geedubelyer Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 That's a tremendous job Doc. The panels and weathering look terrific to this point. I'm taking notes so any detailled explanation would be appreciated. Also, any plans to use pastels or weathering powders once the decals and first dull coat have been applied? Great stuff, keep it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I apologize for my earlier post. I did notice that the wings were correct and made mention of it then edited my post. I wanted to remove it. But couldn't figure out how. Cheers. Keep up the good work Doc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcfay Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hey there - the build looks great, and the paint and weathering also looks fantastic and spot on. I'll have to build me one of these one day... :) Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sweet work so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks for all the comments everyone :wub: but you did have me checking my wings tho for a minuet!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 That's a tremendous job Doc. :wub: The panels and weathering look terrific to this point. I'm taking notes so any detailled explanation would be appreciated. Also, any plans to use pastels or weathering powders once the decals and first dull coat have been applied? Great stuff, keep it up Hi geedubelyer, after the decals are on and another coat of klear i'm going to be using the Promodeller wash for the panel lines, its great stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AcesHigh Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sorry to say that and i hope its not late to fix it the engines fairings is for an F-14A keep up the good work Kostas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sorry to say that and i hope its not late to fix itthe engines fairings is for an F-14A keep up the good work Kostas Hi Kostas Yeah i know, my mistake but i'm gonna leave now as i just want to get it finished for my group build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hi All , A quick update, i've been working as fast as i can to get my Tomcat finished before Christmas so i've not had chance to take many pics. Since my last update i've covered the engine shrouds in Scale motor sport 1/48 carbon decal I applied 4 decals in total one for each and bottom, i made a template from kitchen foil first then transfered this to the decal cut it out and applied it. Not sure if i would do this again on my next build as i found the decal needed quite a lot of Micro sol and no matter how hard i tired i couldn't get them to lay wrinkle free, but they don't look too bad Now onto the fun part Decals, i cant praise the Fighter Town Decals enough, they come off the backing paper nicely they are a joy to use and work really well with Micro sol, they are highly recommended and i will defiantly use them again . After the decals i gave the 'Cat another coat of Klear, this is the part i hate the most as i still cant seem to spray Klear with much success and this time it was a real disaster as i dropped my H&S Evolution airbrush and it went straight down pointed end first onto the concreate floor!!! :) , the only good bit was i had finished spraying, i need a new .4mm needle set DOh! After i had calmed down from my mishap with the airbrush i applied Promodeller dark wash every where, then once dry removed the excess, i then fished painting the wheel bay doors, ladder and steps and fitted them along with the weapon Pylons. I still had my .2 needle so i then gave it a bit more weathering with some Tamiya smoke and then fitted the GUB-12's, so it looks like this now I just need to give everything a flat coat then i can get the masking tape off fit some RBF tags and i should be finished Nearly forgot the seats! started them today, they still need a bit of work and a flat coat too. Hopefully my next update will be with some finished pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Wow - that's looking really good. Can't wait to see it finished. You definitely have to send some pictures for the Gallery!! Thanks for the compliments as well but those are really a result of Microscale's printing than our doing. We do the art and sheet, they do the printing. It's their technology that makes the decals so thin and easy to use. thanks brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Wow - that's looking really good. Can't wait to see it finished. thanks brian I concur! Super great job! :) I only wish I had had the engine parts you needed. I'm really sorry I couldn' t help out. My friend Dom Telenko piloted Victory 101 for it's final carrier launch during 103's last tomcat cruise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat27 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Man that jet is AWESOME :D love it im in the works with 111 hope mine turns out that good. Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I concur! Super great job! I only wish I had had the engine parts you needed. I'm really sorry I couldn' t help out. My friend Dom Telenko piloted Victory 101 for it's final carrier launch during 103's last tomcat cruise. Hi VFA-103guy, No worries m8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Keep going Dr. Savage. Looking great so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Finally finished! But it didn't all go to plan I had a some hismaps, somehow i managed to lose two of the sensor probes to the carpet monster! one of the uss John F kennedy decals has vanished? no idea when that came off as i only noticed it when i was taking the photo's and to top it off i managed to get a super glue finger print on the canopy when i was fitting it!!! apart from that i'm pretty happy how it turned out, i will definately be making another Tomcat and Definately be using Fightertown Decals again :D Here's a couple of pics of her finished i'll put some more in the Critique Corner thread. Dr Savage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 wonderful :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agelos2005 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 WOW!!! Excellent work mate! Where did you get this sport decal thing you put around the engines? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Savage Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 WOW!!!Excellent work mate! Where did you get this sport decal thing you put around the engines? Hi Agelos2005, I got it here http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_inf...roducts_id=2466 they ship worldwide and are great to deal with B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delayar Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Looks really good! Hmmm, maybe I should add a line jet to my Victory 103... Maybe you could ask Brian for a spare decal. Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FEDE Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Doc, amazing work!!!! Beautifull cat!!!! Gretings and happy new year !!! Fede Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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