UK_tomcat_fan

I stand corrected, apologies!

now that is a great paint scheme!

Nice F-14, one small problem I think I can see is the Engines are incorrect for the timeframe (when VF-211's CO bird was retired i thought they were on B's) Aside from that... very very nice!

The Maiden is the Iron basket used by the AF on the KC-135's

I believe Aussie F-111's taxi with canopies open

How much of a difference is there between the "Naval" basket and the Maiden? (from a pilots PoV)

liking the helmet on that, very nice work

you could try this way of doing the MDC: The Airfix 1/48 Hawk canopy. The MDC looks to be a little heavy, how can it be improved? Easy, paint it! The chord is actually engraved on the inside of the canopy, so the trick is to make a thin mix of water-soluble paint and flow it into the recesses. Don't worry if you overshoot the detail, let the paint touch dry for a few minutes and then... Taking a clean cloth, remove the excess. If there are any stubborn spots, moisten the cloth. Take care not to crack the canopy. Job done! An easy improvement over the unpainted MDC chord. Courtesy of

I thought the US carriers trapping gear had been upgraded specifically to deal with heightened weight on trapping...

ive seen it on FOD covers not sure if there steelbeach though

I am shortly off to Melbourne florida, i will be visiting the VAC warbird museum in titusville... I am looking at doing some walk around / detail shots... Here is a list of their aircraft: F-86 (should be arriving today!), used to be Snorts aircraft! Twin Seat Mig 21 (not sure about access on this one) OV- Mohawk F-4 Phantom Tico Belle C-47 F-14a Tomcat (Black Aces) Intruder Corsair 2 Modfied F-5 Tiger plus more http://www.vacwarbirds.org Forgot to Mention, let me know what aircraft you want and i will walk around / detail shoot them :0

Andre was asking what scale do you need it for 1/72 1/48 1/32??

wonder how the Iranians are going to overhaul the engines on their fleet... im guessing they will call on their Russian counterparts for their Engines

i have just posted a load of F-14 Weapons pics at: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....p;#entry1600600 Although none of these made it to Fleet (they were tested using VX-9 Vampires)

BOMBS... Dual AMRAAM... Condor AGM-53A (did not reach production)

This was posted over on the Tomcat-Sunset forums. thought it would be interesting to people here: Here's an assortment of weapon arrangements that did or didn't make it to the fleet. Countermeasures.... Harpoon... Dual Sidewinders.... HARM....

nice... However you wouldnt get a cat with the canopy open, spread winged and slats dropped they normally would be wings swept or overswept with canopy open also your rear phoenix rails are backwards still Aside from that a nice looking cat albeit in the Rogers colors (too many of those in museums and models)

i think it would have been a brown suit moment if i experienced that...

nice model... quick go rubbish diving!

ah i thought you meant the Rough Raiders bird...

Looking at the intakes they are small and round meaning its a Legacy bird... however i may be wrong

what about the P-51 where they bolted 2x P-51s together?

wheres the pin though? By the intake near the number 5? Martin

Nice models of the Rippers.... one question... will we be able to see the remaining ones?

as promised i have found the digital camo