picknpluck Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Add me to the Tamiya Tomcat club! Here's what I've got cooking: Tamiya F-14A, CAM Pro Decals VF-21 CAG markings, Steel Beach Block 125 Update and Steel Beach NACA Gun Vent. I know I need updated wheels, but I'm not there yet. Anyway, I got some work done in the past few days, starting with the flying surfaces. Bonehead move on my part with the horizontal stabs, as I painted them while still on the sprue. I'll get around to repainting one of them and finishing out the metal finish on the leading edges of the wings. The instructions included with the CAM Decals are incorrect with their paint callouts. They say the jet is overall Gloss Gull Grey when, in fact, it's TPS. They also left out the yellow tips of the vertical stabs. That said, the decals went down nicely, although the multicolor decal on the rudders is two different decals overlaid atop one another. I also got some base painting on the landing gear, gear doors, and cockpit parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my favs are F`s Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Good looking start! Happy building and make it beautiful! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Nice start, refreshing to see some different markings as well. Good luck with your build. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Wonderful to see a freelancers bird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Wonderful to see a freelancers bird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Oh, agreed...much as I love the bones, it's fantastic to see such a deserving yet underrepresented squadron! Really refreshing :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 1/17/2017 at 3:37 AM, my favs are F`s said: Good looking start! Happy building and make it beautiful! :) On 1/17/2017 at 8:55 AM, A-10 LOADER said: Nice start, refreshing to see some different markings as well. Good luck with your build. Steve On 1/17/2017 at 3:42 PM, tomthegrom said: Wonderful to see a freelancers bird! On 1/17/2017 at 7:33 PM, Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy said: Oh, agreed...much as I love the bones, it's fantastic to see such a deserving yet underrepresented squadron! Really refreshing :) Thanks for the encouragement! Nothing new to report...no bench time to speak of this week : ( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Hey great start and nice choice of markings! The Tamiya kit is pure joy in a box. Looking forward to following along. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thanks, everyone...I don't have much of an update on progress. Just a couple of little things here and there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 I've been slowly plinking away at various sub-assemblies here and there. External fuel tanks, ordnance, cockpit, and landing gear are all at various stages of paint. I plan on finishing up the cockpit later today...and I had to repaint the NMF on the leading edges of the wings too--I pulled up paint when I removed the masking tape on the first go around. I'm looking forward to some bench time this weekend. Here's the nose gear well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 A few more pics of today's work... The Steel Beach NACA gun vent needed some filler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 A little more progress...intakes painted up, which was a bit tedious and ECM bumps. I got some of the missiles done too. The Phoenix has more decals than some aircraft! I still haven't settled on a load out, but other than what you see here, I've got another Phoenix and two Sparrows in various stages of completion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 1/28/2017 at 10:27 PM, picknpluck said: A few more pics of today's work... The Steel Beach NACA gun vent needed some filler Great start! That's interesting about the NACA vent. There shouldn't be that much gap. I'm sorry you had that problem. I'm not sure why that occurred. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Picknpluck, I'm still waiting to buy my kit as I keep on buying more 1/32 scale props these days. Nice job on the tip and wheel well. Love how the ordinance is looking when fully painted and decaled. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/27/2017 at 5:54 PM, Darren Roberts said: Great start! That's interesting about the NACA vent. There shouldn't be that much gap. I'm sorry you had that problem. I'm not sure why that occurred. Thanks Darren Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I've been a little distracted with a 45 day group build on a Facebook page so I haven't done much work on the Tomcat. I did get some painting done, but to be honest, I'm not over the moon with the results and may redo some/most of it. Here's one of the nozzles. The other one looks pretty much the same. I'm having a hard time getting the right paint: thinner ratio with the Model Master Flat white. I black based this and used flat white and patches of dark tan for mottling, but I think I overdid the Medium Grey and I'm not thrilled with the tan effect either. I'll reassess when I graft on the nose section, but it's likely I'll lay another coat of black down and start over on the top portion. The Light Ghost Grey underneath is acceptable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I think the color on the jet looks good at least from the picture. Maybe it looks different in real life ?? Model master needs to be very thin, like skim milk. Your getting a lot of spitting which tells me the paint is too thick ?? What air pressure did you spray this at ? Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 27 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: I think the color on the jet looks good at least from the picture. Maybe it looks different in real life ?? Model master needs to be very thin, like skim milk. Your getting a lot of spitting which tells me the paint is too thick ?? What air pressure did you spray this at ? Steve I spray @ 10 psi. My issue is not thinning enough, I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 That was my impression when I saw all the spitting, that the paint was too thick. I usually spray between 10-15 psi, thin paint, light coats building up slowly. I would leave the top color alone, I think it looks great. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Decals are on! And ordnance... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Very nice! Love the choice of markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fefster Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Beautiful scheme!!! More pics please!!! Edited April 28, 2017 by Fefster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jefropas Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Awesome! Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fefster Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 20 hours ago, picknpluck said: And ordnance... I forgot to ask. What decals did you use for the missiles? Looks superb!!! Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 20 minutes ago, Fefster said: I forgot to ask. What decals did you use for the missiles? Looks superb!!! Thank you Thanks! The ordnance decals came with the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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