Hasegawa f14a tomcat 1/72

[Ron2]

This is my first foray out of ww2 aircraft and so far it's a fun little build. I'm keeping this strictly box and may use this model to experiment with the paint a bit.

 

[Ron2]

This is my first foray out of ww2 aircraft and so far it's a fun little build. I'm keeping this strictly box and may use this model to experiment with the paint a bit.

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I'm going to paint part of the underside with a metal finish. Prepped the gloss black today. Basing the finish on these two pics.

 

[Wig41]

Uh, dude that first photo is an F-15E Strike Eagle.
Here's a couple of F-14 belly shots …

 

[Ron2]

Uh, dude that first photo is an F-15E Strike Eagle.
Here's a couple of F-14 belly shots …
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Seriously? Well that sucks because I just put the metal finish on it.

 

[Ron2]

I'm going to paint part of the underside with a metal finish. Prepped the gloss black today. Basing the finish on these two pics.

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Added the metal finish tonight and then found out my first pic is the wrong plane. Probably doesn't matter as I don't think that pic is a metal finish but rather a faded and dirty white.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Added the metal finish tonight and then found out my first pic is the wrong plane. Probably doesn't matter as I don't think that pic is a metal finish but rather a faded and dirty white.

F-15s have bare metal on the rear ventral fuselage. Tomcats didn't. But your paint looks great either way.

 

[Wig41]

Clearly your methods work, the black basing and the metal color over it. The result looks nice and smooth and shiny. Well done. Hey, you could call it an F-14.5

 

[Ron2]

Clearly your methods work, the black basing and the metal color over it. The result looks nice and smooth and shiny. Well done. Hey, you could call it an F-14.5

Haha F14.5 it is!

 

[Ron2]

Uh, dude that first photo is an F-15E Strike Eagle.
Here's a couple of F-14 belly shots …
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Question for you since you seem to know these planes. For the part c21 should I have that extended, partially or not at all? I'm having wheels down. I wanted to be accurate with this model but my metal finish came out really good and I don't have the heart to paint it so it's an F14.5.

 

[Wig41]

That part should be in he closed position. IIRC, those were supposed to open or extend during flights at Mach 1 and above but were found to be unnecessary and disabled completely not long after the Tomcats were operational. However … I'm not too familiar with the F-14.5 and it may be a different story.

 

[Tommergun]

"Glove Vanes are a kind of stabilizers for supersonic flight. They were designed for the F-14A, the F-14D does not feature such devices. They are retracted at subsonic speeds and will be extended automatically when going supersonic."

http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-glovevane.htm

 

[BOATMAN]

well on my super tomcat they did away with them glove vanes as the navy said they were more trouble than they were worth so no glove vanes on my big 1/32 tomcat with lights
chrisb

 

[Ron2]

That part should be in he closed position. IIRC, those were supposed to open or extend during flights at Mach 1 and above but were found to be unnecessary and disabled completely not long after the Tomcats were operational. However … I'm not too familiar with the F-14.5 and it may be a different story.

Sorry wig! The f14.5 was a joke someone else must have made with me. Apparently the reference plane I based using a metal finish on for the exhaust shafts (?) was an f15 not 14 so they said my plane was an f14.5.

 

[Ron2]

well on my super tomcat they did away with them glove vanes as the navy said they were more trouble than they were worth so no glove vanes on my big 1/32 tomcat with lights
chrisb

"Glove vanes" that's an interesting term. I ended up extending them but apparently I'm just doing my own thing with this plane anyway - natural metal finish and all.

 

[Ron2]

Added the metal finish tonight and then found out my first pic is the wrong plane. Probably doesn't matter as I don't think that pic is a metal finish but rather a faded and dirty white.

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Progress is slow. I'm blaming the holidays and my wife. I tired pre-shading the panel lines. You can barely see it on the underside. Every time I try this I don't like the result and I end up spraying heavier and erasing the lines.

 

[Ron2]

Progress is slow. I'm blaming the holidays and my wife. I tired pre-shading the panel lines. You can barely see it on the underside. Every time I try this I don't like the result and I end up spraying heavier and erasing the lines.

Did some preshading tonight

 

[Ron2]

Did some preshading tonight

Hit the top with a light coat. This is the first time I haven't covered over my pre-shading! I'm liking it. Hopefully tonight hit the bottom.

 

[mustang1989]

Your pre-shading looks to have worked out well as the color modulation turned out perfectly. Good lookin' build.

BTW.....you wouldn't be the first guy to have trended after the wrong aircraft as I've done that too. Hang with 'er bud. Your lookin' good here.

Joe

 

[Ron2]

Hit the top with a light coat. This is the first time I haven't covered over my pre-shading! I'm liking it. Hopefully tonight hit the bottom.

Slow going for me. All I've gotten done is bottom coat tonight. Rough day at work and I'm exhausted.

 

[BarleyBop]

preshading

... did you kind of do a 'reverse' shading, spraying lighter in center of panels? I tried a bit of pre-shading (new to the airbrush), and couldn't follow the panel lines. This would be an interesting alternative.

 

[Ron2]

Slow going for me. All I've gotten done is bottom coat tonight. Rough day at work and I'm exhausted.

Anyone notice my mistake?

 

[Deleted member 22781]

Nice work! I finished a newer mold 1/72 Hasegawa F-14A last year-Iceman and Slider's machine with Top Gun decals. Those older molds do finish quite nicely, done a few myself. Looking Good.

 

[Ron2]

Nice work! I finished a newer mold 1/72 Hasegawa F-14A last year-Iceman and Slider's machine with Top Gun decals. Those older molds do finish quite nicely, done a few myself. Looking Good.

Thanks! Hoping to wrap this up in next day or so.

 

[Ron2]

Progress is slow. I'm blaming the holidays and my wife. I tired pre-shading the panel lines. You can barely see it on the underside. Every time I try this I don't like the result and I end up spraying heavier and erasing the lines.

I really need to start paying more attention to directions. Realized I needed to add two more colors to this bird. Not sure my eyes could tell the differences in the shades. Topcoat is supposed to be a blue grey so I diluted it pretty heavy and sprayed lightly. Very happy with the look.

 

[Ron2]

Slow going for me. All I've gotten done is bottom coat tonight. Rough day at work and I'm exhausted.

Finished. I enjoyed this kit. A few issues with directions but overall good kit. I made a couple mistakes so will redo this in a few months. I'm happy with the paint and weathering though. Hope you enjoy.

 

[BarleyBop]

Enjoyed!

 

[Ron2]

thanks! It was a nice change of pace.

 

[Jantk14]

Nice well done.

 

[Ron2]

Nice well done.

Thank you.

 

[plastickjunkie]

Well done. This is a very nice kit and saves lots of display space compared to the 1/48 kitty.