James Rademaker Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Man, I wish I could scribe as well as you! Nice work. Looking forward to your progress. Jim Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Some quick phone pics of progress: The Tamiya/Trumpeter intakes are about finished. I used an off-white and dirtied the lower inside of the intakes a little. F110s are courtesy of Chris (Zacto)... beautiful work from Chris as usual... Aires exhausts... parts are dry-fitted and not correctly aligned, yet: The forward fuselage is assembled... will require a lot of work to get to get it to look clean. Red Fox on Avionix D pit. Cheers, Marcel geedubelyer, scvrobeson, Fanes and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Very nice work so far. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Wow, beautiful work ... -Gregg Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 Phew, it's been December since I last updated this thread. Things have been a little upside-down on my end but I have been progressing with the Cat. The basic fit of this kit can really be a challenge: Nothing too difficult to handle, it just soaks up a lot of time. The underside is in generally good shape now: Wings are on. Getting them to fit well is a challenge, I don't like seeing wing/fuselage gaps where there aren't any on the real thing, so I've spent a bunch of time shimming and sealing. Fixing this gap is the toughest challenge (same on the Trumpeter F-14, btw): I carefully ran UHU two-component glue into the gap (after masking the surrounding areas), this is about as tight as I can get that gap to be. The next F-14 I build (which will again be the Tamiya kit) I'll need to figure out a different approach. I should be able to glue the nose on in the next few days, can't wait! Cheers, Marcel Daniel Leduc, matt_1185, Rockie Yarwood and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 I'm not doing very well with keeping this WIP going... but I am making good progress on the Cat, it's a huge amount of work but I happen to have a lot of time on my hands right now. Here's an overview of the underside: I made good use of the various Archer raised details, in this case the latches: Archer micro-welds used on the Tamiya external tanks: Before masking them, I did the carbon fibre engine shrouds by mixing Vallejo metallic colors with Tamiya acrylics and working with a screen to get the textured look... then a thick coat of satin varnish to get a plastic-like look (ignore the white dust particles): Here's what the top looks like now: Getting ahead with the dark brown splinter. Note "washed off" leading edges. Cheers, Marcel easixpedro, A-10LOADER, themongoose and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Lovely work, Marcel! A pleasure to watch. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, GMK said: Lovely work, Marcel! A pleasure to watch. Thanks! I should have posted these images of the exhaust shroud. Hex bolts were drilled out and filled with tiny Aluminum tube sections... huge thanks to Kai W. for the tip. Fanes, Rockie Yarwood, A-10LOADER and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Marcel111 said: Thanks! I should have posted these images of the exhaust shroud. Hex bolts were drilled out and filled with tiny Aluminum tube sections... huge thanks to Kai W. for the tip. That's alot of work but the result speaks for itself. Very convincing Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Nice progress Marcel. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Coming along real nice. As I said few months back, I could not find any reference on this jet showing it top side. I google until it said enough! So, would you be willing to share what, where, and how you found this temporary scheme reference? TiA. Mike Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Nice and precise. Great show. Love your pre-shade. Sincerely, Mark Landrotten Highlander, chrish, O.W and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Thanks guys! Mike, there is quite a bit of speculation involved with the camo in the top/center section, but it's a temporary scheme so I'm fine with that. Cheers, Marcel Youngtiger1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Got the dark brown splinter shade on, for the most part: Vertical stabs are just dry-fitted: Note tight wing/glove seal on pic below... that took a lot of work. I think it's possible to build an excellent Tomcat with the Tamiya kit, but you'll have to invest a huge amount of time in basic model building to get you there. Cheers, Marcel Starfighter, chrish, johncrow and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Wow this is looking great! I’ll have to plan a trip to the beach when i get ready to scribe mine Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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