Top Gun F-14s (1/48 Hasegawa F-14A)

crackerjazz · Oct 5, 2016

Hey Wannabe, thanks!

Where the thingamajigs connect to there are these thick frames. The one on the right ---- it looks like another frame overlaps it, but it's kind of tough to model so maybe I won't do the overlapping frame anymore and make them identical.

blakeh1 · Oct 5, 2016

Wow! amazing stuff

yuumi2891103 · Oct 5, 2016

You don't sneeze while you are making this.
OMG !
One suggestion. Thin aluminum sheet like beer can will do for that tiny glare shield.

Dr. Aluminum Falcon

rbeach84 · Oct 6, 2016

Awesome scratchbuilding! Though, I am wondering if those are F-14A cockpits since those gizmos look like helmet position sensors (?) and probably belong in a later B/D cockpit. Any Tomcat experts here?

R/ Robert

AmazonChitlin · Oct 7, 2016

The indicators in the top, square boxes are engine stall warning lights. On the left side, the left-most box is the angle of attack indicator. The rectangular box with the 5 lights on left and four on the right side are various warning indicators

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crackerjazz · Oct 10, 2016

Hi AmazonChitlin, thanks for the info! I should give that a try, Katsu-san, thanks! Hey, Robert, you got me worried for a bit; I thought I'd be tossing 'em : ) I looked at some pics and it looks like the F-14As and B's share them while the D's indicators are shaped differently. Here are some of the F-14A pics:

Repaired the broken coaming for the RIO.

Test-fitted the tub on the 2nd Tomcat.

Made a new grabhandle for the RIO.

Painted the frame and indicators

Test-fitted onto Maverick's Tomcat

b26354 · Oct 11, 2016

I'm building 2 1/48 F5's (Classic Airframes F5-B twin seat and an AFVclub F5-E) to paint up as Mig-28s before tackling an F-14 and an A-4 so I know how small those parts must be. The effort you're putting into accurizing the cockpits is insane.

rbeach84 · Oct 14, 2016

Good job! I stand ready for my 'corrective action'...

R/ Robert

crackerjazz · Oct 15, 2016

Hi guys, thanks for the kind words and glad you like it! Hi, Jon, thanks! Hope to see your F-5 builds! Thanks for mentioning how small the parts are -- they're really tiny I get all cross-eyed working on them. I try to show them with the xacto blade so people can see them in context, but it just ends up looking like a photo alongside a big cutter blade

And it's hard to show them in actual size as there's really nothing much to see, unless they're up close. Sometimes I question why I even bother

There's a really good angle here where the back of the pilot's seat is visible. You can see that the F-14A seat look really busy but the kit seats don't really show all that much detail so I'm adding some visible elements.
https://tonetcarlo.wordpress.com/category/adventure/

Drew up the basic shape of that plate in the back of the seat in Solidworks -- just to get profile patterns for cutting styrene strips and rods.

Here's the modified Hase kit cockpit tub so far. I'm tempted to put in toggle switches like I did on the Aires pit but I don't want to get into the trap of another never-ending project -- at some point I need to decide when to stop.

crackerjazz · Nov 6, 2016

Time for some update:

The side panels of the RIO is riddled with circuit breakers. Tried my hand on scratchbuilding some breakers instead of using the Hasegawa ones for Iceman's Tomcat:

Also made some toggle switches for the front side panels:

AmazonChitlin · Nov 6, 2016

I love your updates! Your attention to detail is amazing!

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Albertese · Nov 6, 2016

Amazing stuff here.

--Alex

AmazonChitlin · Dec 14, 2016

Are there any updates to the models?

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crackerjazz · Dec 15, 2016

Hey, Albertese, AmazonChitlin, thanks. Yeah got a few....

Did some mods to the Hasegawa kit seat backrest:

Did some of the pilot's rear bulkhead -- the airconditioning ducts and some piping.

Added the vinyl cover on the pilot's side.

Removed the gloves since no one in the movie seemed to wear any.

I cut off Slider's thumb so I could let him hold the front grip better -- will sculpt in a new thumb.

I'll need to reposition Goose's arms in the other Tomcat so that they don't look exactly alike.

Teddz · Dec 15, 2016

WOOOOOW... dude, this is bananas.

I love the F-14 and have built many over the years including this hasegawa kit, but now it looks like I need to build another one and follow your example.

I wonder how much fun you'd have with a 1/32 cat...

crackerjazz · Apr 24, 2017

Hey, guys, Teddz, thanks! Some progress on the exhaust....

The beaver tail needs some material removed so that the nozzles can fit right.

Sanded down the mating area to make it flatter.

The nozzles fit better after shaving off a a bit from the beaver tail but the nozzles still needed filing for the edge to sit flush.

And I'm not sure why the other Tomcat has to have more material removed from the nozzles. They're the same Hasegawa model, albeit 3 decades apart as far as boxing.

I did a poorer job mating the forward fuselage to the body compared to the other Tomcat --- more filing, sanding and puttying to come.

SCUDMAN · Apr 24, 2017

Beautiful job. The ejection seats and cockpit look amazing.

blakeh1 · Apr 24, 2017

Nice to see this pop back up!

Excellent job so far

What did you use on the engine nozzles to get that effect? is it the Tamiya Weathering powders?

Ozzman78 · Apr 24, 2017

Impressive work here!

WarpeD · Apr 24, 2017

Won't be able to get the Top Gun theme out of my head for the rest of the day.

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