Hello!  Is there anybody out there?  Just checking.

well ive just had some family issues that have taken presidence but my tomcat is mostly together i just have to wait for the black box update set to get here and then i can put my bombs on the bird...ive started my f-4 cockpit...not much detail though so i may make this a clsed canopy i dont konw yet.

~Kale 

Finally!  I mustered up the courage to mask the metal finish on the horizontal stabs to get that one little stripe.  Kit is DONE!  As for the other two:  The F-18 is ready for painting, but I'm trying to finish some side projects (A Yak-1 and a Scorpion for some friends).  My F-14 suffered an accident as I set it on a table to get it out of the way and the dog decided to come and see me and she knocked it off the little table with her tail!  Minor damage:  Broken nose gear and the nose cone came off but everything else seems fine.

Discostu,

I wasn't going to bring up the chevron thing, just so you know. 

The Phantom looks phantastic!   I built the 1/72 version by Hasegawa several years ago, and remember the "fun" associated with decal placement.  To my advantage though, the side markings were single decals, not multiple parts as you have described. 

On a separate issue, I picked up the Dragon 1/144 Jolly Rogers F-14 and F/A-18 combo kit recently.  The parts and decals look pretty good, and I may attempt to build it up at some point in the not too distant future for this build.  Of course with Spring hopefully about to arrive in my area , I am hearing the longing "voice" of my road bike wanting to get back out and accumulate miles once again.

Disco Stu,

 I thought that the Air Force used Light Ghost Gray as the lighter gray on the F-15.  I will do some checking in my resources to verify this.

More Power Scotty wrote:

Air Force used Light Ghost Gray as the lighter gray on the F-15.

Confirmed for early F-15's

DiscoStu wrote:

Thank you.  That'll really help when I decide to start work on that Tomcat Wannabe. (Navy family.  Sorry.)

Good one! I'll have to remember that!

well just letting everybody know that i finally have a full primer coat on and im starting to mask for the skunk stripe and the wheel wells. hows everybody else doing

DiscoStu,

Just a suggestion, but if you do not have one already, Testor's Model Master put out a spiral bound book a few years ago (I still see it advertised in Squadron) that has a large cross-reference section in the back.  I use this source frequently when trying to figure out Gunze, Tamiya, and Humbrol equivalents in the Model Master line.  I have also seen a web site or two in the past that had some of the information, but the Model Master book has the most complete charts that I have found.

well everybody we have only a couple of weeks left....i have to finish decaling and then ill be done with my santa cat...if by chance anybody wants to extend the deadline by a month let me know and itll be done...thanks

Kale 

Kale,

It looks like only two of us have actually finished our projects thus far, so maybe an extension (perhaps to July 4) would be appropriate.  I keep checking in from time to time, and I am half considering adding another kit to the build (if I get a couple of other projects finished).  Just thoughts on my part, and I will check again to see what you decide.