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Roland Revolvermann (Rolandrevolvermann)
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F-14B VFA-103 Jolly Rogers 161435/AA-103 "Santa Cat"

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87 11 October 2022, 07:44
Roland Revolvermann
Actually, I wanted to do the project last Christmas, but it didn't work out in time. Now I hope to see a "Santa Cat" for Christmas this year 😁
11 October 2022, 17:52
Villiers de Vos
Following.
12 October 2022, 21:14
Spanjaard
Ho ho ho interesting 🙂
12 October 2022, 22:28
Patrick Hagelstein
Santa Cat is coming to town! 🎶
12 October 2022, 22:55
David H
Ooooh, I have this (well 2 of them) so I'll be watching Very closely.
13 October 2022, 07:23
Roland Revolvermann
Welcome mates! Nice to have you aboard!
19 October 2022, 16:29
Tommy Agne
Count me in...😁.
23 October 2022, 17:53
Piotr Sarniński-Górecki
Great - I'm in too 🙂
23 October 2022, 18:43
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Watching 👀
26 October 2022, 09:13
Roland Revolvermann
Welcome Tommy, Piotr and Robin! Thanks for stopping by!
26 October 2022, 19:03
Maciej Bellos
A cat is always a cat.
26 October 2022, 19:57
Roland Revolvermann
Welcome Maciej!
Dry fit is very good! Shouldn't cause any problems.
30 October 2022, 19:32
Roland Revolvermann
A little progress: primer and mottling done.
14 December 2022, 09:59
Roland Revolvermann
Main colors FS36375 , FS36320 and FS35237 applied…
Now the postshading fun begins 😀
17 December 2022, 08:06
Thomas Bischoff
Nice cat 👍 - have fun!
17 December 2022, 08:24
Villiers de Vos
Very nice painting progress.
17 December 2022, 08:31
Guy Rump
Looking good Roland. 👍
17 December 2022, 10:40
Roland Revolvermann
Thx mates! 😀
Post-shading done.
21 December 2022, 11:22
Roland Revolvermann
Decals attached. Were unfortunately no longer the "freshest". Fortunately, I have the kit several times and was able to fall back on a replacement 🥳
28 December 2022, 11:31
Roland Revolvermann
Panel liner poured over it and more details added.
9 January 2023, 11:31
Villiers de Vos
Coming along nicely.
10 January 2023, 06:04
Dominik Weitzer
nice progress!
10 January 2023, 15:15
Daniel
Very nice panel variatations you achieved there👌🏻taking a seat for the home stretch
11 January 2023, 08:51
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks and welcome mates!
The last details are done. Now the final assembly begins.
17 January 2023, 10:00
John
Looks great! Love the details like the dirty area where the wings sweep. How does it compare to other 1/48 F-14 kits?
19 January 2023, 19:39
Roland Revolvermann
Finished ... 😄
19 January 2023, 19:40
Guy Rump
Beautiful build Roland. 👍
19 January 2023, 19:40
Roland Revolvermann
Thank you Guy! Much appreciated 🙂
19 January 2023, 22:31
Emanuel Mesquita
Perfect!
19 January 2023, 22:34
Roland Revolvermann
Thank you Emanuel! Cheers!
20 January 2023, 15:46
Maciej Bellos
Beautiful Cat Roland! Well done!
20 January 2023, 21:07
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks Maciej! Much appreciated 🙏
21 January 2023, 09:23
Neuling
Top work in impressive presentation! Maybe you could add some brighter photos?
21 January 2023, 09:27
Arthur Kirkland
That's a very good stain!
21 January 2023, 09:56
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks a bunch Neuling and Arthur! Cheers!
21 January 2023, 11:54
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Stunning result, Roland 👍
21 January 2023, 18:40
Roland Revolvermann
Thank you Robin! Much appreciated!
21 January 2023, 21:39
Roland Revolvermann
@Neuling Just for you I added some brighter pictures 😄
22 January 2023, 11:11
Thomas Bischoff
I appreciate the brighter pictures as well 😊
Great build and great paintjob 👍🏻
22 January 2023, 11:21
Jakub Fiala
Great work, Roland! Like it very much. 👍 What glue do you use for attaching allready painted large parts? I mean vertical stabilizers etc.
22 January 2023, 11:35
Tommy Agne
Great work! 👍👍👍.
22 January 2023, 13:42
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks a bunch mates! Cheers!
Jakub, I use a thin layer of CA glue for this. The cheapest I can get 😄 Definitely not thin cement. That destroys the paint.
In this case it fits so well that no glue would be necessary. Its a good kit. I like the Hobby Boss F-14 because they are a lot cheaper than the Tamiya (here in Germany at least) and have more potential. The Trumpeter F-14 are crap.
22 January 2023, 20:31
Neuling
🙂
23 January 2023, 09:55
Jakub Fiala
Thanks for your answer, Roland 👍
23 January 2023, 12:23
Roland Revolvermann
You are welcome 🙂
23 January 2023, 18:47
Alberto
That is a very impressive F-14. Really nice. Excellent job, congrats!
23 January 2023, 19:08
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks Alberto! Cheers!
24 January 2023, 22:47
Daniel
Agree with the mates, top work 👍🏻
25 January 2023, 11:40
Michael Kohl
very well done Tomcat
25 January 2023, 13:13
Roland Revolvermann
Thanks a bunch Daniel and Michael! Much appreciated!
25 January 2023, 19:52
Slavo Hazucha
Top job 👍 One never gets weary looking at fresh Tomcats from the "usual suspect" builders... So how´s the HB-cat line up against the other 48´scale options? Final product definitely looks great! 👍

Also a great topic choice... a very nice weathering job - it appears that while busy as hell, Santa definitely finds time to lube his cat... 😉 😄
14 March 2023, 19:16
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.
16 March 2023, 07:33
Zoltan Grotz
👍👍👍
16 March 2023, 09:21
Roland Revolvermann
Thank you Mates! Much appreciated!
Slavo, your nice comments were really missing here. Nice that you're back!
I really like the Hobby Boss F-14 because they are relatively cheap and offer many options (slats, flaps, weapon bay,...). No, they're not "shake 'n bake" like Tamiya, but they fit quite well (like the F-111). For the rivet counters, however, the Hobby Boss actually has some unnecessary flaws such as the superfluous rivets on the wings. But that doesn't bother me.
18 March 2023, 19:49

Project info

43 images
1:48
Completed
1:48 US Navy Pilot & Operator with ejection seats for F-14A/B Tomcat (Aerobonus 480 142)1:48 F-14B Tomcat (HobbyBoss 80367)
Grumman F-14B Tomcat
US US Navy (1794-now)
VF-103 Jolly Rogers AA-103 | 161435 Santa Cat
December 2000 - USS George Washington (CVN-73)
FS35237 FS36320 FS36375 FS17038
 

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