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I have zero clue but that thing is awesome. The attention to detail is really sweet.
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Try here, mate.
About 2/3rds down the page. PDF. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/559650-tamiya-61114-grumman-f-14a-tomcat ETA - Sorry, it's the 14A. My bad. |
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I DO know Tamiya makes their own brand of paint. If anything, they will recommend their own brand for anything Tamiya related.
I imagine if you have a catalog of their paints, you could determine what to use. Sorry, but your question is kind of vague. ETA: Are you asking what Federal Standard colors for the Tomcat as per Tamiya? Or what kind of paint to use through your airbrush?? ETA2: Federal Standard Colors for F-14 Tomcats |
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http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-colours-02.gif this is great. but what id like to know is what Tamyia paint reference corresponds to this color exactly ! View Quote Go here: Tamiya Paint Chart PDFs Each PDF will have the paint chips and INSIDE the paint chips will be the F.S. color number. SImply match the number inside the paint chip and there you go. Disregard. Sorry I thought I saw the FS numbers inthe chips. Try this: IPMS Stockholm Paint Conversion Chart Another one: Paint Conversion Charts |
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http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-colours-02.gif this is great. but what id like to know is what Tamyia paint reference corresponds to this color exactly ! View Quote Think you have to mix some of them IIRC Work off the FS colour scheme codes to start with as that FS do the biggest range. Then see what directly corresponds to Tamiya. Those that don't correspond directly, you can look up. There should be loads of sources out there with colour mixes. Useful conversion chart here as starter for 10 http://www.paint4models.com I did have much better one, but it's a paper copy and I'll have to try and dig it out from the loft. Good luck. The models look really good. |
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OP, I can help in no way at all.
I just wanted to say that is awesome. Very nice, partner. I am envious. You are obviously a man of wealth, and taste. |
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That is truly awesome. One thing I will say, they ain't nearly dirty enough!. Those low vis schemes get filthy. Nice job.
Watched the video. Man that was one of the coolest, short of the real Tomcat, flights. Your Tom seems to fly well. Now I don't know squat about flying models but what powers something like that? |
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That is truly awesome. One thing I will say, they ain't nearly dirty enough!. Those low vis schemes get filthy. Nice job. Watched the video. Man that was one of the coolest, short of the real Tomcat, flights. Your Tom seems to fly well. Now I don't know squat about flying models but what powers something like that? View Quote 2 ducted fans. |
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Hey OP , do you have a link for these planes? Look awesome. View Quote https://www.motionrc.com/collections/jets-and-ducted-fan/products/freewing-f-14-tomcat-twin-80mm-edf-jet-pnp#description-tab |
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That is truly awesome. One thing I will say, they ain't nearly dirty enough!. Those low vis schemes get filthy. Nice job. Watched the video. Man that was one of the coolest, short of the real Tomcat, flights. Your Tom seems to fly well. Now I don't know squat about flying models but what powers something like that? View Quote I have done the low vis yet. the one you see is a scale model I found on the internet as reference. I'll start doing the low vis tomorrow when it gets there. |
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http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-colours-02.gif this is great. but what id like to know is what Tamyia paint reference corresponds to this color exactly ! View Quote Found what I was looking for here related to the scheme in FS http://ipmsrealcote.pro-forums.org/t832-tamiya-mixes-for-some-fs-colors-full-up-to-date-list-in-english 35237 Medium Grey *Mix 1 -- XF-66:1 + XF-19:1 + XF-2:2 + *Mix 2 -- CF-18 -- XF66:1 + XF54:1 + XF2:2 36320 Dark ghost Grey *Mix 1-- XF-66:1 + XF-54:1 + XF-2:3 *Mix 2-- XF19 (Tamiya F-16 Agg 1/48 Instructions) 36375 Light Ghost Grey *Mix 1-- XF-19:1 + XF-2:3 *Mix 2-- CF-18 -- XF19:1 + XF54:1 + XF2:4 *Mix 3-- Mitsubishi Light Gray FS26375 -- XF2:18 + XF1:1 |
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This looks like it gets you some answers - or rather, proposed mixing ratios.
