F-14A Tomcat diorama; VF-41 Black Aces; Finemolds 1:72

[rtfoe]

Very neat and tidy build Sebastijan and quick eagle eyes on the instruction F up.

I'm not a StarWars fan but now I can tell all my SW friends where the design of the A-Wing comes from.:tongue-out3:

Cheers,
Richard

[InFlames]

Thanks guys!

Time for weekly update:

Last week I received Reedoak 3D printed figures to be used on diorama. Oh boy, I can’t believe how far 3D printing technology has advanced! Layer edges that were in the past really prominent on this kind of prints are almost non existant on these figures. I had to use a magnifying lens to spot it, but even then, it look like a texture to the textile more than layering. Really amazing. These figures aren’t cheap, but they look better than anything I have seen so far.







I am no figure painter and it was a first time for me to work with Mr.Paint acrylic paints specially made for figure painting. I have to say I am satisfied with the result – keep in mind that the figure on the screen is several times the real size so everything looks better balanced on 1:1 scale.



Finished painting the “spine” interiors. Had to rivet all the inner edge details.



and she’s slowly coming together.

[Mickc1440]

Great work Seb

[papa 695]

That figure does look very good Sebastijan, and very nice work on the spine.

[rtfoe]

Very nice Seb.

A 3D printer friend says nowadays all it needs is to punch in the resolution and a good dose of patience as the longer it prints the finer the detail and therefore the increase in price.

Cheers,
Richard

[InFlames]

Not much time for model building last week as daughter had high fever and ear infection but nevertheless I managed to finish something during the weekend.


Dryfitted the wings and tailerons and attached the fins - Tomcat, baby!


Was playing with different shades of metallic colours, picking out single petals, and attacking those with washes. I’ll further putt a matt coat on them as they’re too shiny now and probably add a little more staining.


And dryfit of the nozzles - They look really nice attached to the fuselage. Had to bypass instructions a bit so I can remove and install them later in the build.

[minitnkr]

Some beautiful work on display Seb. Your avatar reminded me of the Russian biker late for work UTube video. PaulE

[papa 695]

Very nice work Sebastijan, I hope your daughter gets well soon.

[flyjoe180]

Awesome work Seb, looking forward to more

[InFlames]

After a coat of AMMO One Shot primer I've put a marbled coat of Lt. Ghost Grey on.


Marbling was first done coarser and will be made finer later.



Before final painting I added brown marbling on the areas of higher wear and tear.



And the final subtle effect. But the painting is not done yet.

[InFlames]

Last post of 2018!


Did further weathering of the overpainted panels and added grime and dirt on the most often used panels.




Added antiglare panel, over-intake walkways and painted the canvas bags and airbrake interior.

[boatman]

Hi Seb just lookin through your tomcat 1/72 build an I quite like your work .now did the kit come with all the panel cutouts ? or did you cut them out ? an I cannot acess page 2 is there a reason for this ? chris

[boatman]

Hi again Seb ive managed to assess page 2 of your excellent build an im following your build for the enjoyment of seeing a great build coming togeather an hopeing it will help me in my own build as my wife bought me a big 1/32 scale trumpy tomcat for crimbo .But could you answer the question 's in my thread above please when you get time an I hope your daughter is v-much better chris

[InFlames]

Hi Chris, sorry for the late reply. Yeah, what you see is what you get! I'll only be adding aftermarket wheels and ejection seats for even a little more detail. It's quite an impressive kit but the cost is reaching more into 1:48 range unfortunately.

anyhow here's a few in progress shots:


The interior compartments were give a coat of White paint.


Afterwards the details were painted and a wash was applied to enhance the shadows.


The right hand side was given the same treatment.


With all the details painted and wings and pylons attached, it's time to gloss it up and finally start the decalling process!

[boatman]

Hi Seb thank's for your answer on detail but honestly the model you have got there is brilliant for a 1/72 scale . As it has more detail eg. cutout panels on the right side of the plane
than both of my 1/48 tomcat an the 1/32 super tomcat that's the reason I asked I will be following your build so lookin forward to some more posts when you can do so