scott_t Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Decided to jump in with a Tamiya F-14D. First of all, I forgot how "small" 1/48th is to me now after working on 1/32nd aircraft armor in 1/35th & 1/16th. I'll be using the Quinta cockpit set and I have ResKit exhausts and I have ResKit thermal coated GBU-12 weapons on the way. I also have some 3D printed landing gear that looks very nice as well. I am going for a low viz line bird versus a fancy CAG bird. An hour's worth of work to remove the nice kit molded details to prep for the Quinta set. Paint to follow ....... black base coat followed by the cockpit color. -Scott 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Nice! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Scott Nice choice, as you can never go wrong with a Tomcat. The past months, I've been doing a lot of building in 48th scale and yes, it does take a little getting used to size wise, but the detail is all there. I'm a huge fan of Quinta 3D detail sets and they transform Tamiya already detail office into a show case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 On 2/22/2024 at 10:32 PM, Martinnfb said: Nice! Beautiful pics Martin !!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Well here we are so far ....... Quinta cockpit decals ...... I have a set of Legend F-14D seats that still need painting. On to the next area ......nose gear bay and forward fuselage -Scott 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Looking mighty good - just love those Quinta detail sets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Still working on the Felix Cat ...... life events and work getting in the way. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Really nice! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Looks great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Scott Looking mighty good and you're already way ahead of my Big Cat. Terrific progress for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Looks good Scott. Everyone loves the Tomcat! Me? It’s a love/hate relationship. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Scott Absolutely.🏆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Just to prove that I'm still at it ...............working on landing gear, pylons, etc. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Scott Some mighty nice sea going weathering. Surely replicates all the photographs I have of operational Tomcats.🏆 I'm always going the opposite way of a almost freshly painted aircraft/museum finish for my collection. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Here we are ...... decals on ...... need to gloss coat over them, wash, dull coat and a whole lot more. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Scott WOW, looking mighty good, decal work and weathering are spot on. You're absolutely in the home stretch now. This morning, I finally finished the last of the never seeming air brush list and tomorrow I'll be gloss and then decaling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 4 hours ago, Peterpools said: Scott WOW, looking mighty good, decal work and weathering are spot on. You're absolutely in the home stretch now. This morning, I finally finished the last of the never seeming air brush list and tomorrow I'll be gloss and then decaling. Looking forward to your update Peter !!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Thanks Scott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 That surface is perfect! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Standing up her gear now !! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 That is beautiful. Looks absolutely real. Love it Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 9 hours ago, Jeff said: That is beautiful. Looks absolutely real. Love it Jeff Thanks Jeff !!! Work has begun on the weapons loadout. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Scott Looking mighty good and a milestone when the Big Cat is up on her gear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 16 hours ago, Peterpools said: Scott Looking mighty good and a milestone when the Big Cat is up on her gear. Thanks Peter !!!!! Hope to have it finished this week ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Scott Awesome .. looking forward to the next update of your Big Cat crossing the finish line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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