1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
That is a fabulous looking cockpit John!
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Wow! What else can I say? Stunningly gorgeous work John!
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
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We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Thanks guys! I'm pretty happy with the aftermarket choices so far. The Quinta Studios cockpit placards turned out really well and with the cockpit tub just about done, I started painting the Eduard GRU-7 seats in resin. They feature really fine details and I was looking forward to trying to highlight those.
The back cushion and seat cushion were painted separately and given a dark brown wash before gluing them onto the seat frame. The seat frame itself is primarily black but I wanted to highlight the details somehow. What I decided to do was to give the seat frame a base coat of gloss black. I then misted a Dark Grey (Tamiya German Grey XF-63) over the seat, keeping the direction of spray from above to give highlight to the raised features. It gave some effect but it was pretty subtle So building on that, I dry-brushed the Dark Grey over more specific details and then picked out further details with a wet brush. I then switched a Medium Grey (Tamiya Neutral Grey XF-53) and picked out some details and finally going to a Light Grey (Tamiya Sky Grey XF-19).
The seats are not finished yet. There are harnesses and also some bits for the various pull rings and handles. The Eduard set provides these on a photoetch fret but I've also got the harnesses from the Quinta Studio 3D set that I'm curious to see.
The back cushion and seat cushion were painted separately and given a dark brown wash before gluing them onto the seat frame. The seat frame itself is primarily black but I wanted to highlight the details somehow. What I decided to do was to give the seat frame a base coat of gloss black. I then misted a Dark Grey (Tamiya German Grey XF-63) over the seat, keeping the direction of spray from above to give highlight to the raised features. It gave some effect but it was pretty subtle So building on that, I dry-brushed the Dark Grey over more specific details and then picked out further details with a wet brush. I then switched a Medium Grey (Tamiya Neutral Grey XF-53) and picked out some details and finally going to a Light Grey (Tamiya Sky Grey XF-19).
The seats are not finished yet. There are harnesses and also some bits for the various pull rings and handles. The Eduard set provides these on a photoetch fret but I've also got the harnesses from the Quinta Studio 3D set that I'm curious to see.
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
They look excellent John - awesome looking seats. I might have to get a set for mine when I build it along with the Quinta decals.
How well do the seats fit the tub?
How well do the seats fit the tub?
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Nice detail painting! I like you how you included the data placard on the back of the seat once installed this will most likely be hidden but we know it's there.
March as one, Don't look back
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
My good almost fell out! Wow, that looks great!
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: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
I wanne sit in those seats and bang...
Can't finish the sentence.
Can't finish the sentence.
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Wowzers!!! 
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Beautiful seats John! I’d say use the Quinta Studios seat handles rather than Eduard. The QS handles at least have the rounded edges, closer to the actual round profile that PE can’t replicate properly.
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Re: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A Jolly Rogers
Ha! He beat me to this comment!mostrich wrote:I wanne sit in those seats and bang...
Can't finish the sentence.
They look really nice.“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn