F-14D #100 VF-2 in-progress pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've found some main gear spare parts from my very old Academy F-14 and repleace those awful ones from HB 🙂 

The fit is perfect 🙂 

and more spare parts. 

I use the Academy kit TARPS with this kit as VF-2 was one of the "TARPS squadron" and it's rather rare to see it under Tomcat kit 🙂
 

White primer on the intakes and gear bays🙂 

 

Progress so far 🙂 

 

 

 

 

New competition in autumn makes me back to this project 🙂 

 

In case I would tie this Tomcat down to flightdeck someday 🙂 

Upgrade HB legs with old Hasegawa parts 🙂 

 

 

Marbling time.... 

 

 

 

Applied color for upper surfaces... 

 

 

 

Upgreading main gear legs... 

TARPS - work in progress 🙂 

 

Starting with the decals... 🙂 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours of masking.... 

2 minutes of painting... 

And dry fitting. OK- but they are a bit too dark I think ... 

... almost there... 

 

With a team mate 🙂 

Done !!! 

GO NAVY !!! :-D