tomthegrom Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Sweet photos! We need decals of that black tailed vf-31 jet ASAP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadowy_one Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 some more shots of VF-143 & VF-11 aboard GW for last Tomcat cruises 2004 RED RIPPER XO i could post these at 1024 size but i know a lot of ARCers are on dial up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadowy_one Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 GROM i know what decals your on about...there not the same,this is exactly the CAG scheme but low viz Dave Brown says he has not even seen a photo of a machine in this scheme if i recall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadowy_one Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 RIPPER #205 RIPPER #212 VF-31 CAG aboard CVN-70 1996 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fuji Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 my all time fav F-14 scheme...no one makes decals for this do they?...even the tanks have shark mouths GROM i know what decals your on about...there not the same,this is exactly the CAG scheme but low vizDave Brown says he has not even seen a photo of a machine in this scheme if i recall Here's some shots of that scheme, its not my favorite SunDowner livery though http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-photo-vf111-11xl.jpg http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-photo-vf111-15xl.jpg It was done in decal form by Superscale and Zotz Zotz sheet on their website A Superscalesheet set on Ebay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 And here's the 1/72 scale sheet. http://www.modelingmadness.com/scotts/deca...per/ss72350.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CRASCA Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 (dropped to page FOUR?? not my beloved tomcat!!)Ok, here's a few more from my trip. Some of these will be going in my book, others will not. VX-9 F-14B: Last 103 jets standing (probably scrapped by now) 154 CAG jet on Celeb row (totally wasn't expecting this one) VF-84 commemorative jet (last Tomcat with Snodgrass' name on it, I believe) VF-213 VF-14 CAG jet (this one's for Marbrey. I know he liked this jet) Jeremy, Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. 1 question though.......seems we've been hearing about this book for quite some time (years) now. When will it actually come to fruition, who is the publisher, etc?? Curious minds want to know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sundowner Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 hello!concerning that loviz vf111, i think that revell include it in their last release of their 1/32nd tomcat... i'm still looking to find it.... bye I have those Revell decals and for the most part it's correct but they included USS Carl Vinson decals with it and it is for this scheme totally WRONG , should be USS Kitty Hawk ..... and the sharkteeth aren't the correct shape either !! VF-111 were on the Vinson starting from 1983 and this scheme is from 1981. On that Drawing the BuNo is also incorrect , the BuNo should be 160674 NL-211 160684 1981 HTH Henk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 cool picture! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Jeremy,Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. 1 question though.......seems we've been hearing about this book for quite some time (years) now. When will it actually come to fruition, who is the publisher, etc?? Curious minds want to know. Thanks Craig! I finally got a publisher last october. I've been working with Jake Melampy and he has decided to host me under his company at Reid Air Publications. The official announcement will probably be made late this year or early next, but my current shelf date is set for Summer of '09 (if I can get more of these interviews in, lol!). I won't release the title until the official announcement, but the book will basically cover the F-14 from the squadron prospective (basically covering each squadron from the day they first got F-14s to the day they either dis-established or switched to new jets). I'm getting some really wonderful stories that have come in which should make for an interesting read Cheers, -Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 (edited) Your book sounds sweet! Count me in for one. Edited April 10, 2008 by tomthegrom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I've had this 8x10 since the late 70's when I was in the Civil Air Patrol. We had a bunch of old photos at the squadron and I was either very lucky or very smart to snag them up. I have no clue who originally obtained them or why they were left in our office. Today I was cleaning up my garage and found them. Very cool! At any rate, I believe this is a photo of the F-14 mockup. A bad scan of a glossy b/w and the back of the print with the US Navy stamp. I really think my scanner is about to die (it's 10 years old) and I can't explain the green stuff on the scan. The stamp is about the color that shows here however. Pretty much speaks for itself. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sundowner Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) C'mon guys get this thread back on the first page , where the Tomcat belong . I don't know who the photographer is from this pic , I think it must be a Grumman photographer........!? PDF 160669 Tailnr : 288 21 Sept 1978 Njoy , Henk Edited April 14, 2008 by sundowner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) Henk, Thanks for posting. Edited April 14, 2008 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vesper Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 That mock-up pic reminds me of the Airfix 1/72 kit. . . Ves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I know we've seen this F-14 a hundred times, but I was board today so I went over to the museum and shot some pics of our tomcat. Plus, I was brushing up on my amature photog skills and needed some practice on shooting odd angles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Brian, Nice diagonals! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyH Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Not a pic but I loved it! VF-32 Final Cruise with Metalica. Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Brian,Nice diagonals! Thanks Dave! While I'm at it, here's one of 160604. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Brian, I'll never have a problem with you posting pics of your museum Tomcat ... Nice pics of those two ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Brian, I'll never have a problem with you posting pics of your museum Tomcat ... Nice pics of those two ... Gregg Thanks Gregg! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 (Page SIX!?!? I should think NOT!) While sorting through my AMARG pics, I came up with THIS... a meeting of two immovable forces? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raptor22 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Haha! Reminds me of this: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat RIO Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) ... mr turkey, meet miss tweet. anyway i'm looking for pics of 164342 while she served at vf-124, modex was nj140 or nj133. i'm doing her(164342's) history in kit form (vf-2 '106', vf-101 '164', vf-31 '100') and would very much appreciate any help. in fact it don't have to be exact shots of her, planes of the same sqn frm late 93 -late 96 would suffice. i just wonder if they had the chevron on the tail. Many many thanks! -kevin Edited April 27, 2008 by Tomcat RIO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Here's my tomcat choices of the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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