Revell TOP GUN 1/48 Maverick’s F-14A TOMCAT Scale Model Aircraft Full Build

[@johnnyappleseed8995]

at this point you should’ve built the tamiya kit and used the top gun decals

[@platoki]

That’s interesting idea! I’ve never thought of that :)

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

Seriously

[@platoki]

Thank you

[@GeneralKatarn]

That's what I did. I only bought the revell kit for the decals.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your idea.

[@mikeg2825]

Love the overall look and a great finish, something I have learnt recently is to apply a gloss varnish to the whole model to seal everything in before applying decals, then glossing the decals before finishing off with a matt varnish would hide the clear edges of the decals.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your tips! Let me try next time.

[@josephsavicki9201]

Everyone that is an experienced modeler knows that, about the gloss coat.ir helps the decals to not silver.

[@platoki]

@grimfist79 thank you for your suggestion.

[@12am_scale_modeling]

I received this kit a while ago and started constructing it but just got so frustrated by the gaps and terrible fit of the top and bottom halves so I put it off. This inspired me to go for it again and try and make it just like the movie one. Earned yourself a subscriber!

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment. Yes Revell kit has sometimes frustrating but there are good points too. I’m glad video somehow inspired you!

[@ryansta]

You've done an excellent job there, with a kit that has a rep of not being the easiest to put together. Looks 👍 Great

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment and compliment! Yes this is one of the “best” kit I think even though sometimes hard to build👍

[@aleks1105]

Thank you for showing how you did the model. I have the Box laying on my tablet together with the F/A-18E Topgun and the big F/A-18F. I haven't done a jet before, so this was a great help. With the accent color and dirting. I have to say it looks like you got a old kit before revell revamped themselves. Mine has a different decal paper and a colored instruction also the part quality is more precise. Interestingly, I ordered mine July 2021 and you building it November 2021. Looks like you sadly got a old kit. Best regards Aleks

[@platoki]

Thank you Aleks for your information. That’s interesting. I should try new kit again. I’m glad that the video became some kid of “help” for you. Even though if I look back, there are lots of point I improved since then, Revell in a nice kit to build. Best regards Kaz

[@kadose]

You are a master craftsman 👍🏾

[@platoki]

Thank you for your compliment! I appreciated it🙏

[@njez7563]

Cool using this vid to guide me while I build mines

[@platoki]

Thank you so much, that’s quite a compliment for me! Thank you!

[@henrysanchez4810]

I built that same kit, went together great, I was very impressed with it.

[@platoki]

Yes, this was a great kit!

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

I just got one and the fit at the front of the nose if off by more than 3/4 of a cm

[@stevenarmer8245]

Awesome build thanks for sending me the link. I can only hope mine turns out that well. Wishing I had those nicer Tamiya parts.

[@platoki]

You’re welcome. Enjoy modeling, thanks!

[@yohansaulnier6871]

chouette résultats ,beau travail👍👍👍

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!! 😁

[@tituslaronius]

Oof, JDAM and PAVEWAY on an Alpha Tomcat. Okay ;) Beautiful paint job!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much! I like those missiles!

[@SargentRock-v8f]

Classic Monogram kit ,... Just picked one up !

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment!! Yes this is one of the best Revell kit I think. Enjoy😁👍

[@SargentRock-v8f]

@@platoki Fyi , this is a kit from the late 70's

[@platoki]

Classic.

[@thedarkknight803able]

Awesome Build!😎👍🏾

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!

[@Lukas-ds5gh]

Buena técnica para aplicar los colores y contrastes, diferentes a los demás, excellent..

[@platoki]

Thank so much for your comment and compliment!!👍

[@collinmccallum]

very cool!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment!

[@platoki]

I like your icon, cool!

[@pavelprochazka4343]

Nice work, you glued a nice model. 👌💯

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!!

[@MattyKCuming]

Nice build man

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for watching:)

[@marvinbanka7592]

I like building the older Monogram kits. Monograms F-14 looks great even with raised panel lines. And it's a whole lot cheaper than the Tamiya kit.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment, yes it’s raised panel line kit and reasonable price! I liked this kit a lot:)

[@lystochek]

Are seats from tamiya kit fit the revell kit?

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! The seats are from Rebel kit, thanks!

[@lystochek]

But are the Tamiya seats fit revell cockpit

[@platoki]

Sorry I misspoken, the seats are from Revell kit but one of the pilot is from TAMIYA kit.

[@lystochek]

ok thank you @@platoki

[@switchblade800x3]

Very good job! You have skills. May i ask what needle that was used for the base color and what was the reason exactly for the red spots?

