Paddington Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) And another one finished project. It's Tamiya's F-14A Tomcat in 1/48 scale. I build it straight from the box without any aftermarket parts. Building this kit was fun and so easy. But for that price... i wish tamiya would spend some extra parts like different chin pods and beaver tails, to build some different blocks of this beautiful aircraft. Painted with gunze colors. Washing was done with MIG-washes . I tried to keep the weathering simple and tried not do overpower for the time period this plane was in service (around 1979) . Edit: For the painting, i didn't used any alclads on the hot section. This was done with tamiya colors. I was inspired by a youtube bild from " Scale-a-ton" . It's worth seeing ! Lets go... Edited September 6, 2017 by Paddington Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Falconxlvi Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Awesome job! The weathering is very subtle and I love it! Steve Edited September 6, 2017 by Falconxlvi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 very cool and well done - totally rocks. Can't wait to start a Tamiya Tomcat - just have to get through a couple current build and its next! I would agree that it woulda been nice if they allowed building a few additional blocks etc. with whats in the box but ah well aftermarket will provide.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Gorgeous build, I think your restrained weathering works great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Looks fantastic! 13 hours ago, Paddington said: Edit: For the painting, i didn't used any alclads on the hot section. This was done with tamiya colors. I was inspired by a youtube bild from " Scale-a-ton" . It's worth seeing ! Can you share which Tamiya paints you used and any tricks to creating that look? It looks very realistic, much better than metallic colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Janissary said: Looks fantastic! Can you share which Tamiya paints you used and any tricks to creating that look? It looks very realistic, much better than metallic colors. I used Gunze H315 for the upper surface and tamiya xf-2 for the downside. regarding the nozzles... i learned from a youtuber called "scale-a-ton" . the video contains 8 parts. Link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Fantastic work, and of course I approve of the scheme chosen! ;-) The amount of weathering is perfect for a bird of this vintage in those markings. Love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Fantastic job! And those realistic outdoor shots are gorgeous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Such a nice finish! I love the weathering. I'm working on this exact same project and I can only hope it turns out half as nice. Fantastic job and pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Very nice!! The subtle weathering looks awesome! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DraganChe Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R Spreckley Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Superb job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Thank you all for the kind words ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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