picknpluck Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I'll be building Tamiya's wonderful 1/48 Tomcat as Top Gun #31. I've got the kit along with Verlinden seats, and Steel Beach vinyl tail stiffeners, NACA vent and TCS pod. DEF Model wheels and the Aeromask set for this scheme are in the mail. I just have to finish this one for the Revell/Monogram GB first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Ok, fight's on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabat Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 I got some construction done. This kit is pretty modular, so I started with some less complex areas. The only paint work is some priming around the intakes and main gear wells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Last update for a few days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yikes! It's been over three months since my last update! Anyway, I'm back on track with this build. I painted and assembled the intakes and dirtied them up with some oils. I also primed and started painting the rear fuselage. The modular design of the Tamiya Tomcat makes it easy to do the front and rear fuselage sections separately. This is convenient for my chosen paint scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Making nice progress on your build. Looking forward to seeing it painted up in the scheme. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Here's where things currently stand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Wow, that looks great! I like this scheme over the desert cat one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Yes, looks really great. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Ok, not too much of an update, but I did get the camo knocked out on the wings and horizontal stabs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Coming along nicely. I see you done have the front half of the fuselage attached. Is the fit that good you won't have to worry about the seam needing attention? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 7:39 PM, Ichitoe said: Coming along nicely. I see you done have the front half of the fuselage attached. Is the fit that good you won't have to worry about the seam needing attention? Yes, the fit on these Tamiya Tomcats is THAT good! If you haven't built one yet, you're in for a treat when you do get around to building one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Fitting the Steel Beach NACA gun vent. The fit isn't perfect, but it doesn't take much work at all to get it right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Here's the cockpit. I used Steel Beach GRU-7 seats, which were nice and crisp. The new F-14 data sheet from Fightertown has nice instrument panel decals sized for Tamiya and I used them here. And if course the obligatory nose gear bay pic. Nothing special here beyond a sludge wash with oils and a Molotow pen for the chrome struts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I have one in the stash, so a build to look forward to. I'd love for Tamiya to release this kit in 32nd scale. Well done on the seats, IP, cockpit and gear bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 The forward fuselage is buttoned up, primed, and masked. The radome was painted with MRP 34079. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 More progress today! Decals are frim Fightertown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Over the last couple of days, I've been fiddling with the landing gear and the gear doors (freakin' red door edges!). And now I'm at the weathering stage. I still need to do the exhaust nozzles too. I posted this pic on Facebook and someone pointed out the stakes were supposed to be white, not grey. ...so I fixed it. ...and here's where I've left off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Great! How did you do the stains on the "swept wings"? I mean the part that hides into the fuselage when swept back... HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 I installed the wings in the swept back position and lightly traced the outline of the wing gloves onto the wing with a black artists pencil. Then i held the pencil at random points on the wing next to the wing gloves and swept the wings in and out to get the curved pattern. Then, i followed that curves pattern with oils and blended the oils with a q-tip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Annnnd done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Great! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Totally awesome! Your "Splinter10" at the top of this thread looks great as well. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 3:00 PM, Stefan buysse said: Totally awesome! Your "Splinter10" at the top of this thread looks great as well. Cheers, Stefan. Thanks Stefan! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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