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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 4, 2024 5:16:36 GMT -5
That’s some impressive work! Dang looks like it could be 1/32 as much detail as you picked out on those 👍 I can take no credit but thank you very much!! I'm with Chris ( themongoose ) on that open cockpit idea Kyle. That is looking spectacular in this scale bud. Thanks a bunch Joe!! Very cool! Interesting that it's a completely different model but they use the same box art as their 1/48 scale Tomcat. Yes I’ve seen some complaints about that adding to some confusion. I think the box art livery would be much more interesting than the top gun plane I’m doing too. But my nephew doesn’t agree. Lol.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 5, 2024 6:05:23 GMT -5
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 5, 2024 8:20:12 GMT -5
You’re getting good at this whole aircraft building ordeal Kyle!! Awesome progress man!!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 5, 2024 12:46:02 GMT -5
You’re getting good at this whole aircraft building ordeal Kyle!! Awesome progress man!! Thanks Joe!! I have to thank Academy for this progress. It’s such a nice kit so far.
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Post by keavdog on Jul 5, 2024 12:48:40 GMT -5
looking good Kyle. She's big even in 1/72nd scale.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 5, 2024 17:47:58 GMT -5
looking good Kyle. She's big even in 1/72nd scale. Thanks John!! I really considered getting the 1/48 Tamiya but I didn’t know if he’d want something that big taking up all the shelf space in his room. 😂😂 Glad I decided to go this route. For sure Plenty big enough in 1/72
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Post by Joe Rix on Jul 6, 2024 0:34:34 GMT -5
Your F-14 is looking exceptional Kyle. Cockpit and seats look sharp with Quinta additions. You are doing "The one true scale" justice.
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Post by handiabled on Jul 6, 2024 3:45:57 GMT -5
This is coming together great Kyle! The cockpit looks right at home in the fuselage. It really does look larger than 1/72.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 6, 2024 9:31:02 GMT -5
You are doing "The one true scale" justice.
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Post by Joe Rix on Jul 6, 2024 9:39:00 GMT -5
You are doing "The one true scale" justice. What?
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 6, 2024 9:48:05 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 7, 2024 1:01:36 GMT -5
Your F-14 is looking exceptional Kyle. Cockpit and seats look sharp with Quinta additions. You are doing "The one true scale" justice. Ha. I don’t know about the one true scale but I thank you very kindly anyways. This is coming together great Kyle! The cockpit looks right at home in the fuselage. It really does look larger than 1/72. Thank you!! The Quinta studios set and the extremely nicely engineered kit have helped me a lot.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 7, 2024 6:43:22 GMT -5
Got this thing about ready to spray some primer at. There’s a mold line down the big part of the canopy…I really have no desire to mess with it but I suppose I probably must somehow. Anyways. A couple more photos with the basic airframe complete. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/PrgSYbC9/IMG-3363.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/d3zjRvVr/IMG-3364.jpg)
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 7, 2024 7:05:22 GMT -5
Got this thing about ready to spray some primer at. There’s a mold line down the big part of the canopy… I really have no desire to mess with it but I suppose I probably must somehow. Anyways. A couple more photos with the basic airframe complete. That aint gonna be nuthin' for you to handle Kyle. Fine sanding sticks in the 2000 and then to 4000 grit range and working to 12000 to get the mold line out , polish with Novus and then dip in Future. Problem solved.
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 7, 2024 8:55:29 GMT -5
Holy smokes! You were working on the cockpit few days ago and now it is ready to be primed! Wish I have your speed... looking forward to see next update. I agree with Joe about using very fine sandpapers for clear papers and it really worked!
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Post by TJ on Jul 7, 2024 14:07:35 GMT -5
Man already ready for paint....Show off. Excellent build. You should build more wingy things
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Post by jeaton01 on Jul 7, 2024 23:38:16 GMT -5
Kyle, that's nice work on your F-14!
