alain11 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Hi Nick I have the Techmo decals dedicated to the Iranian F 14 (but not only), and I am bit worried to hear that they are fragile, so I wondered if a layer of clear varnish prior to apply them, could avoid such disaster.....this cammo looks very nice .....unusual Alain Troy Molitor and Cheetah11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Hey Nick, I usually skip the jet builds as not usually being in my wheel house, however it's so nice to see the F-14 in full camouflage. Wow. You are really doing this Iranian aircraft justice. Loving it. Thanks for sharing. Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) Thanks for the compliment Troy. It does look a bit different from the usual Navy ones. On 12/22/2023 at 7:13 PM, alain11 said: Hi Nick I have the Techmo decals dedicated to the Iranian F 14 (but not only), and I am bit worried to hear that they are fragile, so I wondered if a layer of clear varnish prior to apply them, could avoid such disaster.....this cammo looks very nice .....unusual Alain Hi Alain, I think the decals will be ok for the roundels and flags. They only appear to come apart on the clear pieces between the letters. I did a test for you on some of the unused part of the Techmod decals. I airbrushed Microscale Decal Maker and Tamiya acrylic X-22 onto the decals. I painted decalmaker and X-22 some time ago wit a brush and the decals curled up an the edges , so this time it was airbrushed The Liquid decal film was airbrushed without thinners and formed a white layer. (Maybe water can be used as a thinner. After trimming and applying onto a piece of test plastic both worked fine with no cracking. The whiteness disappeared after a coat of X-22 onto both test pieces. In the mean time a few parts were finished which will soon be on the model. Cheers Nick Edited December 27, 2023 by Cheetah11 Panzerwomble, Troy Molitor, denders and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Useful information in that test Nick, thank you so much for going to the trouble of doing it and posting! Cheetah11 and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Thanks Nick for the tip , I take note Cheetah11 and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 17 hours ago, Cheetah11 said: The Liquid decal film was airbrushed without thinners and formed a white layer. (Maybe water can be used as a thinner. Yep. Turned out nicely Nick Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Wow, that really is a striking colour scheme! Looking fantastic Nick... Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Well the wheels and wheel well doors are on. The detail is not the same as AM resin and the door attachments are a little over scale and does not have a lot of detail, but they are sturdy, strong and provide positive location. This is a compromise I can live with on a model of this weight and size. Only the tailhook and the small light under the nose remain then the bottom is done. In the mean time the windshield was painted. Not the most logical demarcation of colours but that is what it shows on the photos. Cheers Nick. DugyB, geedubelyer, mozart and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 All looks fine to me Nick, if you hadn't said anything I for one wouldn't have known about "oversize". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Looks great Nick. Loving this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Wooo.... looks fabulous! Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Not much to show for the last two weeks. Almost all modelling time spent on the A-4 but I did managed to at least do both control sticks. The Tamiya ones are very basic so they needed a bit of detailing. Thank goodness for the RP Toolz punch set. Cheers Nick LSP_Kevin, BradG, denders and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 (edited) I am doing the last detail building before assembly of all the parts, hopefully to finish on the weekend. The ladder and steps on the Tamiya kit is accurate but not really detailed enough. I added strips and drilled lightning holes on the ladder. And painted and weathered. Looks a bit better than the kit parts. Maybe someone can upgrade this with a 3D printed version. Sheers Nick. Edited January 31 by Cheetah11 Dragon, BradG, mozart and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 This one is done as well. Cheers Nick Dragon, patricksparks, geedubelyer and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Congratulations on a splendid build. Your model looks top shelf. Well done. If you get any spare time it would be great to see more photos Cheers Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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