oortiz10 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 OK everyone, I finally got started on my Tomcat. I have a couple of Hasegawa 'cats in the stash, but I decided to use this pig's ear for this GB. I think Tomcats look best in Jolly Rogers or Wolfpack markings, but I don't plan on "wasting" either of my VF-1 or VF-84 sheets on this kit. I've decided to go with some "special" markings, but you're going to have to wait and see what I have in store. I'm going to build this kit mostly OOB, and I got started with the cockpit. The only extra that I added to the office was a small disk of iridescent film that I punched for the HUD. The airframe I'm building is based on a few pictures I saw in a book. The airframe is on the ramp undergoing maintenance but is "kneeling." In order to get that same stance with my kit, I stole the lower part of the NLG from one of my Hasegawa kits and grafted it onto the Academy nose gear. I cut up the Academy part and removed the "knob" from the Hasegawa part. From there it was a simple as drilling up into the Academy part to accept the modified Hase part. In the end, it all worked out perfectly. OK, I don't know if I'll be able to pump out a product with the same quality results as the other 'cats I'm seeing in this GB, but I think this will be a good learning experience for me. I hope that at the end of it all, what I turn out will look enough like a Tomcat to pass. That's it for now. I'll post more progress when there's more progress to post. Cheers! -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Welcome to the fun O Great start. I didn't know they kneel the cats for (some) maintenance. You made me curious 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Welcome aboard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Thadeus Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Oh man. I remember how much time I spent deliberating if I should cough up my pocket money on Academy F-14 in 1/48. I loved the one in 1/72 and thought this one would be at least three times the fun. Never got one though. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for You. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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