Tamiya F-14A - Maj Jalil Zandi

[alain11]

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]

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]

 

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

[mozart]

Useful information in that test Nick, thank you so much for going to the trouble of doing it and posting! 

[alain11]

Thanks Nick for the tip , I take note 

[MikeMaben]

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

[Madmax]

Wow, that really is a striking colour scheme! Looking fantastic Nick...

[Cheetah11]

 

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.

[mozart]

All looks fine to me Nick, if you hadn't said anything I for one wouldn't have known about "oversize".

[Troy Molitor]

Looks great Nick.  Loving this.

[Gazzas]

Wooo....    looks fabulous!

[Cheetah11]

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

[Cheetah11]

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, 2024 by Cheetah11

[Cheetah11]

This one is done as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Nick

[geedubelyer]

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