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

Hey, thanks, fellas! Hi blakeh, for the engine nozzles I first primed with Tamiya Primer light gray, then darkened the middle ring and areas closer to the opening with a sharpie marker, then handpainted everything with Alclad polished brass. For the inside walls of the nozzles I used acrlylic white weathered with Tamiya weathering master soot and gray colors-- wasn't too happy with that so for the others I used acrylic black and tried weathering that by scratching a few spots -- I'm still not happy but maybe I'll find something that works later on. No powders on the outside of the nozzles as I'm trying to avoid that "make-up" look you get when using those Tamiya weathering powders. Hey WarpeD, yeah, "Danger Zone" -- that's ok to loop in your head but avoid "You've lost that loving feeling" at all costs as it will drive you up the wall, heheh.

I would love to see a up date on your tomcats

How's it going?? I just opened the box on a Trumpeter 1/32 F-14D Super Tomcat and I'm using some of what you've done to your cats as a guide... need input...

Thanks, guys. Hi Teddz, how's your F-14 coming along?

I was wondering about the droop angle (anhedral) of the horizontal stabilizers.



And a helpful guy named Firewill at ARC had this to share showing the 3.5-degree anhedral.



So I notched a piece of plasticard that will allow gluing on the stabs with the correct droop.










For the F-14 that's banking I rotated the fin but used the same guide to keep the anhedral intact.















Painted on the lightning strips






















Sanded down the canopy overhangs.

Awesome!!! Wish I had your patience and eye for detail!!! :eek