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Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

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Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by jonf45 » Tue May 12, 2020 4:33 pm

Hi all, 

Just finished this HobbyBoss 1:72 Grumman F-14B, finished as BuNo.162919 "Devil 101" of VF-74, USS Saratoga, US Navy, circa 1992. Built OOB, and finished in the Light grey scheme using Mr Color 338. this was my first attempt at a Hobbyboss kit, and overall i quite liked it, most parts went together well, but i had issues with the canopy fit and large decals (probably me!!). Have ordered an Academy F-14 to see how they compare (have read they are the best of the easily available ones in the UK??!!), did the old Revell one a few years back (the darker grey one in the bottom pic!) and thought that was a very enjoyable kit. Would certainly get another HB Tomcat again though, especially for the price and range of decals included



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1-72 F-14B 162919-17 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



ImageHobbyBoss 1:72 F-14B 162919 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr



Thanks for looking

Jon

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by dragonchaser » Tue May 12, 2020 5:06 pm

Very nice indeed, love the way you’ve made it look authentically weathered :thumb:

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by JONLITE06 » Tue May 12, 2020 5:40 pm

Tremendous!! :thumb: :thumb:

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by MR TERRY GREEN » Tue May 12, 2020 6:32 pm

Stunning.

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by paddyboy » Wed May 13, 2020 4:40 am

Hi Jon :P

What a cracking-looking build :thumbs:

Well done you :thumb:

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by PaulN » Wed May 13, 2020 7:27 am

Jon

Nicely done , but , not too sure the colour scheme is correct :S I may be sticking my neck out , and happy to be shot down in flames :) but I dont recall seeing any F-14B's in the Light Gull Grey scheme , they were all TPS :S Saw the A/C you have made onboard USS Saratoga in 1992 in Palma and it was TPS


I know I might sound picky :( But my main interest in modeling is colour schemes and researching them

Again great job :clap:

Cheers

Paul

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by jonf45 » Wed May 13, 2020 7:38 am

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated :)
PaulN wrote:
Wed May 13, 2020 7:27 am
Jon

Nicely done , but , not too sure the colour scheme is correct :S I may be sticking my neck out , and happy to be shot down in flames :) but I dont recall seeing any F-14B's in the Light Gull Grey scheme , they were all TPS :S Saw the A/C you have made onboard USS Saratoga in 1992 in Palma and it was TPS


I know I might sound picky :( But my main interest in modeling is colour schemes and researching them

Again great job :clap:

Cheers

Paul
Hi Paul, These were some of the shots I worked from, also some from books
https://flic.kr/p/2idqZKv

https://flic.kr/p/2idoCxgh

https://nara.getarchive.net/amp/media/t ... ons-bf2ddd

https://flic.kr/p/25krQKj

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1157456

Found a few of them in light grey, hadn't seen any before, which is what intrigued me to do it! Still feels too light to me, but went with that colour as per instructions and will return to normal greys for the next ones!!
I also agree that 1992 seems a bit late, nearer 88/89 in my opinion but I always trust the instruction sheets :halo:

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by PaulN » Wed May 13, 2020 8:01 am

Hi Jon

No problem , looking at the links you sent the light gull grey ones are all 1980's F-14A's look at the engines :) the one you modelled which you have a pic of there is in TPS from Navarchives :thumb:

Can only think the instructions are wrong ...would not be the first time :lol: I find that after over 50 years of modelling this is not an uncommon occurrence , even some of the "specialist" decal companies got it wrong , many a time I have had to re do kits that just didnt look right , and after a bit of research found the answer :thumb:

Keep up the good work mate :thumbs:

Cheers

Paul

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by Freeman Lowell » Wed May 13, 2020 8:33 am

Lots of great builds on here in recent weeks, but this is my favourite. Well done Jon.
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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by jonf45 » Wed May 13, 2020 9:14 am

PaulN wrote:
Wed May 13, 2020 8:01 am
Hi Jon

No problem , looking at the links you sent the light gull grey ones are all 1980's F-14A's look at the engines :) the one you modelled which you have a pic of there is in TPS from Navarchives :thumb:

Can only think the instructions are wrong ...would not be the first time :lol: I find that after over 50 years of modelling this is not an uncommon occurrence , even some of the "specialist" decal companies got it wrong , many a time I have had to re do kits that just didnt look right , and after a bit of research found the answer :thumb:

Keep up the good work mate :thumbs:

Cheers

Paul
oh fudge, wish I'd known that at the time as they state f-14B!!! Oh well, I guess I'll have to strip it and repaint!
Freeman Lowell wrote:
Wed May 13, 2020 8:33 am

Lots of great builds on here in recent weeks, but this is my favourite. Well done Jon.
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Thank you, very kind of you :)

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Re: Hobbyboss 1:72 F-14B

Post by PaulN » Wed May 13, 2020 12:59 pm

Thats a bit drastic Jon :Wow: If you google the serial of the machine you are making in future thats normally a good first step :thumbs: or use the search engine on Airliners .net with the serial thats usually a very good source :clap:

It just so happened that I had seen that machine in your time frame stated ( think I have seen/photographed far too much some times :lol: ) and thought it didnt quite look like what I saw...sorry mate :( :(

Keep it up

Paul :thumb:

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