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Post by kyledehart5 on Jun 19, 2024 3:01:40 GMT -5
This is just a placeholder at the moment but I have drug the box out and started thinking about gluing some things together. Building it for my nephew for his birthday. He wants a Top Gun F14 so I sourced some decals for the movie planes. This will be my first jet. At a glance the sprues look really nice. Here's the boxing I have...More soon.  |
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Post by Joe Rix on Jun 19, 2024 7:21:09 GMT -5
What a fun thing to do for your nephew. It should be a good deal of fun for you also.
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Post by tcoat on Jun 19, 2024 8:05:34 GMT -5
I built a couple of these Academy F-14s (A's from Final Countdown and Topgun) for my son's boss back when the kit came out. They are very nice! There are options for just about every version included but you have to shave off a couple of sensors and such to do the A from Topgun. Loads of references out there on exactly what has to be altered. Pictures are lost I am afraid.
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Post by handiabled on Jun 19, 2024 8:46:42 GMT -5
Very cool! Kyle's building a wingy thing again!! Bookmarked
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Post by tcoat on Jun 19, 2024 11:00:12 GMT -5
Very cool! Kyle's building a wingy thing again!! Bookmarked  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 19, 2024 12:05:48 GMT -5
Oh dang!! This is going to be fun to watch coming from you Kyle......and it's in 1/72nd scale at that.
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Post by TJ on Jun 19, 2024 15:40:41 GMT -5
Oh dang!! This is going to be fun to watch coming from you Kyle......and it's in 1/72nd scale at that. Hey a 72nd F-14 is still pretty big Kyle I'll be watching this  |
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Post by buddho on Jun 19, 2024 20:43:08 GMT -5
This will be fun to watch unfold. Looking forward to it.🤓
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Post by dukemaddog on Jun 20, 2024 13:24:45 GMT -5
I'm going to enjoy this too. Bring it on!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jun 20, 2024 23:52:08 GMT -5
Thank you all for the interest!! I have just started sticking things together. I also have some canopy masks on the way and already have the Quinta cockpit decals for it. I’ll get some photos once there is something worth seeing.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 1, 2024 6:34:16 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I started this one too. Cockpit first of course. Loving some more of the Quinta stuff. It is so nice. It's almost like cheating and I love it. Lol.  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 1, 2024 8:08:12 GMT -5
Beautiful! LOL about cheating as I felt the same but it's no different from using those old painted PE sets by Eduard and others. Nothing beats Quinta Studio at this moment...
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 1, 2024 16:32:35 GMT -5
Beautiful! LOL about cheating as I felt the same but it's no different from using those old painted PE sets by Eduard and others. Nothing beats Quinta Studio at this moment... Thanks Andy!! Yes, I have used the Eduard stuff a couple times too and much prefer these Quinta Studio goodies |
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Post by keavdog on Jul 1, 2024 19:33:28 GMT -5
Very nice! I know what you mean about the 3d decals.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 1, 2024 21:31:29 GMT -5
Very nice! I know what you mean about the 3d decals. Thanks John! Going to try to do the ejector seats using some more 3d goodies if I get off work at a decent time. |
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Post by TJ on Jul 2, 2024 3:53:44 GMT -5
Excellent looking cockpit. Yeah I jumped on the Quinta wagon too. They are really nice.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 2, 2024 4:12:51 GMT -5
That pit looks amazing Kyle.  I don't think I'll ever go back to the old way of doing pits if there's a Quinta set available for whatever kit I'm building. |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 2, 2024 5:32:58 GMT -5
Excellent looking cockpit. Yeah I jumped on the Quinta wagon too. They are really nice. That pit looks amazing Kyle. I don't think I'll ever go back to the old way of doing pits if there's a Quinta set available for whatever kit I'm building. Thank you gentlemen. I was hoping to get to the ejector seats this morning after work, but I just got home and it's bed time so maybe after I wake up. |
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Post by handiabled on Jul 2, 2024 8:10:14 GMT -5
Sweet looking office Kyle!
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Post by project510 on Jul 2, 2024 10:10:14 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I started this one too. Cockpit first of course. Loving some more of the Quinta stuff. It is so nice. It's almost like cheating and I love it. Lol. Holy smokes is that decal?? Is that what you mean by cheating? |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 2, 2024 15:34:24 GMT -5
Sweet looking office Kyle! Thank you very much! Oh yeah, I started this one too. Cockpit first of course. Loving some more of the Quinta stuff. It is so nice. It's almost like cheating and I love it. Lol. Holy smokes is that decal?? Is that what you mean by cheating? Yes sir, that is all decal work. But with raised details. The Quinta stuff is so easy to use. Their decals fit precisely over kit parts. I use a little mod podge to help them stick. You just have to remove any of the molded in raised details wherever you're using them but they really do elevate the pieces. It's such an upgrade that I can't see building an airplane without them, if they're available for the kit I'm building. My belts, ejection handles and details on the two ejector seats will all be from the same Quinta Studios set |
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Post by keavdog on Jul 2, 2024 15:40:05 GMT -5
Between 3d decals, 3d printed parts and advanced slide molding we are in the most hi-tech age of modeling to date.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 2, 2024 16:55:05 GMT -5
Between 3d decals, 3d printed parts and advanced slide molding we are in the most hi-tech age of modeling to date. No doubt about it! |
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Post by TJ on Jul 2, 2024 18:08:32 GMT -5
Between 3d decals, 3d printed parts and advanced slide molding we are in the most hi-tech age of modeling to date. You said that perfectly. I completely agree |
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Post by themongoose on Jul 2, 2024 22:22:29 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I started this one too. Cockpit first of course. Loving some more of the Quinta stuff. It is so nice. It's almost like cheating and I love it. Lol. Do i foresee an open cockpit! |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 3, 2024 6:38:53 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I started this one too. Cockpit first of course. Loving some more of the Quinta stuff. It is so nice. It's almost like cheating and I love it. Lol. Do i foresee an open cockpit! You know, I have no idea. I’m not even sure what the kit parts consist of. Lol. I just hadn’t thought that far ahead. I tend to go closed canopy. We’ll find out together! |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 3, 2024 6:40:48 GMT -5
Well I got home late again but I was tired of not getting anything done on this so I’ve stayed up late. Tiny ejector seats are finished and now I can move along from here.   |
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Post by themongoose on Jul 3, 2024 9:19:35 GMT -5
That’s some impressive work! Dang looks like it could be 1/32 as much detail as you picked out on those 👍
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 3, 2024 9:23:55 GMT -5
I'm with Chris ( themongoose ) on that open cockpit idea Kyle. That is looking spectacular in this scale bud. |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jul 3, 2024 10:38:02 GMT -5
Very cool! Interesting that it's a completely different model but they use the same box art as their 1/48 scale Tomcat.
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