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment!! I use airbrush master model G22 0.3mm needle, and red and blue spots are accents for the base color. I hope those answered your question. Please let me know if you need more clarification, thanks!

[@bradschultz909]

What kind of glue do you use? Or do you use cement?

[@platoki]

Thank you for your question. I use Tamiya cement for the most part!

[@lloydstephens2994]

Hi there, great job! Just wondering how you fit the pilot figure in the back seat? There doesn’t seem to be room for his legs to fit between the console and the seat. I’m building this kit at the moment Cheers

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! My recollection is a bit vague and this model is not my possession right now but either cutting pilot or console a little. I liked this kit a lot. Enjoy!

[@melvinjohnson2074]

This is the original Monogram kit from 1981. Interestingly they give you decals for the drop tanks but there are no tanks in the kit.

[@platoki]

Yes sometimes Revell kit are funny :)

[@matthewpeters9620]

Why would you load out an A model Tomcat like it's a B model??? A models didn't have air to ground abilities only the B and D did.

[@amuxpatch2798]

but Top Gun movie was made in 1986 , so the F14 A Tomcat would have been F14B model used in the movie .

[@matthewpeters9620]

@@amuxpatch2798 actually they were not B models they were A+ because they still had the TF-30 and no active air to ground, not for another two years.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! I just uses Tamiya parts left over which I just built. Because I like shape of those missiles.

[@platoki]

I wish I could build B model!!

[@matthewpeters9620]

@@platoki Revell makes the B as does Hobby boss. Both wonderful kits.

[@Maxtherocketguy]

Where did you get all those tamynia parts

[@platoki]

I bought TAMIYA kit separately and created a video for this too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Swh2Bqj51rjbM

[@stevenpuderbaugh821]

I, too, wondered why you didn't build the Tamiya kit, but I thought you may have had some left-over Tamiya parts that you could incorporate into the Revell. I wondered why you didn't pain the helmets of the figures as Maverick and Goose. There are ways to avoid the shiny decal reflections that I see on the final show. But....I appreciate your video and I like your resulting paint job. Thank you for doing this film for us.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! Yes, I built Tamiya kit before and used left over. I will try different helmets and countermeasures for silvering thank you!!

[@Ben-hx4ps]

I'm buying the paints for this model soon, I'm a paint brusher because I don't own an air brush, how would I get the shadows on the panel lines etc and

[@platoki]

I’m using this brand. Lowest model is around $100 including everything to start. For shadow, you can brush on panel line before or after fuselage paint in your preference. Enjoy modeling! www.amazon.com/stores/MasterAirbrush/MasterAirbrush/page/12935309-7341-4148-B742-19FDF540E8AC

[@Ben-hx4ps]

@@platoki brush with what paint? I've ordered the paints today from the guide on Amazon where I bought it

[@platoki]

I use TAMIYA acrylic paint ( lacquer paint ins no available in my country), AK real color and Testers enamel paint mainly. I also use TAMIYA accent color, weathering master, or AK weathering engine oil, et al. All paint I use is mentioned during video, thank you!

[@sn00zie_dog]

Just a question do the gears retract?

[@platoki]

Thank you for your question! The answer is no it does not retract but you can choose to build Landing gears in retracted position. Please let me know if you have any questions, thanks!

[@sn00zie_dog]

@@platoki thanks, really helps as Im planning on building this

[@daneshivers2921]

I love the add-ons, don't get me wrong...but don't ever recall seeing them on an "A" model and never in the movie

[@FSKeith]

One detail you forgot, In top gun, the F-14's used were F-14 A's and the exhaust nozzle were painted black rather than the silver used in later Versions of the tomcat, but other than that, it looks great.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your information.

[@GAguns]

I mean why didn't you just build the tamiya kit if you added so much tamiya parts. Great work nice and clean

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! I have already built TAMIYA tomcat. I just used left over parts, thank you!

[@yohansaulnier6871]

Très jolie réalisation... mais si je peux me permettre le pré-ombrage est un peu trop prononcé je trouve.... sinon très jolie et merci pour la vidéo

[@platoki]

Thank you

[@haggas07]

What about the maverick flight helmet ?

[@platoki]

I will do that next time!!

[@jlewis3013]

Hmm - except this isn't just a Revell build - which was what I was looking for. Lovely work btw but a bit of a 'flex' re your skills as you need to buy two kits to get the overall effect as the Tamiya one is almost double/triple the price of the Revell kit. A more accurate title to your vid would be useful.

