phantom Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Starting another Tomcat. Its going to use 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A kit with Steel Beach decals. Still deciding if its VF-41 Su killer or the same airframe in subdued VF-84 colours. Reason for VF-41, built it but the Detail and Scale decals have gone bad and the original build itself is not so great. Reason for VF-84, a scheme I have yet to build. Your choice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xavi84 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I say VF-41 Su killers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 What he said! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hey, Phantom. Do me a favour and show me through your WIP thread how you deal with the engine intake and wheel well construction, would you? And it's VF-84 for me! Cheers Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Putty lots of putty is how I deal with the intakes. As for the build markings. Looks like its VF-41. I dropped the old model and its destroyed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Here is a photo of why I am re-doing VF-41-107..........nice shot of the intakes and rear gear. Here is a photo of how the new model is going to sit for a while till my next day off. I am re-using the pilot and RIO from the old model. Didn't do a bad job on those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 this kit is the traditional Tomcat that does not wish to be built kit. No end of troubles. You can see in this photo much putty and carving of plastic is going to be needed. On top of that the kit I am using is missing several pieces. So I retrieved the old kit from the trash to become a donor. The kit I am using has zero clear parts. So I ripped the front windshield off the old one. That worked fine but the canopy broke apart. Luckily the damage was a the window sills so I rebuilt that with card , spit and putty. Its a wee bit wider then the original but I think will work. Next, the kit I am using is the Wolfpack edition with the wrong tails and wrong rear. So the old kit has been harvested for those parts. We'll see how they all go together once I get some more build time. Interesting how my last two Tomcats went together so easily compared to this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Sounds like this is becoming a Frankenkit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Lots more putty has happened. This kit is a bear. In the back ground is the donor kit. So you can see some of the parts that have been harvested. Might use the old kits wheels. The tires on the new kit seem damp and have a weird feel to them , like the chemicals are coming apart at the molecular level or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Here it was this morning.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sitting now....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 It be done...... And just for Christmas........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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