http://ipmsrealcote.pro-forums.org/t832-tamiya-mixes-for-some-fs-colors-full-up-to-date-list-in-english Best of luck, from someone who spend a fun afternoon spraying his sexy, sexy Blood Angels with multiple coats of Tamiya Clear Red Edited: Well, fuck, that was a waste of time. We need one of those "someone has posted since you started typing this reply, do you want to check before submitting this post" features that some forums have |
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You are right. I think this is the skymaster.
I just be confused with my f-86 Anyway, the wingspan is 1550mm |
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I thought it was mandatory for model F14's to have the VF-84/103 jolly Rodger paint scheme
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I will show my buddy from work this thread. He was an F-14 corrosion guy for 12 years back in the 80s-early 90s and a Blue Angles maintenance guy. He will get a kick out of it. He still has a big ass F-14 maintenance manual at his house.
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I thought it was mandatory for model F14's to have the VF-84/103 jolly Rodger paint scheme View Quote I long hesitated.. But the low vis scheme of the Vf-103 isn't really special. I like the vf 101 better. I also hesitated of putting danger zone on my video... But the internet didn't need another one ;) |
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I will show my buddy from work this thread. He was an F-14 corrosion guy for 12 years back in the 80s-early 90s and a Blue Angles maintenance guy. He will get a kick out of it. He still has a big ass F-14 maintenance manual at his house. View Quote I'll take any weathering pic he wanna share ! |
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OP, I can't say whether any of the photos in the link are still valid because I can't see them from work but here's what I found on a quick google search for "f-14d dirty paint"... link left cold.
http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=43596 I'd venture a guess that the underbelly of the F-14 would be dirt. Not dusty or dirt covered but more like old, wet looking in appearance. Around the seams around the middles of the engines I'd guess the hydraulic pumps would be on real planes and they'd leak... the paint would get wet and the oil would soak in. It'd be a darker color than the surrounding paint. Around the seals where the wings sweep into the fuselage, I know the F-111's used to use a graphite based lubricant... and there'd be thin lines of light to medium light grayish color on the wing seals. Around the flaps and leading edges of the wings would be just greasy... and especially around the jackscrews that would move the components would be reddish grease and hydraulic leaks. I used to work F-111's in the late 80's and we had a few squardons of F-14's and A6's and EA-6B's TDY to the air field for a while. Watch Top Gun and the Final Countdown to see how the jets really looked. |
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I know when I used to build the model kits, Testors Model Masters series had the FS numbers right on the label for their .mil line. And the F14 lo vis scheme was exact.
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OP - sorry for the slight thread derail, but any idea of the BuNos on either of your Tomcats? I didn't know if they would be detailed enough to actually have BuNos on them. Good friend of mine used to fly Tomcats and I know for sure he'd be interested... even more so if one of them was "his" plane!
-F1re |
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I would by testors, but I prefer acrylics paint for EPO foam and my airbrush View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Highway to the danger zone..........................
ETA: due to the movie, had I had 20/20 vision, I'd have been a F14 pilot. |
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Nope I havent decided yet. as i said, I am planning to do a VF-101 paintschemes, and ordered some decals/vynils already, but its still subject to change if you come up with something cool. Any pictures of the Cats your friend flew ? this is my original idea of a repaint : View Quote I'll ask him tomorrow at work. I'll see what he's got! |
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Nope I havent decided yet. as i said, I am planning to do a VF-101 paintschemes, and ordered some decals/vynils already, but its still subject to change if you come up with something cool. Any pictures of the Cats your friend flew ? this is my original idea of a repaint : http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/gallery/album_537/gallery_12658_537_87367.jpg View Quote Insane. Much respect, sir. |
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You're sexist so you need to paint it pink so that girls and mentally-ill boys feel a little better about themselves.
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