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Alexander
Interesting idea - the execution looks really good for sure 👍

Martin von Schreckenstein
thanks Alexander! Sergej, I know right, looks very on point for this scale

Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍

Martin von Schreckenstein
thank you gentlemen

Łukasz Gliński
Joining the party 👍

Martin von Schreckenstein
hello and welcome Andy, Marius and Lukasz. Thanks Marius for pointing out those lights - I attempted to drill them out with a passable result.

I am also finishing up the interiors. i chose to open the backseat of 8325 and the 3924 is to be open also - the resin cockpits were distributed and prepared to reflect that but I am still not quite happy with how they turned out. I will leave them for now, the instrument panell will be the most visible and there is not much to do about that save for buying some additional PE parts.

also regarding the surface detail - it is correct and extensive but very pronounded. I did a pass with surfacer to fill it somewhat. i want the planes smoother as they seem in the pictures. that is what i want to focus on with this build. good filling and sanding so that the shape is nice at least, especially around the cockpit

Martin von Schreckenstein
hi Calvin. nice to have a subject matter expert signing off on this haha

Calvin Gifford
😄

Pierre
So they basically cut the wrong sprues at the factory... Will be interesting to see whether there is any support for western customers.

Khashayar
After reading these comments I'll buy all GWH F-14's 😍

Martin von Schreckenstein
added pics of the five star set and some progress too. after much sanding, the hull is now quite nice. i will later mask some hull lines too but pe will go first. i am trying to add some walkway surface detail but i am not sure the result will reflect the effort. (masking and adding bit of putty using brush)

Martin von Schreckenstein
playing with the Bofors twin mounts. I like the etch base better but the barrels are better in the Modelbauray 3d print... Thinking about combining the two because why not haha

Martin von Schreckenstein
hello bughunter. great honor seeing you here. Your build is of course an instrumental reference in my effort here. Also thank you Michael and Viliers

bughunter
Interesting livre 👍 and I like the weathering around the connections between wing parts etc.

Guy Rump
Very impressive 👍

Martin von Schreckenstein
thanks Andy and Guy

Martin von Schreckenstein
another few layers of wearhering and the main surface is done. I polished the surface in some areas and the rest is flat. now just to finish the gear and mask off the metal bits

Martin von Schreckenstein
finished. thanks everyone for your support. album here Complete | Album by mnn (1:72)

Guy Rump
Very nice build, congrats 👍

Bernhard Schrock
The first and last Dreadnouth with seven turrets! Great work!

Marius
Such great work here man! And the endurance to build 2!
They look just fantastic! I wonder how this album went unnoticed.

I have two of these Fujimi kits as well. Any negative points with them?

Martin von Schreckenstein
Thank you Marius. Interestingly these two tomcats were a sort of a dream build happening on a backdrop of a mental breakdown so they have a lot of mystical power imbued in them haha. They will forever serve as a monument reminding me to recognise overextension and act timely.

The kits themselves (this is Finemolds by the way) are really great. The character of the surface detail is better suited to dirty TPS jets as the lines are a little too pronounced to my taste. Building a Hiviz tomcat with this kit I used a little sanding to tone it down - or even better yet - just do not use wash at all like in this brilliant build: Grumman F-14D Tomcat (Fine Molds) | Album by Navy Bird (1:72)

Roland Revolvermann
Lovely build 👍 Congrats!

Martin von Schreckenstein
thank you Roland

Martin von Schreckenstein
Thanks Ferenc

Spanjaard
Nice!

Daniel
Looks great, those covers are a nice touch 👍

Martin von Schreckenstein
working a lot on the photography side of things. the complete album should show some improvements