Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Tom Very much appreciated. I was surprised how the two different whites are so clearly differentiated in the under side close up with the Phoenix missiles being gloss white and the underside of the Big Cat being Navy Insignia White, FS17875. Both look white/white when not next to each other Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Very Nice Peter That white difference is an eye opener to me as well. I realised that I always used regular white for my Navy subjects until I found the MRP US navy white being more yellowish. Then I found the US navy white reference in Gunze, of course existing since forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 i see what you did there. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Kev Much appreciated - just love the scheme as well. I actually prefer it over the Jolly Rogers which is my second favorite on the list Peter Mine too. VF-84 Tomcats rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Kev :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm curios, Peter... Is the upcoming AMK Tomcat on your radar? Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 RD Much appreciated, I use to use tamiya Gloss white and never realized how much a difference there actually was. But since switching to Gunze and MRP, and going with the correct FS numbers, I've been amazed at the difference Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks David Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Gaz Not sure. I'll wait for a few build reviews as I've heard plus and negative things about AMK kits. The biggest problem, I'm spoiled by tamiya Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks John Been spending a good part of the day adding the gear doors. To my amazement, these seem to be the weakest part of the kit; not in detail but in how they attach t the kit. There had to be an easier way. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Peter, the Tomcat is looking fantastic. Very clean and sharp. Wheels and Wings in Toronto has all the Tamiya Lacquer paints in. I've also ordered paints from Seal Models in Hong Kong. http://www.sealmodel.com/products.php?category_id=428 As for the red edging on the gear doors, I've used a Gundam marker for that purpose. They're markers made for plastic models by Gunze and come in many colours and widths. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks John Been spending a good part of the day adding the gear doors. To my amazement, these seem to be the weakest part of the kit; not in detail but in how they attach t the kit. There had to be an easier way. Peter TBH i find this surprising. I used Krystal Kleer to attach the doors and didn't have any difficulties. If anything they're easier to install than the ones on the Hasegawa kit. Having said that i was careful to install the doors before other stuff started to get in the way. Painting the red edges on the doors is another story, LOL... -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 You might appreciate this, Pete. While scrolling through this Squadron/Signal book on the Tomcat (actually looking for something else altogether), this illustration caught my eye, and looked very familiar. As it turns out, this is the very same Tomcat that had an in-flight emergency and landed here in St Louis. A friend who worked at the MOANG, called me to come have a look at it. A-10LOADER, Out2gtcha and F`s are my favs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 hi looks great Peter , these two vertical fins are like two squadron flags floating in the air .. good choice ...... I like what I see !!! Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks Carl, greatly appreciate the very kinf comments on the Big Cat. I'll see if Wings and Wheels ships to the US and what the cost are for the tamiya Lacquers. Right with you about the markers, as I found them to be the best way for the red edging. I went to my local Michael's and bought a few Prismacolor Arist Markers (oil based) and they worked great. Seems to dry really fast and the Mr Color Semi Gloss And Clear Gloss has no effect on then at all. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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