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Gallery Article by Sergei Galicky |
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The model is from Academy
and is modified up to a level Bombcat by adding a LANTIRN and Paveway GBU-16
bombs. For this purpose it was necessary to use the Hasegawa Weapons set
D. Many details for modern a F-14A differ from what comes in the kit, so I
scratchbuilt these items.
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On the fuselage
I rescribed the panel lines and drilled the rivets, as they were not in those
places or were absent. I applied Aeromaster decals with markings for VF-211
Chekhmates during 1984. But I have altered it independently for USS John. C.
Stennis. On the site www.navy.mil.gov I
found rather large photo (400 Kb in jpeg) of F-14 number 115 of VF-211 with
names, readable near a cabin, of the lost New York firemen. This plane took part
in operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Only one thing I could not find
out anywhere -serial number of the plane, which is put on the tail part,
therefore I had to use a number from the plane number 102. Sorry!
All missing numbers, inscription
and stencils I have made itself, having printed them on the laser printer on
decal paper and then clear coated them. After applying my decals I slightly
covered with their primary colour.
During painting the fuselage
under the circuit low-visibility, I used Humbrol paints. I then darkened the
panel lines with black acrylic paint and removed the excess with a wet napkin.
This process took a while to do, then I did some weathering. For this, I
used water colour paints of of different dark colours.
Sergei Galicky
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