1/72 Hasegawa F-14B Tomcat |
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Gallery Article by Dan Parsons
on July 18 2003 |
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VF-103 Jolly Rogers
This is my first
contribution to ARC but I have been visiting this site on a daily basis for well
over a year now. I can honestly say my skills have drastically improved because
of the awesome tips and advice I have received here. I figured it
was about time I show off a little of my work. 1/48 WWII aircraft are
normally my "bread and butter" but when a friend of mine asked me to
build him an F-14, I just couldn't pass it up. I won't get into the
history of the aircraft or the Squadron as it has already been well covered
here in past posts. I started modeling when I was young but took a long hiatus
throughout High School and College and started back up a couple of years ago.
This is my 4th Scale model I have completed. So I am still very
much a novice.
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This model is
completely OOB with the exception of the crotch ejection handles and the
weapons. The PE parts were included with the model. T
This was my first
attempt at panel-shading and I am very pleased with the results. I
airbrushed an initial coat of paint (Light Gull Gray on bottom and Dark Gull
Gray on top). I then mixed these colors with some flat black and highlighted the
panel lines. I then lightly sprayed on a second coat of the above mentioned
colors...eyeing it till achieving the intended effect. I coated the entire place
in Future and then used a "Pilot Precise Extra Fine Rolling Ball"
pen to fill in the panel lines wiping the excess away with a cloth dipped in
Turpenoid.
I used Burnt Umber
Oils to "dirty-up" the landing gear and wheel wells as I have heard
these Birds are starting to show their age.
I had some trouble
with silvering of the decals (which did not become evident till after the flat
coat was applied, of course!). This is also the first time photographing a model
for me so I apologize for the poor lighting and the blurriness.