The first thing I do with the canopy mold lines is scrape them with the back side of a #11 blade, then that stuff that Joe said, but less of it after the scraping. The back side has a hard 90 degree edge that won't dig in, and it is stiffer so it doesn't chatter. If you do it carefully enough the blade only takes the raised line.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 8, 2024 6:04:13 GMT -5
Got this thing about ready to spray some primer at. There’s a mold line down the big part of the canopy… I really have no desire to mess with it but I suppose I probably must somehow. Anyways. A couple more photos with the basic airframe complete. That aint gonna be nuthin' for you to handle Kyle. Fine sanding sticks in the 2000 and then to 4000 grit range and working to 12000 to get the mold line out , polish with Novus and then dip in Future. Problem solved. Thanks Joe. I'll get after it. Holy smokes! You were working on the cockpit few days ago and now it is ready to be primed! Wish I have your speed... looking forward to see next update. I agree with Joe about using very fine sandpapers for clear papers and it really worked! Thanks Andy!! Managed to get some decent time at the bench for once. I'd sure like to wrap this up quickly and get it to my nephew. His birthday is fast approaching! Man already ready for paint....Show off. Excellent build. You should build more wingy things Thanks a bunch! I do have some more flying things stashed away so there will be more in future. Kyle, that's nice work on your F-14! The first thing I do with the canopy mold lines is scrape them with the back side of a #11 blade, then that stuff that Joe said, but less of it after the scraping. The back side has a hard 90 degree edge that won't dig in, and it is stiffer so it doesn't chatter. If you do it carefully enough the blade only takes the raised line. Thanks John!! I appreciate it. And thanks for the tip! I am going to take that approach and do some gentle scraping to start with.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 11, 2024 15:25:08 GMT -5
So this thing is ready to shoot some paint at it. Canopy maybe not perfect but for my first attempt at something like that it isn’t too awful. Thanks for all the tips and pointers there guys. Hopefully be able to spray some primer later. Here’s a shot of the canopy minus giant mold line. I’ve since finished masking it. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/CMfJ8zpF/IMG-3380.jpg) And here’s what I have for triple grey. Not sold on the Tamiya for light ghost grey. It seems a bit blue to my eye but I have nothing else on hand. I may have to make a run to the hobby shop this weekend to see if they have any options. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/xTnHdC0p/IMG-3385.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/jqzPKNrJ/IMG-3386.jpg)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 13, 2024 5:06:58 GMT -5
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 14, 2024 4:20:18 GMT -5
Long story time…Well it turns out grey paint is as far as this project will go this weekend. My mom, who lives in a mother-in-law suite on our house had my nephew over for which I’m building this. It was an early birthday celebration. Some of you may remember me mentioning that I was going to build this one for him and that I’d also bought a Revell snaptite F14 we could try to tackle together. He’s never shown any interest in modeling before but the Revell kit is very few pieces and likely looks plenty good enough for your average 12 year old. So, I went ahead and broke that kit out along with his birthday card and he seemed excited to try it. He cut all the pieces off the sprues and sanded them and snapped it together. I showed him how to use clamps and a touch of cement so it doesn’t fall apart. Then I took it out and painted it grey for him. We took a break for dinner. He was really having fun so I broke into my Bandai Star Wars collection. He went on to build the Death Star II/ Star Destroyer combo kit and he got a good start on the 1/12 Boba Fett before he had to get to sleep. While he did that I put some spare Top gun/academy decals on his snap tite F14 to make it an inaccurate Iceman/Slider version and he had 3 models to take home. I also told him to take boba home and send me a pic when he was done. I’m ordering a second respirator for him so maybe we can get him in the paint booth next time as he seemed to really enjoy building today. And maybe we’ll try some decals too. Of course, next time he comes over he may have no interest at all in touching a model but today was a really great time and a wonderful memory to have. Sorry for the novel and here’s a couple pics of his work. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/5tfP8vYn/IMG-3413.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/j55ZFbhf/IMG-3414.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/jS03dBsV/IMG-3416.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRc235LV/IMG-3417.jpg) ![](https://i.postimg.cc/FF2X3W9p/IMG-3419.jpg)
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Post by TJ on Jul 14, 2024 6:28:54 GMT -5
Kyle, anytime you can get a kid to participate in this little hobby of ours, its a good thing. Maybe he'll continue, maybe he won't, but he'll always remember.
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Post by spook on Jul 14, 2024 14:48:16 GMT -5
Between 3d decals, 3d printed parts and advanced slide molding we are in the most hi-tech age of modeling to date. How sweet it is !
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Post by spook on Jul 14, 2024 14:51:12 GMT -5
Build is looking really good !
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 14, 2024 15:44:23 GMT -5
Kyle, anytime you can get a kid to participate in this little hobby of ours, it’s a good thing. Maybe he'll continue, maybe he won't, but he'll always remember. I agree completely. He did take Boba Fett home and finish him immediately today. He sent me a photo a couple hours after he got home. I’ll likely pick up some more Bandai stuff for him to try. Maybe even see if he wants to paint and weather. Like you said, if he doesn’t want to again that’s ok. We had a fun day building models. Build is looking really good ! Thank you very much!! Time to apply far too many decals and do some light weathering.
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Jul 14, 2024 16:00:39 GMT -5
Not a novel, great story, Kyle. It's those little things that keep them interested in models vs the other distractions they are constantly exposed to. You worked it perfectly. He won't forget this any time soon. My grandson is also 12 and he's in and out of the model bunker, depending on his mood. Hopefully he'll keep at it. Heck, he better, he inherits the whole lot, ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 14, 2024 16:08:06 GMT -5
Not a novel, great story, Kyle. It's those little things that keep them interested in models vs the other distractions they are constantly exposed to. You worked it perfectly. He won't forget this any time soon. My grandson is also 12 and he's in and out of the model bunker, depending on his mood. Hopefully he'll keep at it. Heck, he better, he inherits the whole lot, ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/rofl.png) Thanks Steve! This was the first time he’s shown any interest but he sure seemed like he had a good time. That’s all that matters to me. And if he never wants to do another one that’s ok too. We had a fun day of it. Seems that he also got to experience the wormhole that permanently swallows parts. He sent a tiny piece of Boba Fetts armor into orbit so he’s missing a piece but he got that finished up otherwise once he was home. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/m2n1mbzC/IMG-0144.jpg)
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 14, 2024 16:45:43 GMT -5
Glad he got to enjoy our hobby and hopefully he has bite the bait to build many more!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 14, 2024 18:27:41 GMT -5
Glad he got to enjoy our hobby and hopefully he has bite the bait to build many more! I’m going to see what I can tempt him with next time we have another opportunity like this. 😂
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Post by handiabled on Jul 15, 2024 3:45:44 GMT -5
That is some awesome stuff Kyle!!
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