Peterpools

Mark Awesome news. I’m in the second group and still waiting ... the latest update from Jetmads is they are In production of the second group of 500 kits and should be shipping some time in January. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Just horrible news and our hearts and prayers go out to all owe that suffered from the devastation. Peter

To the Staff of LSM Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas .. be safe and well. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi Kent, Perfectly OK, just a lesson to be learned and you're so right, as I'm already ahead of the next Tamiya Tomcat build. 😉 Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Mike, much appreciated. Sometimes things work out for the best and the FOD covers and ladder with steps will be a nice look. From now on, the motto will be: Double check and glue once. Just love those Quinta Detail Cockpit Sets Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Rob, much appreciated. I'm finally happy with the office, both in the flesh and in the pics.hanks Still can't believe I did it but I've learned a BIG lesson, at 74 years of age and having been through chemo, sometimes I have a few m ore senior moments then in the past. From this point on, I need to double check everything before committing to glue; almost as: measure twice, cut once! I might be able to push the compressor fans in but that will still leave a large unpainted area in the rear of the intakes where the assembly would have been. I'm just thinking using the QB FOD covers will work out pretty good and then I'll add the boarding ladder and steps plates. In the end, not a bad option. Also, the bright side of my Senior moment, is I have two complete rear intake assembly for my next F-14 and there will be more to follow. Keep 'em comin Peter

BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AND OH NO 12/21/21 Backwards: After reviewing my photographs from the last update and realizing how bad the dry brushing looked compared to how well it looked in the flesh, I decided I would need to clean up my act and focus on how the details appear in photographs, especially those shot with a macro lens. I removed the almost all the dry rushing and, in some instances repainted the offending parts. I added some light washes to the canvas IP cowling covers, then picked out the details with a brush and did the same for the ejection seats. Moving Forward: I completed both the intake assemblies, whose fit was typical Tamiya, air brushed them in three sections with Tamiya LP 2Gloss White Lacquer, including the front compressor hubs and completed the compressor fans in a mix of Model Air Aluminum and Gun Metal and a Tamiya Black Panel Line Wash to highlight the details. Using the Furball Decal – painting guide as my main color reference, the lower lip of the intake is shown as white and not polished aluminum, so I left it as is. Assembling the wings, Tamiya has a glue line just forward of the trailing edge, so they trailing edges would be razor sharp but in doing so, created a joint/panel line. I compared the wing to the scale plans in Danny Coreman’s F-14 book and they did not exist, so it was filled in with Tamiya White Putty and removed. After the main gear bays were with painted Tamiya LP2 Gloss White and the entire intake assembly was glued into place with no fuss at all, at the wee hours of the morning. OH NO OH NO, what have I done! All this work on the intakes and I just suffered a HUGE SENION MOMENT. Sitting smack dab on my cutting mat were the two rear interior portion of the intakes with the front compressor fans. I installed the exterior portions of the assembly and never gave it a thought that I didn’t glue the interior parts in place. The glue had already dried rock solid and there is no way on earth I could push them in place. Has the chemo chemicals effected my brain or just a senior moment; who knows but the damage is done. These are the choices are now have: Bin the kit – no way – failure is not an option. Buy new parts from Tamiya – way too expensive and way too much work. Build the kit with out the intake fans, hoping the dark interior would hide the omission – cheesy at best and no way. Buy a set of Quickboost FOD covers meant for the Hobby Boss kit, tweak them to fit the Tamiya kit. With FOD cover being used, I’ll add the boarding ladder and steps, so everything blends and move on. I like to work in sub assemblies and then test fit all of them and that’s how the Big Cat is at this moment; taped and being test fitted. Thanks for checking in Keep ‘em comin Peter OH NO, the interior rear intake assembly I forgot to install The external intake assembly glued in place Test fitting a number of sub assemblies

Wishing all my friends a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy the holidays and please stay safe. Keep 'em comin Peter

Nice looking details Keep 'em comin Peter

Mark Simply brilliant work - looking mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter

Kent Nice work on completing all the leading edge masking and painting. Terrific progress and looking mighty good. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Some mighty nice progress on your ZM Phantom. Phantoms and Tomcats just happen to be one of those model aircraft that do not need any nose weights as the main gear is so far aft. ZM does that a very different approach to the front office as compared to Tamiya but both have raise the bar to a very high level and each use the "spine plug" eliminating the nasty top fuselage seem. Keep 'em comin Peter

John Nice progress on the Wildcat ... fuselage looks mighty good. Of course the wings are another thing and I always shutter thinking how a kit with folding or extended wings, the wings will mess together. Fingers crossed.🤞 Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Mark Much appreciated and another awesome Tamiya kit. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob Bravo .. awesome start on the Big Guy. Terrific work and detail painting on the office - looks so good. I have my ZM F4J sitting right next to the bench as there are (were) a few more builds to be done before I was going to pick her up again and finish. Some how I have the feeling done in my bones, as I intently follow your build, my ZM Toom will be rolling out on the bench pretty much after the Tomcat is done.. Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil Seems as quite a few AM companies are now making 3D decals and cockpit sets. I used the Kit world sets for seatbelts - worked well and have the an Eduard Look set for the Mustang but haven't used it yet. I don't think Quinta makes a set for the Tamiya Mossie in either 32nd or 48th scales. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Ernie for the Christmas auction list, very much appreciated. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Phil Looking mighty good and the pre-shading comes through with just the right effect. Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai Nice work on correcting the back panel details. Lots of small detail work adds up in a big way. Keep 'em comin Peter

Nice progress on the tug Keep 'em comin Peter

Oliver Awesome detail work as always Keep 'em comin Peter

Kent Right with Rob and Harv - beautiful work. Keep 'em comin Peter

Phil It's the only way to fly 😉 Keep 'em comin Peter

Jerry One good looking Wildcat. Keep 'em comin Peter

Rob The front office is looking mighty good. When I built my Tamiya 1/48 Phantom a few months ago, the views and posts picked up to a high fever and the time I looked, it was over 8k views! I'm really starting to believe their is a solid interest in 48th scale here on the forum. I'm absolutely in the camp and ready to take a seat to follow your build. I still have my ZM F4J to finish up this winter as well and I'm feeling it in my bones, following your build will get it back on the bench sooner then I'm planning Peter