1/48 Tamiya F-14

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:45 am

Hi everyone,

So I'm back.....

My F-35 is doing my head in with all the masking, so i have put her aside for now and picked up this kit from my LHS

I originally wasn't going to post this build on the forum as life has given me a beating lately and with the photobucket fiasco, well I'm struggling with the motivation of pulling the laptop out just to post....

Anyway, she was started about a week ago... have completed the pit, put together the fuselage, and assembled the weapons i will be fitting off on her

Cockpit

the sharp eyed audience member might just notice that the RIO's radar screen is blank...... that is due to my clumsiness.....
but you might not notice..... in that case just disregard everything you just read.....

Fuselage

Weapons

For those keeping score.... that is 4x AIM-54's, 2x AIM-7's and for short range work 2x AIM-9's

Well thats it for the first installment

Hope you have enjoyed yourselves a little

Feedback is always welcomed.....

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 am

Ok installment 2.0.......

No photos for this update...

yeah yeah i know...

.....

tomorrow....

i promose....

well ok maybe the day after

So enough carry on, tonight i cleaned up all the missiles, assembled the front gear bay, installed the refueling probe recess and primed it all with Ultimate black primer, as well as the walls of the cockpit area of the foward fuselage

Edit:
Oh and before i forget, i also put a dab of pva over the screens and some of the larger dials to simulate glass screens

And yes "dab" is a scientific term for the amount....

Not a huge amount done, but hey slow and steady yada yada yada

So thats it for tonight... Im sure you have all had enough of me rambling on....

I will upload the promised photos in the next day or so when i get a spare few minutes....wiuld be so much easier if i could upload them from my phone... but such is life

Post by **ElCapitan** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:04 am

Fridgy wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 am I will upload the promised photos in the next day or so when i get a spare few minutes....wiuld be so much easier if i could upload them from my phone... but such is life

You can upload them from iOS or Android, look here viewtopic.php?f=63&t=22920

Android instructions are in the replies, if that's what you use.

Oh and by the way, great looking cockpit!

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:09 am

ElCapitan wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:04 am
Fridgy wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:49 am I will upload the promised photos in the next day or so when i get a spare few minutes....wiuld be so much easier if i could upload them from my phone... but such is life
You can upload them from iOS or Android, look here viewtopic.php?f=63&t=22920

Android instructions are in the replies, if that's what you use.

Oh and by the way, great looking cockpit!

Thanks for that Rob, will have a look at it now

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:13 am

A test of flickr2bb

If this works, it should be a pic of my pride and joy freedom machine.....

Nice!!!!!

Had a fiddle removing all the excess text that the app generates and bonus i can get rid of it and it all still works

Thanks for the pointer Rob

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:45 pm

Great kit! If you give it a stern look it builds itself.

Post by **DrSprue** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:25 pm

You mentioned at the top about keeping score. No not me, but thank you for listing what the weapons are. When you guys do that it helps me remember what they are. Also it feels a bit real, especially the more your Tamiya F-14 comes out and Its really looking cool so far! The pit looks quite amazing!

Post by **aur0ra145** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:58 pm

Very nice cockpit!

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:18 pm

Thanks lads

Post by **Fridgy** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:46 am

OK as promised..... UPDATE 2.1

Explody stuff in Ultimate black primer.....

Why does everything look so damn good in matte black??

Someone??

Anyone??

Front Gear bay

Refueling Port

And finally for this update....

Fuselage insides

Post by **Fridgy** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:56 am

So you lucky buggers..... 2 updates in one day!!!

Update2.2

Painted the front gear bay and missiles with Ultimate white primer (I find it a great white paint, havent used it as a primer yet....
always seem to fall back on the Ultimate black at the moment)
Didn't get photos of the now white missiles as my phone camera as having issues focusing on it in them in the changing light this afternoon

But here is the gear bay

Also tonight Iassembled the pylons and pallets for the missiles

Post by **Fridgy** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:24 am

Quick question for you guys....... the cockpit ispainted to my satisfaction....just wondering about weathering it..... was thinking about some grey panel liner on the instrument panels to further define them.... thoughts?pros, cons? Would it even be seen once its all buttoned up and pilot and rio in place??

Post by **Fridgy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:32 am

Update 3.0

Got the sky grey and gum metal on the tios of the missiles done last night

Aim-54

Aim-7

Aim-9

Next step, give them a gloss coat, then decals and some panel liner

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:42 am

Sorry totally missed the question about the cockpit
I like to panel line buttons and stuff and then do a dry brush silver and other colors to bring out the knobs buttons and switches and such.
Not trying to get it all dirty and weathered tank-like, just a bit of definition

Edit:just had a look back at the first pages photos of your cockpit....don’t touch it, looks fine!!!!
Nice motorcycle as well

Post by **Fridgy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:32 am

Update 3.1

Gloss coated the cockpit and the missiles this afternoon.... no photos...cause well you've seen the parts before....its just now they look shiny...

