Hobbyboss. F14B Tomcat

[Guest]

Hi Everyone.


Well I'm going to have a go at a WIP.


This won't be a very detailed WIP more to show how I progress with a kit.Any questions will be answered.


This will be my first aircraft for a couple of years and will be an OOB build.


So far I have built up the cockpit and fuselage.worked on the lower fuselage and joined the wing halves together.

[geegad]

Great build so far buddy..

[Guest]

Nice start

[papa 695]

Nice one Ralph and a great start

[flyjoe180]

Good start Ralph. Be interested to see how this Hobby Boss Tomcat builds up and looks when completed.

[PhilJ]

As an 80s kid this was the one! I remember one of my first kits was a tomcat jolly Rogers, can't think what kit it was... Love em, will be watching this one


Phil

[rickoshea52]

I've almost completed the Hasegawa F-14A in 1/72, I'm interested to see how these two compare.

[Razzie43]

I like it!And Hobby Boss is ok i think for airplanes?


They are good in tanks so why not in airplanes


thumb's up for you

[Guest]

Great build so far buddy..

Nice start

Nice one Ralph and a great start

Good start Ralph. Be interested to see how this Hobby Boss Tomcat builds up and looks when completed.

As an 80s kid this was the one! I remember one of my first kits was a tomcat jolly Rogers, can't think what kit it was... Love em, will be watching this one
Phil

I've almost completed the Hasegawa F-14A in 1/72, I'm interested to see how these two compare.

I like it!And Hobby Boss is ok i think for airplanes?
They are good in tanks so why not in airplanes


thumb's up for you

Thanks for all the comments Guy's.


More work will be done today.

[Guest]

Here's where I'm up to.


Nose weight added to cone and just forward of the cockpit.


Wings and upper fuselage joined together.


Exhaust parts joined together.

[papa 695]

Looking good and they do need some weight to stop them being tail sitters don't they

[Guest]

Looking good and they do need some weight to stop them being tail sitters don't they

Thanks Ian.


I added more weight after the pics, because after a test it wasn't enough.

[Guest]

Here is where I am.


Majority of the kit built,with only a few smidgeon's of filler.


Parts like undercarriage and weapons will be painted separate and added when all painting is complete.


Next I will be painting cockpit.

[rickoshea52]

Thanks Ian.
I added more weight after the pics, because after a test it wasn't enough.

The Hasegawa instructions say add 5 grams to the nose, does it not specify in yours how much to add?

[Guest]

The Hasegawa instructions say add 5 grams to the nose, does it not specify in yours how much to add?

Hi Rick.


No it does not specify.does not mention to add weight at all.


Not sure how much I added.


I test if it is enough by balancing the fuselage gently between my fingers at the centre of gravity and see how easily it tips forwards.


But if I was to guess how much weight I added I would say about 15 grammes