tomcat21 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) You mIght find this YouTube video I made helpful, it's a walk around of NE102 at the NAS Oceana 2002 airshow: Edited September 6, 2012 by tomcat21 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Superb work. Looking realy great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 OUTSTANDING WORK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Thank you guys. tomcat21 thank you for the awesome video. Yesterday I had a very little time, so I just sanded the main gear and primed it with Mr. Surfacer 1000. Notice that I sanded off the tie-down point on the main strut. I will scratchbuild it to make it look more realistic. Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Wow, that Mr. Surfacer 1000 looks incredible. I need to get me some of that stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomcat21 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Looks great man. I think those 2003 deployment VF-2 birds are my favourite Tomcat markings. Looking forward to seeing yours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 (edited) I just started some detail work on main landing gear...and I put together the aircraft with masking tape..I just wanted to see how big it is...its amazing :woot.gif:/> Here are some pictures: Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 TomFomes. MY favorite jet is looking very good in your Skilful hands.. AMAZING work do far.. :worship: Keep up the good work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Very nice attention to detail. Love the scratching of the tie-down rings. When I was on the George Washington I worked in the hangar bay, and wouldnt ya know it they put me in bay 3 which held the kittys. My favorite part of the day was when the plane captains would do their cleanings and inspections, and allow me the privalege of sitting in the front seat! How many people can say they got to sit in the front seat of an F-14 Tomcat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) TomFomes. MY favorite jet is looking very good in your Skilful hands.. AMAZING work do far.. :worship:/> :worship:/> Keep up the good work :salute:/> HOLMES thank you very much! It is my favourite jet, too. :)/> Very nice attention to detail. Love the scratching of the tie-down rings. When I was on the George Washington I worked in the hangar bay, and wouldnt ya know it they put me in bay 3 which held the kittys. My favorite part of the day was when the plane captains would do their cleanings and inspections, and allow me the privalege of sitting in the front seat! How many people can say they got to sit in the front seat of an F-14 Tomcat? Thank you JMan. I never had an opportunity to see Tomcat on my own eyes, so I envy you a lot. :)/> Here is some progress on the main landing gear: I sanded off the middle of the side brace (I think that is the name of it...correct me if I'm wrong) as you can see on real photo. Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Finally finished the detailing on the main landing gear... Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dryguy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 very, very impressive. The 'springy' part that you made with a guitar string really worked well. A strange detail that trumpeter missed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dryguy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Sorry one other question, do you intend to have the wings swept or not? On my hobbyboss build I built it with the wings swept and had to remove plastic from the wing bladders as the wings were not sitting at the correct angle, maybe something to watch out for. Another thing you may consider is filling in the rivets on the tailplanes; my understanding is that these are boron composites that should not have rivets. Also be careful where the front of the windshield joins the fuselage; many builds I have seen have a 'hump' that should really be sanded away. I hope this is useful info; I will try to help as and when I can. Keep up the outstanding work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aceguti Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I remain silent until now, your work is really impressive and inspire as well. I have a similar model on my bench, and your work will be my benchmark. Congrats!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Gorgeous detailing, man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Thank you guys for kind word, it's very motivating. dryguy thanks for your tips and yes I'm planning to have the wings swept. I will check it. Here are new pictures after some painting and washing. It was painted with Mr. Color White and washed with enamel flat black. Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Simply beautiful... can't wait to see more! Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dryguy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yor scratch building is super clean, straight and 'tight.' Incredible Edited September 14, 2012 by dryguy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Love the additions made to the MLG. Those are some pretty clean legs, alot cleaner than ones I saw while on board the GW. EITHER WAY, lovely job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Little progress... Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Very nice, love the addition to the paint chipping! Bring us some more, please! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 With JMan here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JesniF-16 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Very nice legs If you want to go a step further, here's a small detail... /Jesse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomfomes Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) Okay, so I checked the front pallettes. I compared it with the blueprints (I hope they are accurate). dryguy was right about these pallettes, that the curved part is much too flat and not bulged enough. See on the picture below. I need to do something with it... I had a very little time this week so I did not make much progress. Before I start work on main landing gear bays, I decided to make some details on fuselage. I started with construction of two air conditioning system fans located next to the air intakes. I have sacrificed one AIM-7 Sparrow for it. Here are some pictures: I made holes for the fans. Here are compared with real photo: Finished fans: And my landing gear is almost ready :)/>/> Edited November 12, 2014 by tomfomes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Tomfomes, I love your main landing gears. The additional detail and chipping sure do brings it to life. Very nice tip on the fan, but what are you going to use to replace the wire mesh with? TIA. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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