jesTer Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) Build 9 of 2020 is the Hobbyboss kit with Wolfpak Decals to represent an F-14A from VF-41 Black Aces. Callsign 'Fast Eagle 107' is 1 of 2 F-14As that shot down a pair of Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitters during the 'Gulf of Sidra Incident' in 1981. My build shows how Fast Eagle 107 was configured right before the encounter. Compared to the Hasegawa this kit has a simplified parts breakdown so it builds faster. But it has some fitting issues on the intakes, tail and windshield. The starboard AIM-9 rail is slightly modified to show an empty rail. Painted with acrylics and weathered lightly with oil paint. More photos and a build log on my site > https://www.rocketpunch.biz/completed-hobbyboss-72-f14a-tomcat-vf41/ All comments welcome! Edited October 28, 2020 by jesTer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drake64 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Beautiful work Roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Clean and mean. Very nice job. BTW; What brand of figure did you use? Take care, Mr. Happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesTer Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 2:14 AM, Drake64 said: Beautiful work Roberto Thanks you're too kind. 20 hours ago, Mr.Happy said: Clean and mean. Very nice job. BTW; What brand of figure did you use? Take care, Mr. Happy Thanks for the kind words. The figure comes from the Hasegawa US Pilot/Ground Crew Set > https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegawa-35007-us-pilot-ground-crew-set--158977 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raceaddict Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Love the finish on this Tomcat. I haven't had the courage to make a really mottled bird yet... I always feel I haven't put down enough paint over the preshading and once I stop I realize I've gone too far and the preshading no longer shows. 🤨 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Looking pretty nice. Paint came out pretty nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesTer Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 11:05 PM, Raceaddict said: Love the finish on this Tomcat. I haven't had the courage to make a really mottled bird yet... I always feel I haven't put down enough paint over the preshading and once I stop I realize I've gone too far and the preshading no longer shows. 🤨 It's also a challenge to me to get just the right amount of mottling to show through. I think the key is multiple thin coats and taking into account whether you'll be adding panel washes and other weathering on top. On 11/14/2020 at 6:33 AM, Thadeus said: Looking pretty nice. Paint came out pretty nice. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Nice cat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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