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Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:42 pm
by cbaltrin
keavdog wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:32 pm That pit is just fantastic! WOW! :wow:
Gary Brantley wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:33 am That looks really fine, Chris! :shoutout: Man, you're doing great work on this kit! :bow:
Stikpusher wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:32 pm Your cockpit is coming along beautifully :hmm:
Medicman71 wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:31 pm Man that cockpit looks awesome! Very well done!!
Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. Side note: I just got reminded of why I don't like MM Acryl acrylics. Very poor adhesion. :sad: I just masked off the inside of the cockpit walls to paint the cockpit decking and pulled half of the dark gull grey paint off with the masking tape. This is not the tub, but the inner shell (cockpit walls) of the upper fuselage piece. Well, it's hard to see so I guess I will get to work touching things up with a brush...

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:26 pm
by BlackSheep214
I have MM acrylics and their enamels as well. I never had issues with their acrylics.

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:54 am
by cbaltrin
Time to close up the fuzzy lodge.
I dry brushed the cockpit deck with dark grey just to make it look a bit less sterile.
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Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:29 am
by KSaarni
Very nice!!

:shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:

- Kari

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:43 am
by LyleW
That looks mighty n ice. Well done.

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:38 pm
by speedgraflex
Neat, clean and tidy assembly and well judged choices at quarter scale, Chris, bravo! I wanted to ask you what the long wooden matchstick is used for—positioning parts? I usually fingerprint parts when attempting to close a long joint no matter what I do.

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:43 pm
by jeaton01
Sweet!

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:52 pm
by cbaltrin
speedgraflex wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 4:38 pm Neat, clean and tidy assembly and well judged choices at quarter scale, Chris, bravo! I wanted to ask you what the long wooden matchstick is used for—positioning parts? I usually fingerprint parts when attempting to close a long joint no matter what I do.
Thanks Bruce, that is actually just random debris laying around my workbench :bag:
The matchstick is actually a toothpick that was used to apply some Maskol liquid mask at some point.
I guess I need to clean my work area. :giggles:

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:33 pm
by speedgraflex
That’s perfect. No need to clean the bench. I have toothpicks too. Thanks!!

Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 7:40 pm
by cbaltrin
KSaarni wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:29 am Very nice!!
- Kari
LyleW wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:43 am That looks mighty n ice. Well done.
jeaton01 wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:43 pmSweet!
Thank you gentelmen!