F-14D #100 VF-2 in-progress pics
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I've found some main gear spare parts from my very old Academy F-14 and repleace those awful ones from HB 🙂
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The fit is perfect 🙂
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and more spare parts.
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I use the Academy kit TARPS with this kit as VF-2 was one of the "TARPS squadron" and it's rather rare to see it under Tomcat kit 🙂
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White primer on the intakes and gear bays🙂
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Progress so far 🙂
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New competition in autumn makes me back to this project 🙂
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In case I would tie this Tomcat down to flightdeck someday 🙂
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Upgrade HB legs with old Hasegawa parts 🙂
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Marbling time....
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Applied color for upper surfaces...
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Upgreading main gear legs...
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TARPS - work in progress 🙂
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Starting with the decals... 🙂
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2 hours of masking....
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2 minutes of painting...
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And dry fitting. OK- but they are a bit too dark I think ...
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... almost there...
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With a team mate 🙂
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Done !!!
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GO NAVY !!! :-D
Kommentarer
53 22 October 2021, 22:55
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awesome paintjob! i should buy a few more hobbyboss 72 tomcats haha. they are quite nice for the price
10 January 2023, 12:06
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THX mates 🙂 Martin - I do not recommend this kit - the landing gear needs some scratch to look proper and air intakes are a huge mistake. I'd rather go with latest Academy kit 🙂
10 January 2023, 12:25
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you are Right Piotr, the intakes are a big drawback but i found the new Academy front gear to be too long so actually despite missing a lot of detail I do not mind the Hobbyboss gear.
also I really like the hobbyboss panel lining - it looks good at this scale. new academy specifically is something i do not enjoy in this respect as there is a lot of accurate detail but it is too pronounced for 72.
Interestingly, I find myself returning to Hasegawa all the time after all those beautiful new moldings coming up🙂
but the windshield in the new academy kit is a huge plus and advantage even over GWH - I would like to buy them separately and use them in every future 72 tomcat build regardless of the kit🙂
10 January 2023, 13:41
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also the hobbyboss tomcats are so easy to put together!
10 January 2023, 13:43
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Yet another Tomcat call !