catfan Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 ok so i have decided to build the f-14a tomcat i have and do it as the one from the movie top gun and i even have pilots to go with it. i know this kit is from 1986 so there isn't a lot of detail so i will be adding detail by any thing i can find so that means photo etch resin bits of wire and any thing else i can to make it it look real. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 ok so i have taped it together to see how it will fit so like i said it will be a top gun movie plane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 ok so iam using flicker so if any body can tell me what code to use to post pictures then u will be seeing more stuff on hear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 take this "http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/9227950394_bf4506bbaf.jpg" place it between tags Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 ok so except for that picture all i have done was glue together the sidewinders and the sparrows ill post more soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 so i am thinking about lighting this bird. but the biggest question i have is how do i light the slime lights. especially the ones on the tips of the wings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 This would be cool! Perhaps fiberopticproducts.com is useful? For the slime lights, perhaps a heavily tinted clear (semi-opaque?) panel with a small low-current LED behind it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 A buddy of mine uses a glow in the dark fishing luwer tape for all of his slime lights. It might not be exactly what you are looking for but if all else fails you might want to give that a shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 ok so since i have till December to get this bird done. i am going to add the fallowing things to it..... a resin 1/32 cockpit yes i know they are made for tamyia but i am sure i can find on that fits photo etch for the inside and out side from eduard resin wheels and fuel tanks from wolf pack just need to find out what style main wheels the top gun movie cats had so for the landing gear i might combine metal and plastic because i want the front lit and stuff like the main landing gear bays will have wire to make them look right or should i buy the resin ones made for the tamyia cat and use those? all of the vents on the air plane will have them added so u can see though and pilots will be added but can any body help me with how they would be painted around the 1986 time frame like oxygen mask flight suit and the like and thank u every body for the help in this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The main gear will bear the most of the weight. I'd worry about resin--or even plastic--main landing gear on large-scale models. Assuming reasonable balance, the nose gear shouldn't take much load at all... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 ok so the tomcat i am doing has the 2 hole gas gun vent door. but i cut out the grill area. so now i need to build that area so dose any body have a picture that shows that part really clearly so can see how many grill vent lines there are on that part? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Hey caftan. Try this website which shows the various types of gun vents used on the F-14 throughout its service. http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-m61.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 dose any body make a carrier deck i can put the cat on when its done? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 3 Wire Designs does some pretty cool stuff. You might want to check them out. http://www.3wiredesign.com/Logo-Flightdecks.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 any body know where i could get that glow in the dark fishing lewer tape at? would big 5 have it or walmart? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) Try a sporting good store like academy. Edited July 9, 2013 by xavi84 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 so since i live in California ill try and find it if not then ill look on line Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 ok so i am going to try the tape idea for the slime lights it seems to have the right color. and LEDs for the lights the only thing i am wondering about lighting the the white light on the left rudder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 ok so i have figured out how to add the Navigation lights Anti-collision lights Position lights. on the tom cat i will even try to make the engines light up but what in the cockpit be lit up and how will the HUD projection part be lit.if any tomcat pilots on on ARC can u help me with this idea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) ok so i have figured out how to add the Navigation lights Anti-collision lights Position lights. on the tom cat i will even try to make the engines light up but what in the cockpit be lit up and how will the HUD projection part be lit.if any tomcat pilots on on ARC can u help me with this idea? If you are going to be lighting up the cockpit and lighting up the front instrument panel, I would drill out the round recess out of the front instrument coaming which represent the HUD projection lense, and then in the hole place some clear plastic or accetate and paint it clear green or an opake smoke colour. Any light source fitted behind the front IP (preferably green) will illuminate the front windshield. Here is what the HUD looks like on the F-14A which you are building: F-14A Cockpit HUD As you can see it is a basic setup of the projecting lense with all the information being displayed straight onto the windscreen. On other HUDs for the F-14, the information is displayed onto crystal lenses. Edited July 11, 2013 by Andrew Maverick Taylor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 ok so i am going to make the HUD turn on. thanks Andrew for the help. and for every thing else i am going to make the engines light up using flickering orange and yellow LEDs and i will even have a sound chip in the jet so u can hear the engines start. and for the lights on the out side of the plane they will be on a separate system so i can turn them on when ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 any ideas on where i can get engine start up sounds that would sound like a F-14a? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Maybe you could use the opening clip from the Final Countdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 don't worried ill post more pictures soon i am working on the gas gun vent grill area. i am building that area. i hope to get the get don in time for decmeber. to day i spent most of my time figuring out how am i going to light this model and what lights it has and what it has to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 ok so i found the sound i need. thank you flight sim guys i just found the sound of a F-111 starting up so that what i will use Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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