Victory 200 Operation Eagle Claw
Said I had wanted to model an aircraft from Operation Eagle Claw so here is Victory 200 with its asymmetrical black bands.
This is the Tamiya 1/48 F-14A Tomcat. Kit decals with a little bit of Eduard were used. Aftermarket - Eduard, Cross Delta, Dream Model, Flying Leathernecks, and Furrball. Paints were mainly Vallejo via airbrush with some Model Master thrown in using a paint brush. Off and on took about six months to build.
Looks great! After seeing your earlier post about Op Eagle Claw, I found that I have decals for two F-4N's, one from each of the VMFA units, to do a pair of Phantoms in Eagle Claw markings! Don't hold your breath though - I've got a lot of others in the build queue to get to first...
Thanks Greg.
Build queue? What's that? Oh yeah the TBD-1 that leap frogged the two stalled Eduard Wurgers, built two 190Fs in a row before starting two more and a 109F and then I got sick of the Luftwaffe. So yeah I totally understand. But I hope you get to one F-4N eventually, who knows Zoukei-Mura might have a 1/48 F-4N out.
Found another Operation Eagle Claw photo of an F-4N. I added it also to the article with the other photos.
1 attached image. Click to enlarge.
Looks awesome, David!
Thank you! It was mostly fun.
I just don't want to paint eight missiles again and put decals on them for a good while.
Very nice TomCat, David @Kahu
It always has been an amazing aircraft and your build clearly shows that.
The Tomcat has always looked amazing to me. Started a Monogram F-14A ages ago but after turning each GRU-7 into an 18 piece masterpiece the energy ran out. Tamiya Tomcats are a lot more satisfying to build, which is probably why I have three more on hand and a fourth awaiting shipment from Japan. Somebody stop me.
Looks like six months well spent, good looking Tomcat.
Thanks. These Tamiya F-14s are really fun to build. Just got to not drop the RIO controller again, luckily found it before the carpet monster got it.
What a lovely build of the iconic Tomcat! Awesome job. @kahu
Still on my wishlist to build one, guess you can recommend this Tamiya kit?
Very much so. Take your time, be careful snipping the parts off, just a little sanding might be needed, and the kit almost falls together. For the swing wing mechanism, Tamiya gives you their version of the Grumman Ironworks and the wings themselves can be assembled, painted, and decaled before attaching to rest of kit. I have heard of people assembling this kit with almost no glue used but I used a fair bit.
Thanks David @kahu
Sounds like a perfect birthday present. 😊
You welcome. Have fun.