Tuffskull Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 ...paint it the seatbelts have been scratched: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbud Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Nice beginnings. Post pics of the completed model when you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 (edited) What kit is that, I don't recognize that wing-sweep mechanism. Also, it looks like an F-14B. (Well, close to a B, missing the "shoulder pad" ECM antenna) Missiles appear to be AIM-54A/B, not C. AIM-54C is the only type carried by the F-14B and D AFAIK. Easy to fix, just sand off the 4 little "squares" on the front end of the Phoenix. 99% of people miss this. Edited November 10, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 man...that looks reminiscent of a very large F14 I built as a kid...nice work! WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 so this is the Revell 1/72 F-14 D Super Tomcat. OK, I will sand the squares away, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Ah, thanks. I've never seen the Revell F-14D built-up out-of-the-box before. Only "plastic in a box" and "5,000 hours of modifications and paint". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gian7675 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Ah, thanks. I've never seen the Revell F-14D built-up out-of-the-box before. Only "plastic in a box" and "5,000 hours of modifications and paint". Just wondering, so this is the most correct F-14D available Out of the Box to model a Macross F-14D used by Shin in Macross Zero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 A little off subject, but do you happen to have pics of F-14 launches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 (edited) Launches? As in being shot off the carrier? Anyways---for Shin's, it depends. There's earlier and later releases of the Revell F-14D I think, and the later one wouldn't be as good for Shin's. Because it's a more accurate F-14D. (Shin's is actually closest to a B, and its official name in the compendium reflects that, but it has the D's chin-pod which is generally only available from a D's kit--unless you kitbash 2 or 3 pods from an A/B together) Quick summary for Shin's plane: From an F-14B, add the D's chinpod and remove the forward-most of the ECM bumps under the wing glove. Remove the ALR-45 antenna bumps. From an F-14D, add the rear ECM bump of an F-14A/B and replace the entire cockpit with an A/B's. Remove the ALR-45 antenna bumps. Though I dont think any Revell kit has the ALR-45 antenna bumps. (or ALR-50, 60, etc---they keep getting upgraded, but the external bump is identical) What's the ALR-45 antenna? This one, which is on ALL B's and D's, and late A's. But not Shin's, which makes no sense at all, since every Tomcat since about 1988 has had them. You can also see the next 2 bumps behind it--some A's and all B's have both of them (this is a pic of a B), the other A's and all D's have neither of them. Shin has the rear one only. Edited November 12, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Yes, off a carrier deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 I will take new wip pics by tomorrow, I just started the panel lines....I don`t wash them, I do them by hand with an isographic pencil, like i do thwm on my gundams...looks good but is really hard work... I will take a pic from from the lower part too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 (edited) The kit is also inaccurate in that it has the fairings for the Pratt and Whitney engines of an F-14A. The GE engines of the F-14B and D look more squared off. I look forward to seeing the finished product though! Edited November 13, 2004 by Skull Leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 As I said before...I just wanna make it a F-14 from the macross zero universe, not exactly shins...It will be from the un navy, not the un spacey. I will use some of the decal sheet you can buy extra from hasegawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 it took me a little longer to take the pics bacause I`m working on a Gundam too, which is more important in the moment because it is for a contest...so finally another shot from my baby...I`m painting the panel lines now. the upper side will be finished today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 i'm curious to see the work you put in for the Gundam...but i guess that could wait until your finished with it and already sent it in for the contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 (edited) I did many Gundams before, but this is the first resin one I`m doing, his hands are pewter hands from kotobukiya, because the resin ones were to static in my opinion: Edited November 17, 2004 by Tuffskull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHX Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 I did many Gundams before, but this is the first resin one I`m doing, his hands are pewter hands from kotobukiya, because the resin ones were to static in my opinion: cool... where did u get the pewter hands? does each finger have articular posability? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 that's so friggin' cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHX Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 that's so friggin' cool agreed. what a skinny looking gundam tho. hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffskull Posted November 17, 2004 Author Share Posted November 17, 2004 the hands are from kotobukiya and you can get them at hlj. 600 yen each pair. They are not poseable, but you can change there poses before painting. They are much cheaper as b-club hands and really cooler... the mobile suit is a 1/144 star jegan from g-system 75% completeted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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