USN F-14B TOMCAT “VF-103 JOLLY ROGERS” : ACADEMY : 1/72 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW

By Bobby Waldron | 26 July 2023 | Comments Off on USN F-14B TOMCAT “VF-103 JOLLY ROGERS” : ACADEMY : 1/72 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW
Academy 1/72 USN F-14B "VF-103 Jolly Rogers Last Cruise" # 12578

F-14B TOMCAT The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy‘s Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.…

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FINAL REVEAL : BUILDING THE AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : VIDEO BUILD : EPISODE.15

By Bobby Waldron | 11 November 2022 | Comments Off on FINAL REVEAL : BUILDING THE AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : VIDEO BUILD : EPISODE.15

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.15 The final reveal is here, and Bill has done an amazing job with a beautiful finish, Bill does finish of with some final assembly of the landing weapons etcetera, finishing of with the final review of the kit and build. We hope you have enjoyed this series. Special Tools: Tamiya : Straight…

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WEATHERING WITH OILS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14

By Bobby Waldron | 5 November 2022 | Comments Off on WEATHERING WITH OILS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.14

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.14 We have one of my favorite episodes here by bill in the F-14 build, which is a lot of weathering techniques, first up is using Vallejo weathering wash to fill in all your recessed areas, followed by a single colour fading with oils to nock back all them bright decals as…

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WEATHERING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13

By Bobby Waldron | 26 October 2022 | Comments Off on WEATHERING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.13

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.13 Bill really kicks of with some weathering in this episode, he begins with weathering up the landing gear, using oils and thinners to create oil, dirt and grim, he moves to the landing gear doors to show you some multi colour Transition using many colours of oils, and finally finishes of…

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DECALING STAGE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12

By Bobby Waldron | 22 September 2022 | Comments Off on DECALING STAGE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.12

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.12 Time for some decaling, which bills has a tricking one to lay down for you, it will need some cutting with the doors and pitot tubes to go around, he even gets round to dirtying up them wheels to add that nice bit of extra detail. Special Tools: Tamiya : Decal Tweezers…

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AMMO ANTI-SLIP PASTE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

By Bobby Waldron | 13 September 2022 | Comments Off on AMMO ANTI-SLIP PASTE : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.11 This product has the correct colour to accurately represent the gritty surface used on the areas where the crew steps on to avoid slipping. Apply directly from the container and spread the paste with a brush. For optimal results apply two layers, the second layer perpendicularly to the first, in order…

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WEATHERING THE CANS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

By Bobby Waldron | 24 August 2022 | Comments Off on WEATHERING THE CANS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.10 Bill continues with the build by spraying down a gloss coat ready for decaling, but keeping to Tamiya LP paints just to try the gloss out there for the first time, he then goes in to some nice detail on how to weather up your exhaust cans, from the spraying to…

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SPRAYING WEAPONS & BITS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

By Bobby Waldron | 16 August 2022 | Comments Off on SPRAYING WEAPONS & BITS : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.9 Bill starts this episode of with spraying a nice filter on top of the upper top coat on our F-14, This is followed by sorting out all the little bits now, from spraying the black nose, finding the right colour matching yellow for our decals, to spraying the weapons on this…

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PRE-SHADING TOP COAT : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

By Bobby Waldron | 5 August 2022 | Comments Off on PRE-SHADING TOP COAT : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.8 Moving along with the pre-shading bill starts to add the top coats, bill goes in to detail on how to not kill of pre-shading that has been done before hand, and how to keep them blues and browns to just keep showing though, this is followed by some final bleaching of…

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PRE-SHADING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

By Bobby Waldron | 1 August 2022 | Comments Off on PRE-SHADING : AMK F-14D SUPER TOMCAT : 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

F-14D SUPER TOMCAT EPISODE.7 With the spraying stage all underway now, bill gets started with preparing his model for spraying and begins with pre-shading, but with more detail and colours than the norm, he uses at least 4 colours to bring out different hues in the paint which gives more weathering eye candy. Special Tools: Airbrush…

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