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    Yup, 1/32 but there available in other scales too.
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    Time to show this Tomcat build some love. I received the crew figures from Reed Oak and the Red Fox IP decals so did some work on the cockpit. I used Tamiya XF-19 to paint the tub and sidewalls. There's not a lot of scraping off of moulded on details since Tamiya didn't really include any. I assembled one of the kit seats to check the fit of the figures. The figures were then removed from their printed cages. I haven't done the final cleanup on them yet but they're really impressive. Here they are plunked on the seat . They fit really well without any mods. I then put the seat in the cockpit tub and checked how the figures fit there. The pilot's left hand even rests on the throttles. Or at least where the throttles should be I'll be definitely considering more of the Reed Oak figures for my builds. Especially since Norbert just announced an F-4 Spook.
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    The Meteor was a detuned Merlin used in several British tanks. I think many Russian tanks had V-12 engines as well.
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    Congrats to everyone! It was great seeing the variety of entries. Next time I need to just focus on one build and then I might finish on time.
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    Shrinkage? Masked and painted will look better anyways.
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    What's the best way to thin a wing trailing edge? Tape a piece of sandpaper to the bench and grind away? Or is there something better/easier/more consistent?
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    That's not a bad idea Peter. Lots of car companies made engines and other bits for aircraft and tanks. Some even made them outright. Ford: - jeeps, trucks, lots of tank engines, Trimotor GM: - trucks, Wildcat, more engines Chrysler: - M1 Abrams, tank engines again, Mitsubishi: - Zero, lots of postwar JASDF planes Benz: - plane engines, staff cars, Rolls Royce - Merlin, Griffon, Spey Porsche: - various tanks, Kubelwagen Definitely lots of possibilities for this.
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    Reedoak.com
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    I plead the 5th.
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    Glad to have been a bad influence. I think. Reedoak has a set of figures that are lounging in the cockpit rather than flying so that might work for your build.
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    Looking good there Scott. Want a crack at a Tamiya one? Don't think I'll do a third one. Lol.
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    Peter, that chassis looks fantastic. Showroom fresh. I've got a good size collection of car kits myself including some in 1/12 scale. Best part is I have one of my '91 Beat that's in the garage.
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    Forgot to post this but last week the figures I ordered from Reed Oak arrived. They're amazing and fit perfectly into the Tamiya kit seats. The extra helmets will go into my Final Countdown Tomcat to be placed on the seats in that build.
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    One thing I've always hated on Navy aircraft is the red outline on the landing gear bay doors. Then I tried a red Gundam marker and now it's easy peasy.
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    Some detail bits. A couple of mini er, minguns and a cockpit set for Tomcat #2. Some more bits for the big Tiger and a hing tool . It makes hinges too.
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    Scott, you were asking about the Barracuda nose, here's a quick comparison to the kit one. Ignore the fact that it's bisected. I'm going to drop an engine into mine which gets around the fit issue I have with my version.
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    Papa Tomcat and baby Tomcat...
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    Thanks Peter. Looks like I'm going to just miss the cutoff. That's ok as I finally got this build off my bucket list. Here's more progress. Here's the nose section masked and painted. There's some touch-ups needed but those will wait until I've joined the two fuselage sections.
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    Oh yeah, gear doors are painted.
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    Still plugging away. Missiles are painted. Gear has had Hasegawa Mirror Finish applied to the oleos. Fuselage is coming together as well. Forced perspective might be throwing the proportions off a bit.
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    I paint the cockpit, then add the decals. Any weathering comes last. I haven't sealed them prior to weathering. This has worked on Quinta and Kits World 3D decals. I have some Red Fox and Eduard ones but haven't used them yet. Hope that helps. Carl
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    Thanks Rob. I think it'll be close. We'll see how much I can get done over the next couple days.
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    The ventral fins are painted. Thanks to Scott for the heads up on the decal issue. Made it easier to do them now reather than when attached to the fuselage. Speaking of the fuselage, I did a quick test fit together. I started work on the canopy. Masking the clear bits and slowly gluing the frame on. A coat of black.
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    Stunning work on the ejection seat as well as the rest of the cockpit. I'd be completely frightened by the idea of repainting it after it's assembled.
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    Lovely build Rob. A challenging build so the results are well worth it. Looking forward to the next one.
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