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Jonathan_Lotton

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  1. The last time I was at the Point Mugu Air Show (April 2000) and I was able to get up close and personal with Vandy 1, she did have a flat black anti-glare panel infront of the nose and along the canopy rails. When I saw her, both her horozontal stabilizer edges and her wing leading edges were natural metal. This MAY have changed tho, so it's really only accurate for a year 2001 Vandy 1
  2. VX-4 I believe always had a black bunny (maybe 2) from around 1975? untill they combined with VX-5 to form VX-9, and had a black bunny all the way up untill July 2004. However, they did not for a long time have large (or even small) Playboy Bunny during the 90's, and only recently before they left Point Mugu did they regain their large Playboy Bunnies
  3. Ya know..For a brief..brief moment, my heart skipped a beat, and I could hear angels singing, no..could it be? they've seen their mistake and are beginning to make D models again?...but alas, those brief half seconds died away, but it's still great to see people working on Tomcats...models at least Keep sharp objects away man, dont want to see you slit your wrists over the Fujimi kits :o
  4. For my Black Knights Tomcat, I'm going to do a very, very thin tinting of the forward windscreen with thinned down acryl green, then an even thinner tint of light blue. Looks good so far in the tests.
  5. Hey, that Tomcat is a killer! Quick question Sponge, what weathering techniques did you use? also, how exactly did you manage the tame the fusalage/nose section joint?
  6. I've seen people with sections of modern aircraft carrier decking, which includes the jet-blast deflectors and catapult tracks, but..where are they available if they are even able to be purchased? Someone mentioned Verlinden, but I cant seem to find it. Any suggestions how to make a section or where to buy it?
  7. I believe the reason why they were purchased was because they were nuclear-capable, where the ones sold to Iran were not. Btw...what is Iran's front line fighter now? Surely it's Tomcats and aging Phantoms must be replaced soon.
  8. I am debating on either the OEF (2003) era markings, or the markings for November 1998, witht he large "Black Knight" on the tail. I think I'm gonna go with the OEF markings though, like yours, because..well, because I really like those markings..heh.
  9. Hey all, just dropping a line to say that my second Tomcat (following my VF-101 Tomcat) offically started construction today! It's the Hasegawa Black Knights History kit, 1/48 Hasegawa. Will post up pics when it's further along.
  10. How..did they ever think to call the Phantom "Ugly"... Wonderful job!
  11. You're work is always very good Animal, cant wait to see progress pics! Also..goodluck, that Revellogram monster is a fun beast to tame..
  12. As far as I know.. VF-1 and VF-2 Tomcats wore the gull gray/white undersides scheme all through their cruises on the Enterprise. When they went to the Ranger, they went to overall gull grey, then further into the 80's, they went to various low-viz schemes.
  13. Please...please..tell me thats not "VF-84" I see painted on in...very..very odd yellow paint? If so....man..thats almost a crime Just kidding :P Seriously, what was it in it's unfortunate prior life?
  14. Well, that would certainly be an insanely cool project, the hard part would be to choose which high/low vis scheme to do from said squadron Since they often had multiple different schemes. Personally, I found VF-2's final high viz scheme to be insanely cool, as well as VF-41's, something....classy about that darker grey color and markings
  15. Ah yes, this eternal battle between man..and plastic Dont feel bad, I lost the entire upper half of a Hasegawa 1/48 F-14 Couldnt find it for five days, then found it, where was it you ask?.....sitting under the instruction booklet and the box
  16. Careful, when things go too well, it's bound to explode in your face later Good luck tho ;)
  17. Thats exactly the question I was asking :) Basically I have the LANTIRN and other little dodads already, just the bomb-racks are what is giving me problems now, I'm just none-too keen on spending 30 bucks on a bunch of resin when I only really need a few small racks.
  18. Yeah, I know..I was hoping to not have to spend the money on the set since it provides alot of redundant parts, but is it really that worth it?
  19. Hey all, I have the all the Hasegawa weapon sets, however, I know they do not have the correct bomb racks to add to the phoenix pallets in order to make a proper Bombcat. I know some scratch build them, can anyone provide tips on how to do that beyond the simple "get plastic, cut and glue" style thing, any recommended thickness? etc etc. Discriptions or pictures would be greatly appriciated!
  20. Nope, I ain't gonna find a NEW love, Not for me. I've always been a Tomcat fan, and will always be one till the day I draw my last breath. Even if they're all in the boneyard, I'll still keep building Tomcats. :) Say it loud and say it proud man! I dont care if they're all in the boneyards, gate guards or in museums, I'll still love the Tomcat, no matter what, no "new love" for me. But guys, look at this alright? there will be a day when F-14's are in civilian hands, look at the F-86,F-100 and F-4, there will be a day when the F-14 returns to the airshows to remind people just who w
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