HOLMES Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Dave, NICE WORK ..Looking good to ME. Keep up the good work.. HOLMES {HAPPY NEW YEAR} :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks every one! I wonder does this kit include a separate air refuelling probe? It's would be great for Iranian F-14. Well the kit does come with the standard probe / bay etc... I just elected not to use it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Looking very good TT! Can't wait to see her with her clothes on! Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Looking good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iron Man Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Great progress Dave, keep up the good work. Watching closely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hi All... Paint done and decals going on... Using the markings from a receint HAS release that had Cartograph markings..... They Matched up surprisingly well... Not perfect mind you, but not to shabby.... Thanks for looking Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Looking good! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice work! Can't wait to see her finished! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anders_Isaksson Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ok, I think I have seen enough. I definately need to get me a HB Tomcat! Great work so far, looking forward see this one finished. Many thanks for sharing! Cheers, Anders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Beautiful choice of markings! Can't wait to see the final model. Rodney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 OH man what a BEAUTY!!!!!! I think I am in LOVE! er, with the model I mean! Hehehe! Awesome job you have done TT, can't wait to see more. Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Great work- and it's nice to see an "Old School" Cat once in awhile. Your decals are excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MadMartin Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Very nice indeed! :blink: The Hobby Boss Tomcat is looking very, very good. I'd like to do a comparison build this year with the Hasegawa kit... Your paint sceme is unusual - but very attractive! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see the finished bird! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like it a lot... I think for your pics, building this tomcat is more fun that Hasegawa TOMCAT... whitout the exess of rivets maybe we have the best kit for F-14... I wish F-14A B and D from HoobyBoss :D Greetings from Lima - PERU Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Very nice indeed! :blink: The Hobby Boss Tomcat is looking very, very good. I'd like to do a comparison build this year with the Hasegawa kit... Your paint sceme is unusual - but very attractive! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see the finished bird! :D Gotta love the early year paint schemes for US Navy planes. The Gull grey over white really brings out the colors of the markings! Jeremy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FEDE Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I Love that scheme , the early bounty hunters are one of mi favorites tomcats squadrons !!! Great Work Dave!!! Keep it coming!!! Greetings FEDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 GREAT STUFF... where did you get those early VF-2 markings.... looking for one set my self... are there any 1st cruise VF1/ markings already availavble Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Tweeker Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks everyone! The markings came from this kit... Linky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hot damn! I'm liking it...a lot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Looking Smoove, Dave ... Really Smoove ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pablo189 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi All... Paint done and decals going on... Using the markings from a receint HAS release that had Cartograph markings..... They Matched up surprisingly well... Not perfect mind you, but not to shabby.... One of the coolest schemes EVER! Reminds me of the old tool 1/72 Hasegawa kit I had as a kid :)...Decals look fine, good fit. Whaddya think to the kit so far? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
big fatty Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I know that there are gonna be some Die Hard opponants to the HB kit... And that is OK.... But I'm tellin' ya all.. This kit will be great for the modeler that doesn't wanna spend up to a year building.... Or spending up to 100 % the price of the kit for an Aires / Avionics Pit and other aftermarket goodies to make the mighty Hasegawa better... This kit is for the modeler that models for themselves. Now if your a commission builder that can have the buyer absorb the cost of the after market stuff.. Thats great.... But lets not bash this kit to badly. Yea the HB is about $10.00 more than a standard HAS A model... But how much are ya gonna spend on stuff?? OOB the HB Beats HAS Hands down for fit, Cockpit details and wheel wells, Yea the excessive rivits are a bit over the top... But an hour of applying some Mr Surfacer 500 to the un wanted rivits and 10 minutes of sanding with 800 grit sand paper, the problem is gone.. And no wanted surface detail is lost...I'll have some profile shots of the main fuselage up in the next day or so... She's lookin pretty good compared to my latest HAS build Dave Just got mine the other day for $58.00 shipped from China and i must say that's the best $58.00 i've spent on a kit in a long time! The VF-41 bird just does it for me! Keep up the good work, i love the hi vis F-14's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LanceR21 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Great! I like it! Cheers, Nenad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qian Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh yeah!! An old-school Tomcat! Couldn't go wrong with one of these bad boys! Great progress so far! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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