godfrey1775 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 So the wife is going out of town to see her family for a week, which leaves me some rare free time to build something. I am going to make the most of it by building two Tomcats side by side. I have read a lot of back and forth about which is the better 1/48 cat for the price, Academy or Revell, so I picked up both (Not trying to tackle Hasegawas in 1 week). I will be posting progress here so critiques and comments are welcome (without starting a war). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhoi Su-27 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I made Italeri F-14A in 48 and its not bad, it is maybe a bit inaccurate but it can turn into nice model and its cheap :) Good luck with project anyway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are essentially the same build. The Academy kit is based on the Revell kit. The Academy kit has recessed lines, but the front fuselage section is a bit fat. Steel Beach just released a nose correction which helps the overall look of the Academy kit. In the end, they both build up pretty nicely. I did an article in FSM about some shortcuts for the R/M kit which can also be used on the Academy kit. It's a free download at Finescale.com, but for the life of me I can never find it. Hopefully someone will chime in with the address for it. If you have any questions, feel free to post. I've built a few of them in my modeling career. Here's one of many: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
godfrey1775 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Darren, thanks for the hot tip - if I find it I will be sure to post it on here. I did order the Steel Beach corrected nose for the Academy bird. I've also got some Verlinden seats that I'm going to put in there. Otherwise it OOB with Superscale Decals for both. BTW - your bird looks fantastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I've built a few of them in my modeling career. MASSIVE understatement Quote Link to post Share on other sites
godfrey1775 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) OOB cockpits, Verlinden Seats all painted and awaiting a wash. Intake trunks painted white Now trying to decide if I want to cut the gears off of the wings or attempt to follow the instructions... Edited February 8, 2012 by godfrey1775 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Here's the link. Trust me, Darren is the master when it comes to this kit. I have the article book marked. Build A Better Tomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 aires now makes in 1/48 scale a cockpit made for the acadmey f-14 that will also work in the revell kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
godfrey1775 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks Wolfgun for the link and to Darren for the article. Outstanding stuff there. Will update with more pictures very soon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I used a True Details cockpit on my Revell Tomcat. Came out great with a little work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
godfrey1775 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Sorry its been a while - wife, work and whatnot gets in the way. Updates are fuselage halves together, Steel Beach replacement nosecone attached and sanded, whole thing is primed with Mr Surfacer 1200 and panel lines preshaded. I rescribed the detail on the forward fuselage, something I have never tried before but pretty happy with the results. I used the old dymo tape and scriber method that I read on here and it worked like a charm. Sub assemblies completed and painted, along with the Vert Stabs and wings which still need the gears cut off. Hopefully applying the first coat of medium gray tonight for the VF-84 CAG bird Edited February 20, 2012 by godfrey1775 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cook7997 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Godfrey, that's coming along nicely. She is looking great. Can't wait to see her painted. I built one of these for my son to play with and have a couple more in the stash for myself. Darren's article was a real life saver when I was putting it together. Thanks Darren for putting that article together and sharing it. Cameron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
godfrey1775 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 The tomcat is painted and decaled - will post pics tonight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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