Parabat Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 BDA! Touche! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Is that a BA type gold colored visor or just a lighting trick making it look gold? Nice bullet proof moustache too . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Is that a BA type gold colored visor or just a lighting trick making it look gold? Nice bullet proof moustache too :thumbsup:/>. :cheers:/> That's pretty shiny. I'm going with gold reflective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 That's pretty shiny. I'm going with gold reflective. I have never seen a gold visor before on a frontline fighter pilot so I find the photo interesting. Would make for something different on one of those great looking Tamiya pilots visors (Gold bare metal foil perhaps?). Cool stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Looks like the folks at AIR Modeller magazine have been busy, these are off their FaceBook page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 From the Furball Aero Design Facebook page. Ok here's the final line-up for our next Tomcat sheet (F/D&S-4810) Colors and Markings of US Navy Tomcats Part III. This set will feature 9 Atlantic Fleet F-14A options and will be optimized to work with the new Tamiya F-14A kit. These jets and many, many more are covered with beautiful high resolution photography in Detail and Scale's eBook: Colors and Markings of US Navy F-14 Tomcats Part One Atlantic Fleet Squadrons. This book is an incredible value at only $9.99 and features numerous never before seen photographs. You want this book if you are a fan of the Tomcat, trust me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 That sheets a winner. VF-101 and VF-143 with the colors catches my eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 wow, the VF-84 delivery paint scheme finally makes an appearance in decal format... nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 wow, the VF-84 delivery paint scheme finally makes an appearance in decal format... nice! That's what I was thinking! I've always wanted to do that scheme. Yeah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 So many colorful F-14A's to be built...can Tamiya keep up with the modelers demand for this kit :lol:! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) That's what I was thinking! I've always wanted to do that scheme. Yeah! did you notice it's not a block 95 jet? Must've been a 101 jet painted up for the squadron. Edited August 19, 2016 by Skull Leader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 did you notice it's not a block 95 jet? Must've been a 101 jet painted up for the squadron. Interesting! BTW, for those doing a scheme that doesn't have the alpha nose probe, you will need to add a small probe on the left side just under the windscreen. It's identical to the probe found just under the canopy on the right side. I think it's a temperature probe, but I'm not sure. I'm going to try and cast it in resin, but it's itty-bitty, so I don't know how it will cast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Just a heads up to anyone in the Dallas area. The Plano Model Club meets this Saturday (tomorrow) at the Hobbytown USA on Parker at I-75. The Tamiya Tomcat sprues will be making an appearance at the meeting. 10:30-12:00. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Dam so i guess its too late to sell my 2 has tomcat, they will be woth nothing now!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Dam so i guess its too late to sell my 2 has tomcat, they will be woth nothing now!! Don't be so sure... the Tamiya kit is priced to cater to the high-end builders... you could probably still fetch close to market value on your hasegawa kits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Had a look at a test shot in Tokyo a few days ago. Beautiful surface detail. I mean beautiful. The AMK guys will need to improve there surface panel work about two generations to even get close to this based off the Mig-31's I have to compare. Nice as the big Mig is it is way behind this kit from a surface detail viewpoint. In fact it's way behind compared to the HB F-14. Hope they get there act together for there big Cats they have a big step to take to get close. Loving the Tamiya F-14 already after one viewing and can't think how many I want! Lol.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Don't be so sure... the Tamiya kit is priced to cater to the high-end builders... you could probably still fetch close to market value on your hasegawa kits I gotta say no. BOTH AMK and Tamiya are bottom line replacing the Hasegawa kit. The Tamiya kit is currently selling for less then $90 SHIPPED (high end). With Tamiya and the other guy coming I'd dump them (Hasegawa) NOW! I just don't see anyone paying CLOSE to Tamiya prices for a Hasegawa kit. The 1/48 F-14 market has been blown wide open...I'd sell my Hasegawa Tomcat's NOW... but that's me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Had a look at a test shot in Tokyo a few days ago. Beautiful surface detail. I mean beautiful. The AMK guys will need to improve there surface panel work about two generations to even get close to this based off the Mig-31's I have to compare. Nice as the big Mig is it is way behind this kit from a surface detail viewpoint. In fact it's way behind compared to the HB F-14. Hope they get there act together for there big Cats they have a big step to take to get close. Loving the Tamiya F-14 already after one viewing and can't think how many I want! Lol.. And accurate to the original documents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agelos2005 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Is anybody doing the Wolfpack squadron decals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabat Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Is anybody doing the Wolfpack squadron decals? Fighertown 48080 decal sheet will be a good starting point, though you will need a TCS below the nose and probably the 'L' tail brackets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Y'all owe me a new keyboard. I short-circuited it because of all that drooling. I only hope Tamiya does what it did with it's 1/48 F-16 kits....downsize this Tomcat to 1/72 scale for us 72-scalers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Although, just like the F-16 series, it probably won't be scaled down in a hurry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Kit Maker Network/Aeroscale review with images of the instructions and sprues. http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=features&file=view&artid=7287 Edited August 22, 2016 by gtypecanare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Fighertown 48080 decal sheet will be a good starting point, though you will need a TCS below the nose and probably the 'L' tail brackets. Thanks for that tidbit of info. I have that sheet and VF-1 is the first scheme I wanted to use on the Tamiya kit. I believe Darren is planning on these small updates so that we can go ahead and use those markings without having to wait for eons for Tamiya to release their next F-14 Kit. I am guessing that we will not see another F-14 release from Tamiya until about 2018. I may be wrong but I am basing that on their F-16 kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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