Tomcat4ever

Gorgeous build mate!!! That shots with the Me-262 are amazing. Show stopper for sure.

My favorite subject - US Naval airplanes. Amazing build mate, stunning. Congrats

Holly mother of God!!! Just impressive. That image with the Mustang shows exactly how tiny was this plane. Impressive build mate, congrats!

amazing build, superb glossy finish!

WOW!!! Very nice pair of models. They're simply amazing, and the marvelous photos show all that beautie.

Superb work mate! Congrats.

Absolutely stunning work Eric. The images of the model beside the real men who flew it are amazing, we can feel the moment just looking on to his eyes. Congratulations.

well done The display with all those slime lights are very impressive.

Very sharp build! Congrats

Hello Karim, Your job is just marvelous, the wooden skin is very nice indeed, congrats! Cheers JM

Stunning

Great looking bird!!!

Hi Don, Maybe, who knows!? Both of my two trumpy tomcats have their tires in good shape, but their gloves are melting badly. I don't know if I'm unlucky or so In the next weekend I'll try to post some photos of the parts I made with "massa de biscuit". Cheers.

Stunning job mate, I'll follow your build here, good luck! Cheers

Amazing

Hi dude, You can bet you're a lucky men I have two of these kits in my stash and both have their rubber parts unusable. And, yes, it's pretty easy to mold these parts in both configurations, anyone of all those aftermarket brands can easily produce it in resin. Cheers! Hi Maxim, Trumpeter did a few mistakes in these models, specially those you've mencioned. Tamiya had a great shape model indeed, but with some several construction dificulties. It will be really nice when someone release a well made and engineered 32nd scale Tomcat. Cheers!

Hi Mark_C, Yep, sure looks like it and smells like PVA glue It dries slowly, but it shrinks a bit. It isn't a big trouble at all, because a little putty and sanding works fine. Cheers! JM

Hello guys!!! Actually, I've solved this problem a few days ago, I made the seal bags using some modeling clay, very well known in Brazil called "massa de Biscuit", wich I really don't know how to write it in english language. It is made of some starch mixture wich takes a few days to cure, but its very easy to shape it as you want. During the cure process the clay shrinks a bit, but it can be solved using some modeling putty when installing it to the model kit. At this exact moment I'm in a bussines travel, but in the next weekend I'll be back to home and will take some pictures to show you all. Thanks for the post guys. Cheers from Brazil. JM.

Hi Norbert, Thank you so much for the tip dude, soon I'll try it. I apreciate too much your help. Cheers. JM.

Belíssimo trabalho Sandro! Sandro, stunning work you did dude. Congrats! Cheers. JM

Great idea and a wonderful build! Superb!!!!

Marvelous!!!!!

Hello Lee, I believe Trumpeter wanted to make just one part to represent two different situations - with the wings full deployed (take off and landing) both bags seals the gap below the glove, and with the wings full sweept (supersonic and grounded) the bags shrink to make room to accommodate the wings. For a model toy I believe it have sense, but for a model kit not. I prefer the way that Tamiya and Hasegawa made their ones, with two style of bags, one pair deployed and another shrunk. I don't have great skills making parts with styrene, but I'm considering to make an effort with some modeling clay or so, maybe I can model them directly on their beds over the fuselage, seems to be easily than deal with styrene... just thinking... So, thanks for posting here, maybe we will collect some good tips that can resolve someone doubt too. Thanks a lot. Cheers.

Hello folks. I'm dealing with the 32nd scale Trumpy Tomcat, version F-14A. I encountered some issues with the rubber parts, most precisely the inflatable bags on wing gloves. These parts are presenting some meltness aspect, with some oil pouring overall. I'm afraid this will prevent the proper adhesion of the subsequent paint layers or even melt the plastic underneath, because some of these rubber oils are harmful to the estirene. A friend here in Brazil recommended me to use the Vallejo Surface Primer over it after a very well done wash with some soap. I've tried it, but I have a strong feeling that this will not solve the problem, since even after this application the rubber part is still sticky at the finger tips. Without this, it will pour oil extensively. Below there are some photos showing this situation. Rubber parts without any application and just 24 hours after a complete wash with dish soap: It is clear that it will pour a lot more oil after some more time. Below a photo with the other part covered with a generous coat of Vallejo Surface Primer: It is less oily than the other, but is still a bit sticky, far from the ideal way. I would appreciate too much if someone can give me some tips to avoid or even correct this issue, I have plenty of sure that if I insist to use these parts like that I'll have some high chance to have a melted or a chipped model near in future. Thank you so much for your help. Cheers from Brazil. Jose Maria.

Awesome build!!!