Pete Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I started on my Tomcat earlier this week, and this is what I have done so far: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cpoud117 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice job so far Pjotr! Got a picture of the real deal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Sure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice. This kit/decal combo is on my to build list. Definately watching with interest! -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Looking forward to seeing more progress! Will it be on the ground or in-flight? Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niki4703 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Sharp looking cockpit and extremely cool subject choice, Pete! Standing by for further progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Uh oh, I have a small audience to please, by the looks of it. :lol:/> Arnaud, it will be on the ground with the wings swept back. Not sure about the loadout yet. Edited January 28, 2013 by Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice pit! Cant wait to see this one done also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Some progress. I must say this kit is much easier than I thought it would be. Fit is pretty good so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Nice to know this kit is coming together so well. I have a few for my Bad Cats decal sheet to build up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Looking good so far, although I've never seen the front fuselage fixed before the intakes. Is it dry fitted or glued? The reason I ask is that the intakes may be tricky to fit, especially at the junction with the other half of the nacelles. My advice (if required!) would be to thin down the rear of the intakes from the inside quite a bit so it is more flexible and will be easier to get flush with the aft part of the nacelles. I've done it for most of my Tomcats (Well, all those I started anyway :(/> ) and it worked well. Hum, I need to get some finished now... Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for the kind words. Arnaud, the front fuselage is already glued on. I did some dryfitting of the intake part earlier on, and didn't see any major problems, so I decided to glue the front fuselage on early. Hopefully it will work out fine. Thanks for the heads up, though. Speaking of the intakes, I have a little dilemma. The rear inner portion comes in two halves that you need to glue together and then slide it in the outer part. Like this: Halves glued together. They go in here: Like this: Now the question is, will I spend a lot of time with putty and sanding the seams inside that bit of the intake? I mean, it's pretty far deep inside the intake, and you won't see much of it anyway. Unless you hold it against a light or something. (BTW, you could use these intake parts for your 1/72 Trumpeter Vigilante, they're almost a drop in fit ;) ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It's not that big a job :)/>. The trick is to prepare the edges of both halves so they are perfectly square. Then glue with liquid cement and the fit is almost perfect. No need for putty, just a bit of sanding. That said I just had a look on the only Tomcat I ever managed to finish (out of about five started :(/>) and you don't see much of the inside indeed. Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Maybe just scuffing the surface and smearing some white glue in there will do the trick. It would definitely fill that seam a bit and make it even less noticeable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EX_Birdgunner Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looking good so far. I build the 1/72 Hasegawa F-14D a couple of years ago and loved it. For the next time I tackle this kit I was going to try filling and sanding that inner intake seam before placing it into the intake itself. This way I could get in there with a file and some finer sandpaper. Denis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Small update, no pics. I filled the seams in the intakes after all, and filled some seams around the rest of the model. Think I will assemble the seats now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Intakes have been glued on, fit is surprisingly good. The only issue I had was a warped right intake, but it looks OK now. Phoenix pallets have been added too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hello Pete, any progress? Your fan club is waiting ;) Arnaud PS Don't ask about my own Tomcat builds, it would be offending ;) I'm working on it, promise... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 I applied some putty on it the other day, which I will probably sand today. Also started working on the wings. They will be swept back, so I need to do some cutting. Don't worry, it's still there. :) I just focused on the IRIAF F-4D, which had been on my workbench for too long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Don't worry, it's still there. :)/> I just focused on the IRIAF F-4D, which had been on my workbench for too long. You did a great job on the IRIAF Phantom, and I must say this approach (finishing what's started before starting something else) would gain to be better known :) Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Did some paintwork on it. The wingseal bladders have been painted grey, along with the wing leading edges. These were then coated in future and got a coat of Alclad Dull Aluminium over it to represent the corroguard. Almost ready for the rest of the paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Keep it up! Will you glue the nose before painting? The reason I'm asking is that I have always had trouble with fit there and you don't want to find out about this after painting ;) Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was going to paint the nose separately, but I went with your suggestion, and I must say the fit isn't that bad. I must be doing something wrong Wing seals, wing leading edges and the canopy have been masked, and I have sprayed the black on the canopy and for the anti-glare panel: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiddy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 nice so far. Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Glad to see this cat coming around Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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