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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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Hasegawa 1/48 F-14A 'Jolly Rogers'

December 25, 2023 · in Aviation · · 31 · 316

Although not an easy build, 's kit is still a very convincing Tomcat.

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  1. Another awesome job and a truly excellent result, Rafi! Love that weathering!

  2. Sweet looking feline! Nice job

  3. Awesome. I hope my F-15E comes out as nice as this one.

  4. Stunning build!

  5. Very nice build of a deceptively tough kit.

  6. I keep saying I'm not a jet guy, except for the early stuff, but then I see this! Ok nothing more modern that the Tomcat, that's where I draw the line! Now I want to build an F-14. What are you doing to me Rafi?😅 Seriously though, beautiful job as always. The Jolly Rogers scheme is probably my favorite of all the F-14 lives, except for maybe the Black Bunny scheme.

  7. Nicely presented Tomcat, Rafi.

  8. Rafi, never thought the low viz VF-84 markings would look cool but they do on your build. Wish I could make my Victory 200 look a bit more weathered but am always afraid of truly messing things up. Just noticed the fuel tanks still retain the full color yellow/black sashes. Nice.

    Clint @curtisshawk - here is my build using the Tamiya kit

    Come to the jet side... 😉

    A quick look through of the F-14 and Tomcat tags turns up plenty of us like the VF-84 scheme. Perhaps we should tag all the VF-84 birds.

    • Thank you David.
      There are quite a few "safe" weathering techniques that do not affect the base paint and that you can "erase" the effects if you are not pleased with the results.

  9. A beautiful looking Tomcat, Rafi @blacmopane
    What not to like on this build, painting, weathering, detailing, all looks perfect.

  10. Great build Rafi. Super job on the weathering 👍

  11. Excellent Tomcat. I find myself warming up to these modern jets more as time goes by. But the Tomcat is one of those that lends itself really well to a weathered finish. You've done a great job Rafi (@blackmopane).

  12. We don’t see many of these built, Rafi. Well done! You really nailed the weathering on that overall gloss gull gray scheme.

  13. a great-looking Tomcat Rafi! You posted some incredible work this year.

  14. That’s impressive Rafi (@blackmopane). I love it. Great work.

  15. Nice build Ravi.
    Built the Hasegawa F-14A “Atlantic” version when it came out late 80’s and yeah, there were some very “special” fit “challenges” even back then. Built mine up on a commission build for a friend whose very close friend flew F-14’s for VF-111.

    Again, very nice build sir. 👍
    Regards,
    Mark

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