Tony Oliver Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Gunfighter 160 Last Demo tomcat - Finemolds 1/72. Adds/Mods Resin exhausts & wheels. Pilots/seats converted. Flag is decal on aluminium foil. Metal probes and some etch/wires added to cockpit too. HGW RBF tags. Finishing - Mr Paint & AK - 3rd gen (details), extreme metals & weathering products. Base surface is Tamiya texture paint as was best for scale. Scribed and drilled for tie downs (copper wire loops) Mission models colours. Sealed with 2K matt. Was a labour of love matching all the weathering patterns/stains and even exhaust interiors… Then there was getting the tones and angles of the concrete right aswell… 🤣 Almost went mad making this. If not already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Very nice 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Very well done. Good match to the real thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Wow...that's really outstanding! Not only capturing the look of the Tomcat but that very bird on that very day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cpoud117 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Great work, fantastic weathering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Oliver Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 1:51 AM, habu2 said: Very nice 👍 On 6/16/2023 at 5:58 PM, phantom said: Very well done. Good match to the real thing. On 6/18/2023 at 2:28 AM, Darren Roberts said: NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 hours ago, bdt13 said: Wow...that's really outstanding! Not only capturing the look of the Tomcat but that very bird on that very day. 1 hour ago, cpoud117 said: Great work, fantastic weathering! Thanks guys 👌🏽 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Outstanding replication of the day. Love the flag and exact weathering. You nailed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Very nicely done Tony! The distressed paint work really came out nicely. Mr.Happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 11:17 PM, Tony Oliver said: Gunfighter 160 Last Demo tomcat - Finemolds 1/72. Adds/Mods Resin exhausts & wheels. Pilots/seats converted. Flag is decal on aluminium foil. Metal probes and some etch/wires added to cockpit too. HGW RBF tags. Finishing - Mr Paint & AK - 3rd gen (details), extreme metals & weathering products. Base surface is Tamiya texture paint as was best for scale. Scribed and drilled for tie downs (copper wire loops) Mission models colours. Sealed with 2K matt. Was a labour of love matching all the weathering patterns/stains and even exhaust interiors… Then there was getting the tones and angles of the concrete right aswell… 🤣 Almost went mad making this. If not already. I think you didn’t went mad: you are mad. Just like all these detail fanatics here 😀 What a brilliant replicate of the real thing, absolutely stunning! Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Oliver Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 5 hours ago, BastianD said: you are mad yeah I thought so thanks for confirming it 🤣 ps the YouTube channel aircrew interview are doing a video with the RIO from this day about this day in particular and his time on the demo team in general… Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colargol Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 What a beauty ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Oliver Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CsohKciuh8U/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== So turns out the RIO has his own insta page and shared a pic of this build a while back. How cool is that 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gremlin Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 another beautiful Tomcat from you, All american this VF-101 retro scheme well done cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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