F-14A Tomcat VF-142 Ghostraider by Andy Mullen
Brand: Hasegawa
 Scale: 1/72
Modeler: Andy Mullen
AddOns: -

 

The Kit, Construction

 


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Canopy Cleanup the Micromesh way:

Step 1. Using a New Xacto #11 Blade, remove the seam line.
Step 2. Using various grades of Micro Mesh 2x2 Touch Pads and water as a lubricant, sand in a straight line until only the sratches created by the the current grade is visible. Then using the next grade up sand at 90 degrees to the previous grade. When you reach the 12000 grade, your canopy should be nearly crystal clear.
Step 3. The only thing left is to dip the whole canopy in Klear/Future floor polish, and leave to dry overnight.


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Finished

After applying a minimal Enamel panel wash, I then added all the main components and the anntennas. I only used a set of True Detail GRU-7 seats in addtion to the Superscale decals.


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Photos © 2005 by Andy Mullen

August 16, 2005

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