doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 This is the R/M F-14D kit... loaded up with a heckuvalotta steel beach stuff: Lantirn set, A/B update set, drop tanks, FOD covers, GE nozzles with FOD covers, plus Yellowhammer's decals for Victory 103 with Kate's Nickel. I won't be applying the kate's nickel bit, since brian marbrey said it was on for about 45 mins... kit has been rescribed, nozzles have been squared off, the gaping seams filled... here was the cockpit before it was put in... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 (edited) more of the headless pilots you can see the resin part of the RIO's panel.. it's from steel beach's A/B update set.. has the squared off PTIDS panel. the one i got was full of air bubbles and the surface detail wasn't as good as the kit ones... i suppose i just was unlucky there.. a bad batch or something :wacko: Edited March 14, 2005 by doctorpepper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 The pit in the fuselage... you might be able to spot canopy rails i built as the kit canopy was gonna be too low in placement... i used normal squadron sheet styrene painted black i also scratchbuilt the HUD from spare photo-etched metal i had... couldn't find any photos of the HUD so i just had to wing it with pictures from ARC gallery of other's cockpits. lost the ejection seat handles to carpet monster :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 another of the pit again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 here's my favourite part: i asked around for photos of the pilot's helmets.. i didn't exactly have the helmets that are currently use.. (HGU-55s?) so i just used spare ones from the academy kit and painted them best i could... brian marbrey said that "Grip" had a special yellow helmet, this was painted accordingly... i didn't have any photos of how his patterns would look like so i just.. winged it again plus.. my marker pen wasn't fine enough to draw the skull and crossbones outline.. so i kinda shaded it in... her's the RIO, "DJ" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 side view of DJ's helmet.. i screwed up the pattern on this side, the other side's better, but i took the photo of the wrong side as well... the air hose was.. guess what? guitar string :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 finally, a rear shot of "GRIP"s helmet... i put the pilot's names at the top, it should be at the bottom. this is just to make them easier to see ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afterburner Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 damn nice work, dude ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bullet101 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 WOW!!! That pit is awesome! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 mucho steel beach stuff stuck on... now to paint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Looks incredible!!! Was the RIO panel a difficult fit? It looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Lookin' good doc, however 161435 didn't have a HUD in 2002. She didn't get one until 2004... :) Brian Marbrey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 Looks incredible!!! Was the RIO panel a difficult fit? It looks great! just a little sanding... however since there's pilots in the tub i decided not to fill in all the gaps between the tub and the fuselage... brian... . darn! i really didn't know that... looks like i'll just leave it on then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) I bought several JR helmets, my HGU-33 from the 80s and the HGU-68 (current) will arrive this or next week. That´s the first JR helmet I bought (HGU-55P) and I saw it on several photos (still need an MBU-14 O2mask), though I don´t know if Grip´s helmet looked like this: Edited March 16, 2005 by I.Illes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) Another one: PS.: I´ll post some pictures of DJ´s helmet within the next hour. István Edited March 16, 2005 by I.Illes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) DJ´s HGU-68/P: Hope this helps István Edited March 16, 2005 by I.Illes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Another one: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 thanks! however.. the pilot's heads are in, and on, canopy is sealed in... and i'd need decals to put such fine lines on a 1/48 scale helmet... as you can see from my photos, i used a 0.4 nib and it's already quite thick... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 No problem, man! In 1/48, it looks good enough to me! István Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 Finally got down to some work, after being swamped with project datelines (i'm still in the middle of them actually...) Here's the fuselage and wings, painted with Kaan Gok's technique and futured. took some getting use to, that technique, and i think i cleaned up the upper surfaces a little too much, but i suppose i can say it was just.. "washed and scrubbed" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 A view of the underside, this i left it to be more dirty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 A close up of the underside... i'm pretty happy with it. when it gets flat coated, it should look a lot better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 last one - wing glove pylons. port one has a scratchbuilt phoenix adapter, cos i couldn't find one, so had to make it out of sheet styrene and sanded to shape. starboard one is darren robert's lantirn set piece.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Hey doc- VF-103 never carried the Phoenix adapter on the left shoulder pylon. Just an accuracy tip if that's what you're going for.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 Hey doc-VF-103 never carried the Phoenix adapter on the left shoulder pylon. Just an accuracy tip if that's what you're going for.. oh crap... so what B models carried them? damm.. i was hoping to put a sparrow in the tunnel, a phoenix on the pylon and 2 sidewinders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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