Post by **chops1sc** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:46 pm

Very nice work! You're making me want to start on my Tamy Tomcat!

Post by **DrSprue** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:16 pm

Yup me too! Not a Tamiya but an older Revell one. Still tho... a Tomcat!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:45 pm

Always happy to watch a Tomcat build

this is another one that's currently bubbling it's way to the top of my stash pile.

This is coming along really well mate

<-unless Tony and Scott nicked all the popcorn already!

Post by **DrSprue** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:18 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:45 pm Always happy to watch a Tomcat build this is another one that's currently bubbling it's way to the top of my stash pile.

This is coming along really well mate <-unless Tony and Scott nicked all the popcorn already!

.....oooppps almost forgot about that Neil

Yup love that plane... is it the 114 model from Tamy Mick? Gotta add this to my wishlist as well.

Post by **Fridgy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:20 pm

DrSprue wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:18 pm
Tomcat64 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:45 pm Always happy to watch a Tomcat build this is another one that's currently bubbling it's way to the top of my stash pile.

This is coming along really well mate <-unless Tony and Scott nicked all the popcorn already!
.....oooppps almost forgot about that Neil

Yup love that plane... is it the 114 model from Tamy Mick? Gotta add this to my wishlist as well.

Yeah Tony she is the 61114 from tamiya

Post by **Fridgy** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:19 am

Upadte 4.0

Painted the pylons and pallets with Ultimate black primer
Waited for them to dry then shot some Ultimate white at them

next step will be gloss coat and a wash

Also started decalling the missiles last night, didnt get very far, will get somephotos of them once completed

Post by **Fridgy** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:37 pm

Update 4.1

Aim-7's all decalled up

1 of the 4 Aim-54's finished

Gear Bay detail painted and given a wash with Tamiya's black panel liner

Got a few other odds and ends taken care of as well
Have started preping the engine internals for paint, have shot Ultimate Glossy Black at the flame holders and the turbine faces

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:57 am

Update 5.0

Pylons and Pallets

Flame holders finshed

Compressor faces

Forward Fuselage joined together

Only a little melted sprue needed to fix up the nose cone

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:36 am

Really tidy work there mate - the AIMs look great with all that stencilling done.

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:06 am

Tomcat64 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:36 am Really tidy work there mate - the AIMs look great with all that stencilling done.

Thanks Neil

The missiles are a right pain in the a*se to stencil though

Post by **ElCapitan** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:23 am

Looking really good so far - you're fairly flying through it!

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 12:00 pm

ElCapitan wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:23 am Looking really good so far - you're fairly flying through it!

Thanks mate

It doesnt feel like it... im at the point of having to paint lots of little bits and doing the stencils for the missiles... well the 1 aim-54 that i have finished took almost an hour to stencil...
This is the part of a build i hate... so much work but you dont see a huge amount of progress....

Post by **Fridgy** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:27 am

Update 6.0

Better half was out this afternoon when I got home = uninterupted model time

started to clean up the nose cone

top come out perfect

bottom side needed a second application, just the smallest blob required

Started the Exhaust cans

straight Ultimate white primer poured in and swished around, might need a second application, looking a bit patchy

Exhaust Nozzle, mix of tamiya xf56 and xf7 (5to1)

Heat shield?? staight xf56

And both side by side, when I was mixing the xf56 and xf7,I couldn't see much of a difference on white paper to xf56.
But on plastic and next to each other, night and day

Post by **strawnobi** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:38 pm

Nice work! This kit is my next project. Waiting for a decent day to start it when my mojo decides to come back. I'm using leftover decals from my Danger Zone build. I'm glad stencils are provided for the ordinance. In general how are the decals in this kit behaving for you? Tamiya decals tend to be a little finicky. The fit looks like Tamiya which I expected.

Post by **Fridgy** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:58 pm

strawnobi wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:38 pm Nice work! This kit is my next project. Waiting for a decent day to start it when my mojo decides to come back. I'm using leftover decals from my Danger Zone build. I'm glad stencils are provided for the ordinance. In general how are the decals in this kit behaving for you? Tamiya decals tend to be a little finicky. The fit looks like Tamiya which I expected.

