Darren Roberts Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 (edited) This one has been sitting on the shelf for awhile just needing seats and the canopy. I finally got it done a couple days ago. It's essentially the R/M Tomcat kit OOB. Some add-ons were Steel Beach intake covers, wheel hubs, probe covers, slime lights, and nav lights. It has resin ejection seats and a Finemolds alpha probe. It was painted with MM Acryl and weathered with oil washes and ink pen. The markings were cobbled together from the spares box. Edited February 28, 2010 by Darren Roberts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Stunning work, as always, Darren. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 DRob....do you enjoy playing with my heart strings....you must, why you ask, every other kit or so you manage to come up with markings that I admire very, very much...and today its VF-33 (Starfighters or Tarsiers depending on what era you're discussing) one of the more dazzling Tomcat schemes. It's a beaut!!! oh yeah make no mistake about that. The only thing to me <~~~~~ :) that would be better is if it was in Hi-Viz. Which I'm hoping beyond all hope allowed will be easy to do orrrr...some one will have them in 1/48th. That would be TomCat's Meow (pun intended)., growl, roar whatever...Anyway as always DRob another in a long line of fantastic builds done by the one, if not only, and what appears to be continuing in the forseeable future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Always a treat to see your latest F-14. You da man. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldHooker Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Beautiful work, Darren!! Take care, Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 WOWOWOW.... I like it.... :huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have been wanting low vis starfighters decals for YEARS. Some one make them!one of the best paint schemes ever. Drob...amazing f-14 as always. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sweet Stuff D-Man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Great Tomcat! Nice to see a VF-33 bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Another cracker Darren How is your Cat collection coming, surely you must have one of each squadron done by now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-ONE27 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Very very crisp....makes me certainly want to bump my R/M Cat up to the top of the to build list-I look forward to building mine with the nice SB goodies I have. Question, did you utilize the replacement nose cone here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks for all the kind comments guys. They are appreciated. I didn't use the replacement nose for this one because I've been collecting original release Tomcats and the noses are actually pretty good. It was later on that the noses started getting misshapen. I will be using a resin nose on an upcoming build, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Excellent as Always, Darren ! That's an exciting scheme actually ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 STUNNING..SUPERB Tomcat .. your build are always exceptional Darren... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Thanks! I appreciate the kind words. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat27 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 man i love that cat would like to do a cat with them tail markings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 My Favorite VF-33 scheme!! Well done!... How many R/M Tomcats have you completed now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 One of the best markings I have ever seen on a Tomcat! Big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chopperpilot71 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Outstanding! And I love the fact that it's the Revell/Monogram kit!! Proof that the older, cheaper kits can look as good as the new and pricey ones. Beautifully done!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Beautiful build, and these markings are stunning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's a really nice build! Love the VF-33 scheme. Cheers, Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nice Tomcat build, mate Congratulations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishGreek Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Looks fantastic. Brings me back to growing up around Oceana and seeing all those wonderful Toms!! I cannot tell by the photos, so I was wondering did you re-scribe the panel lines or are they raised? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Looks fantastic. Brings me back to growing up around Oceana and seeing all those wonderful Toms!!I cannot tell by the photos, so I was wondering did you re-scribe the panel lines or are they raised? I left them raised. I'm too lazy to rescribe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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