Darren Roberts Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) I picked up this kit this afternoon. I got the to point you see in the pictures with about an hour's worth of work. This is one of the best fitting models I've ever put together. That it's a Tomcat is even better. Here are some pictures with the Steel Beach Block 125 upgrade on the model. Edited October 10, 2016 by Darren Roberts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 It's getting harder and harder to not grab this kit. Looks awesome Darren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewPerren Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Great going Darren. Assume your update sets will also include the TCS pod as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 9 minutes ago, AndrewPerren said: Great going Darren. Assume your update sets will also include the TCS pod as well. It will indeed. I'll take a picture of that when I get to it. It will have the base sensor along with the TCS barrel (with clear resin lens), IRST, and bullet fairing. I dropped them off at Sprue Bros. today, so they should be available sometime this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Looks absolutely awesome so far! Everybody is telling me to leave this alone because it'll be a perfect Christmas present, but the more photos and in-progress builds I see, I don't think I can wait. So, do the vertical stabs require any sanding to install those stiffening plates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Looking great....think I want it :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 6 hours ago, TomcatFanatic123 said: Looks absolutely awesome so far! Everybody is telling me to leave this alone because it'll be a perfect Christmas present, but the more photos and in-progress builds I see, I don't think I can wait. So, do the vertical stabs require any sanding to install those stiffening plates? You just have to sand off the hexagon shaped plates. The resin pieces vary in thickness, so you may need to do some sanding on those to get them as thin as you want. I think under a coat of paint they won't look so proud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 It does look great Darren. Thanks for posting. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Darren what will the part number be for the B125 set? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 I decided to go with a later jet with the NACA gun vent. It's the Hasegawa piece shoehorned in. The vent on the gun breach bump was carved with an X-Acto blade. The Steel Beach TCS pod was temporarily put on to see how it looked. The final picture is of the intake lip bent up. It looks better to my eyes now. All it took was some gentle pressure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Great... I'm thinking to do the same... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 great stuff as usual Darren. I have found 2 things that I am curious about. first is the masking stickers on my kit are not pre cut, usually in the past they were. what does your kit have? second is the panel lines on the rear upper fuselage seem really shallow compared to the rest of the kit. what is your opinion on them? I'm going to need a lot more shelf space for all the tomcats I am going to build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 1 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 5 hours ago, dylan said: great stuff as usual Darren. I have found 2 things that I am curious about. first is the masking stickers on my kit are not pre cut, usually in the past they were. what does your kit have? second is the panel lines on the rear upper fuselage seem really shallow compared to the rest of the kit. what is your opinion on them? I'm going to need a lot more shelf space for all the tomcats I am going to build. Tamiyas msks are not precut in any of their kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Paint is on and initial weathering is done. Next up is decaling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tosouthern66 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Looking good Darren! Can't wait to see her done and wearing markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 WOW, that was quick. She looks really good Darren, keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next update. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 The left side decaled. I have to go mow the lawn and throw down some grass seed and then I'll do the other side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Wow, shaping up really nicely - and beautiful decals! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Niiiiiiice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GMK Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Not used to seeing "quick" and "Tomcat" used in the same sentence! That's a lightning-fast build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Nice work Darren! Throw down some grass seed? I need to go shovel some snow ( a lot of it).! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 BEAUTIFUL work so far Darren !! Nice choice of decals too, something different for a change. Looking forward to the next update. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Nice... I like it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Great choice in markings! Your F-14 is looking good. Rodney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 90% of the decals are on. The burner cans are in. I used Royale Resin wheels and turned metal alpha probe on the nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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