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment! Actually I built TAMIYA model kit in separate video. I will keep in mind your suggestion when making next video, thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Swh2Bqj51rjbMsi=-V3HD4o7cdL_Mgow

[@jlewis3013]

@@platoki Great reply - and keep up the good work.

[@borcam7381]

6:56 thıs moment how to paınt a black line wıthout a aırbrush

[@mitrooper]

No helmet colors for Maverick and Goose? 12:33

[@platoki]

I will try that next time!

[@ILSRWY4]

All that work just to use revell's inaccurate Top gun decals. Especially the national insignia "Star and Bar" totally make believe insignias. The Real movie jets used the real American Markings. But you did do a fantastic job on the actual build. The model looks Fantastic!

[@platoki]

Thank you very much for your comment and feedback! I will try top gun model again in the future.

[@Krieger-productions6149]

I had lots of issues with the joins in front of the wings splitting when I swept the wings

[@platoki]

Yes there are some interference in between wings and fuselage.

[@Mike_Oxlong_]

1:44 "ow, ow, ow, ow" - me when I started modeling Absolutely amazing model, bust curious, was there a reason you didn't weather the tail flash? It seems too clean for the model

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment.

[@frodrigues2008]

i have the playboy black tomcat no needed to paint on assembly

[@platoki]

That is so cool!!

[@thegreatestevil1616]

maverick doesnt own the plane, the taxpayers do :D

[@platoki]

Interesting tips!!

[@mr.turnerx7615]

Why don’t you just build the Tamiya kit ffs; I’m about to start the revell kit and was looking for some pointers. I will look elsewhere lol

[@trinkosol]

I agree here, would have more informative to those who only have the Revell kit to just stick with stock rather than source parts elsewhere. At least change the title so we don't waste our time.

[@jacintopalomino7871]

Why don’t you just make the tamiya kit

[@platoki]

I have done it before just used left over from Tamiya kit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Swh2Bqj51rjbMsi=OcoyOrm3Lx6TuQ1i

[@walterm140]

This kit is from 1980. I had one.

[@platoki]

Yes, oldie but goodie’s!

[@walterm140]

@@platoki 😃

[@christopherwhitford831]

No offense you should have just bought a tamiya kit and did your model from there

[@jdcookiemonster]

Great recovery of a poor kit. I wonder why revell went with the strange usaf logo..?

[@platoki]

Thanks for your comment, Revell kit has sometime mysteries…

[@kwanchan6745]

hate to tell you....maverik and goose's bone domes are the wrong color

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, I will correct next time building top gun model!

[@vengefulmosquito9196]

I bought this kit a few days ago and this will be the first and last Revell kit I buy. The quality is VERY bad and this was a kit from 2020, I already started painting but in the future I will stick with Tamiya kits, they have molds from 1998 that are better quality...

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment. I agree in part for your comment. Some part quality is not so good. I like its reasonable price and decal for Revell.tamiya is the best for sure!

[@Maxtherocketguy]

This costs over 30 dollars in my country

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! Same here in the United States.

[@Maxtherocketguy]

@@platoki yes not really worth it but for top gun

[@FreeMan-JPLK]

😍👌

[@platoki]

Thanks a lot :)

[@switchblade800x3]

If real navy aviators saw your model they would be very offended. You can compare it to a Navy Seal without a trident on his chest. And you load your Tomcat with bombs from a former f-4 from the 70's. Don't get me wrong, You are probably a good scale modeller, but you should inform yourself better with navy information because it will offend you a lot that way.

[@switchblade800x3]

You forgot to stick the navy symbol under the wings, a navy member would beat you up for that.

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment. I will incorporate your comments into next model.

[@switchblade800x3]

@@platoki It's not the intention to knock you down or anything, I think the model itself is great, only as a former member of the navy I think you shouldn't forget the symbols, that's a very important detail in the Top Gun movies.

[@platoki]

Understood. Thank you for your feed back 👍

[@Ste-_.]

Wouldn’t it have been easier just to build the tamiya? Revell are absolute shit.

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment! Yes I already built a Tamiya kit and just used left over of the kit parts from Tamiya into Revell kit 👍

[@juliocalvo1940]

That model is very oldie 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@nickssurplus]

I think it is the Monogram version I purchased in the late eighties. Awesome build

[@amuxpatch2798]

a oldie but a goldie classic,lol

[@chiphammett5123]

You're plane looks great but your pilot's need work you didn't take time to at least paint the helmets Red and Blue goose and Maverick didn't wear white helmets that's the only inconsistency I see but it's a big deal if you want the plane to be accurate

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment! I have another Top Gun kit so will kelp in mind. Thank you for pointing out:)