Fujimi F-14A Tomcat 1/72 from VF-33 "The starfighters" DONE

Navy one · Post by **Navy one** » March 6th, 2018, 12:15 pm

I started the kit about a week ago most of the fuselage is together as are the intake, engine nacelle's.
I added a floor in the intakes because there is a locator tab in the intake, quite visible from the front.
Most of the time sofar I spent on the cockpit.
First airbrushed it with Gunze H317 and then masked the intrument panels and sprayed them with Tamiya XF-1.
Then I dry brushed it with white and added the details like the buttons and screens and such.
here is the evolution from start to finish.

here I did all butons and screens with silver.

then I added clear green, clear red and clear blue.

Red and yellow buttons where added.

And installed as completed cockpit.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 6th, 2018, 3:00 pm

Wow , that looks great.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 6th, 2018, 6:05 pm

Marvellous, that cockpit is a stunner!

Kitaholic · Post by **Kitaholic** » March 6th, 2018, 6:18 pm

That looks absolutely awesome. Does anybody want to buy a Fujimi Tomcat?

iggie · Post by **iggie** » March 6th, 2018, 6:25 pm

Excellent start Nav1; if the rest follows suit, you're going to have a stunner on your hands!

Stupot · Post by **Stupot** » March 6th, 2018, 7:14 pm

Nice work so far. Will you be displaying with an open canopy?

Stu

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » March 6th, 2018, 8:21 pm

Kitaholic wrote:That looks absolutely awesome. Does anybody want to buy a Fujimi Tomcat?

Maybe. What's the cost?!

FAAMAN · Post by **FAAMAN** » March 7th, 2018, 12:17 am

Definitely look forward to this, as any naval aircraft, love the Fujimi kits

Post by **Softscience** » March 7th, 2018, 12:43 am

Careful with the little winglets that come out of the wing gloves. I found the gaps around those things to be a real bear to fill. Maybe it was just my carelessness when I attempted the kit, but they detailed the project.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » March 7th, 2018, 4:21 am

Who needs aftermarket when you can a cockpit finished like that

Nigel

PropWash · Post by **PropWash** » March 7th, 2018, 6:05 am

That really is some first-class work on the cockpit. Wonderful job.

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » March 7th, 2018, 7:47 am

Outstanding office work N1. Stunning stuff indeed

celt · Post by **celt** » March 8th, 2018, 2:55 am

Outstanding office,well tidy mun.
Regards
celt.

Navy one · Post by **Navy one** » March 9th, 2018, 4:22 pm

Made some progress the last few days.
Fuselage is completed, the weapons are done and painted.
Wheels are ready, these are the vinyl tires.
I am working on the 2 pilot figures now , but this is slow.

Navy one · Post by **Navy one** » March 29th, 2018, 7:14 pm

Finally finished, it took a little while longer than expected but I am satisfied with the result.

The mighty F-14A Tomcat, VF-33 "the Starfighters" early 1980's, aboard the USS America with sister squadron VF-102 "the Diamondbacks".

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