This
is my first article, so please be kind. I know there are a ton of VF-84
Tomcats out there but I couldn’t help myself after seeing some outstanding
examples on this website. I won’t go into detail about the kit, it
wasn’t that bad. I have been working on this one since December; most of
the time was spent looking for the decals. I built this one straight out
of the box.
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I
like displaying my models in flight. I have always thought that plane are
meant to be airborne, the other part is pure laziness. This was the first
time I experimented with weathering. I used pastel chalk and soap, even my
wife got into helping me clean off the plane. I bought the helmet off of
ebay brand new for about a $100, and the mask for about $80. The helmet
was just plain white, so with just a little paint and some time on the computer
designing decals for it, and it was done. I work in an F-16 fighter
squadron, so I have been taking a lot of flak for building a Navy jet, but its
great looking anyways!
With
some of the great examples of acrylic work on this site, I felt confident in
trying my hand at it. I bought the rods off ebay along with a heat gun.
My first vision was to wrap the acrylic around the circumference of the base to
get a nice arch. With the lack of foresight, I couldn’t heat the whole
rod enough to bend it. After I had everything done to my satisfaction, I
did a little more research and read here where you could put the rods in the
oven. Next time!
Steven
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