Hi everyone! My next
project is this 1/48 Revell/Monogram F-14D.
I did a little bit of modification in
the cockpit, added tail stiffener, bumps and antennas with Steel Beach
accessories, squared off the engine fairings to convert to a nice F-14D.
The decals came from Brian Marbey's VF-Decals F-14D Grim Reapers. SJU-17
seats came from GD.
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Did alot of dry
fitting, sanding, puttying, sanding and dry fitting again until I was satisfied.
Also I rescribed the whole kit (first time).
I primed the whole
kit with GS Mr. Surfacer 1000 and checked for seams and imperfection. After
that, I proceeded pre-shading with black and painted it with its standard TPS
scheme until just a little shade of the pre-shading showed up. Glossed
it with Future, let it dry, applied decals and shot another Future. Weathering
was kept to a minimum using Payne's gray and mineral spirit. Finally sealing
everything with more Future with mixed flat base. Hope you guys enjoy it, I
surely enjoyed building it!
Eric
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