So far so good with the decals... there are a bucket load of them though

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:59 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:36 am Really tidy work there mate - the AIMs look great with all that stencilling done.

this is exactly what came to my mind....nice tidy work

Post by **Fridgy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:29 am

Update 7.0

Finally got the small gaps in the nose cone taken care of tonight

Exhaust nozzles...coming along slowly, still 2 more painting steps to go (these are the spares BTW, the ones I'm using are currently drying after a ring of X-31 being laid down.Will give them a good 2 hrs before unmasking to check them)

so far they have been painted with 2 mixed colours

And finally for this update the
Heat shield areas

there isnt much colour differation in the photos but IRL you can make it out

Post by **Fridgy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:30 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:59 pm
Tomcat64 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2018 10:36 am Really tidy work there mate - the AIMs look great with all that stencilling done.
this is exactly what came to my mind....nice tidy work

Thanks Scott

Post by **Fridgy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:18 am

Update 7.1

Ok.... so Im impatient.....

I think they are turning out awesome.....

Also forgot these in the last update...

Flame holders mounted in the exhuast tubes.....

Post by **DrSprue** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:48 pm

I love it when plastic looks like metal!

Post by **demarcation** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:01 pm

Looks superb!!

Post by **Fridgy** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:27 pm

Thanks guys

Post by **HIghAltitudeScale** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:44 am

Good job, keep up the nice work

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:27 am

Superb work on the exhaust systems!

Post by **Fridgy** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:26 am

Thanks guys!

Update 8.0

Not much done this weekend

Primed the tails in Ultimate black and gloss coated them,
Decanted some tamyia ts-47 in prep for doing the vertical stabs

Also painted the insides of the exhaust nozzles with Ultimate white. Just need to mask them and shoot some grey and the exhausts are ready for assembly

Will upload some photos soon

Post by **Fridgy** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:51 am

Update 8.1

Photos as promised

Vert Stabs glossed

and the tips painted with TS-47

still need to shoot some aluminum at the leading edges and then they will be ready for the skull decals

Exhuast cans painted white on the interior

Post by **Fridgy** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:53 pm

Update 9.0

First real stuff up in this build....

Had cleaned the airbrush out but then decided fi was going to do some more work... just to shoot some aqua gloss at the last of the exhaust parts....
But of course i had forgot to dial the compressor down from approx 50psi to the usual 15 that i use for aqua gloss...... yep managed to completely flood the peices.....
Will try soaking them tonight in some isopropyl alcohol tonight when i get home and giving them a scrub with an old toothbrush. Im hoping being all acrylic paints the the IPA will do the job......

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:06 am

Update 9.1

Vert Stabs have had the leading edges shot with Vallejo Metal colour Aluminum

Take 2.....

Cleaned up the overkill aqua gloss with ipa

once they were washed with soapy water and air dryed they were reshot with Ultimate glossy Black primer, tried the tipof warming the primer with water
seems to work quite well

Thats it for tonight..... so far

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:24 am

The tidy work continues mate - and nice save on the AquaGloss flood too!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:22 pm

The vertical stabilizers look great. Can't wait to see the decals that will bring this bird alive

Love to say I have never done the over flooding spray, but I would be a liar

Post by **chops1sc** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:06 pm

Maybe y'all can help me out with something.

When you say stencils, do you mean like a dry transfer type decal? I'm confused.

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:38 pm

chops1sc wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:06 pm Maybe y'all can help me out with something.

When you say stencils, do you mean like a dry transfer type decal? I'm confused.

Ok, lets see.
They are decals, when I say stencil, im talking the 100's of little decals... the no step, lifting points etc
As opposed to the main decals, squadran insignia, roundels etc

Hope that makes sense?

Post by **chops1sc** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:39 pm

Definitely clears things up.

Thanks!

Post by **Fridgy** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:39 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:24 am The tidy work continues mate - and nice save on the AquaGloss flood too!

Cheers Neil

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:22 pm The vertical stabilizers look great. Can't wait to see the decals that will bring this bird alive
Love to say I have never done the over flooding spray, but I would be a liar

Yeah me too... so i might have skipped ahead to specifically get the skull on her asap

Cheers buddy

Post by **Fridgy** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:26 am

Update 10

Ok so build has stalled a little, after the flooding fiasco, I havnt been happy with the exhaust.... so I have been redoing the exhaust cans (thank god for spares)

I have primed and repainted the flooded parts

Cans redone and gloss coated

Thatis all the modelling work Ive done lately
Have been distracted with the grand daughter.... she is sitting next to me now with my partner and she is at the stage where she is just starting to smile

Ok..... So I might be a very proud Grandpa and just slightly smitten with her.....