I thought it was about time I built something modern, so I pulled this out yesterday - probably the biggest boxed kit I've yet built.
My God, what a mountain of plastic!
Obviously I'll be doing the box art VF-84 'Jolly Rodgers'.
I built up the cockpit ready for painting - 28 parts thus far, and thankfully the fit was superb.
Onto paint next!
Cheers!
Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Oh, this is going to be fun, Stuart! After hearing so many glowing comments regarding this kit, I bought one too. I've never built a 1/48 Tomcat and I think that's the kit to do. I've dug that mountain of plastic out of the box several times and perused the instructions; I'm sort of drawn to the Iranian options because of that cool camo, but those US Navy schemes are so attractive as well.
I'm excited to see this one get underway, Stuart, so please, then build on, brother!
I'm excited to see this one get underway, Stuart, so please, then build on, brother!
Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Mama Mia, that sa lot of plastic. So many opportunities to lose stuff.
You can do this!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
lol! Thanks Gents - I wouldn't get too excited, there's a fair chance I'm going to balls it up!
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Well look what is coming soon from the House of Stuart!
I'm sure that you will enjoy this one.
I'm sure that you will enjoy this one.
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Have fun Stuart! Only heard good things about this kit.
I sure hope they will release it in 1/72 , as well as their F-4B. These quarter scale jets take up too much room for me.
I sure hope they will release it in 1/72 , as well as their F-4B. These quarter scale jets take up too much room for me.
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Me too - I've no idea where I'm going to put it!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
Aaaah, Stuart`s finally doing p0rn. Modelling-p0rn that is...
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Re: Tamiya 1/48th F-14A Tomcat!
That's a nice piece of a kit Stuart !
You will love it, it's really a high quality kit, as modern true Tamiya kits are!
By just looking at your post, I get inspired to dig out my Tamiya F-4B Phantom II from the mothball ..
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You will love it, it's really a high quality kit, as modern true Tamiya kits are!
By just looking at your post, I get inspired to dig out my Tamiya F-4B Phantom II from the mothball ..
- Kari
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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On the bench:
Tamiya F-4B Phantom II 1/48
Kinetic F-16A (new tool) 1/48
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