flemister60 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 My first go at a F-14 kit. I understand that it can have it's challenges, but what's life without some challenge? I value any criticism whether good or bad, so help a brother out please. Here goes: It's just a little of the work so far. More coming soon. Steveo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
otis252 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The adventure begins my friend! My I wish you get luck.Good start, like the seats. Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 This looks like it is off to a great start. Seats look good, and so do the instrumentation panels. Keep it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 i like your idea im doing the same thing but if your doing the light blue jet paint the lighe blue using ford engine light blue testors 2726 overall color is gloss gull gray ps it looks like your dashbords and interior is green is this right?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flemister60 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Catfan, for the interior I used GSI H317, or also known as FS36231. You know, it does look green doesn't it? I'm looking forward to your build. Steveo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flemister60 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Good progress today on the cockpit. This is OOB, but I spent a lot of time on it getting it to look as good as possible. I dry brushed some grey on the seats to give the worn look to them: The majority of the day was spent on the instrument and control panels. I painted the overall surface with GSI H317 (Gray) then brought up the individual control surfaces with flat black. To bring out the true details of the individual buttons and control knobs, I used a combination of dry brushing a light gray GSI H308 and a high detailing tool called a tooth-pick: The next post will have the rest of the pictures of the cockpit coming together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flemister60 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Cockpit continued: I have just finished spraying the landing gear and the front landing gear wheel well. More work ahead tonight and more progress shots soon. Thank you for looking. Steveo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaRiO FDZ Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nice Cockpit work, man B) Keep up the good work! Take Care Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Right on Steve!! U go boy!! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flemister60 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Has anyone else had a tough time getting the two halves that surround the cockpit to go together smoothly? I struggled with them today for a while before I got a dry fit that I was happy with. Even after that, it wasn't a really good fit. It was like the cockpit tub was wider than it should have been. Oh well, I got it to go together and I'm happy with the result. I am going to wait to put on the landing gear. The instructions say to put them on early in the build. I can see myself breaking them off before I'm done, so I'm going to wait. That doesn't mean I can't start working on them. The landing gear will be airbrushed again, I saw areas that didn't get a good covering in the initial spray. This goes for the main landing gear too. Lastly a shot of the front wheel well. Thank you for looking. Steveo Edited January 13, 2009 by flemister60 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Looking good Steveo. Nice work on that pit. Very well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Good job on the cockpit and the undercarriage. Very neat build! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Your build is looking good Steve. I like the painting of the IP screens...;) Take care, Awan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyc5usaf Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 wow looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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