Building the Tamiya F-14A Scale Model Aircraft in 1/48 Scale PART 1 Building the Cockpit

[@garryprettyman8927]

Any product that improves the look of the cockpit and makes it look even more real is fine by me. And don’t forget as we get older our eyesight may start to deteriorate. So these kinds of products are Most welcome. I bet most modellers cannot achieve the level of detail offered by this new technology.

[@MF-og1ct]

I learned a lot this one. Using the putty to mask the instruments and the trick with putting the decals on the paper towel in water. That will make my stenciling go a lot quicker.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

The photos near the video's end(with the match) show your results; you're simply using computer tech to recreate - to scale - the real thing. Your results are exquisite. WOW!

[@charlesdavis9937]

This makes me want to start building models again. Build them slow and detailed and not fast and sloppy this time. Your a Picasso of model building.

[@embryophytelove]

I just got back into it after 35 years. I enjoy it more now than I did as a kid. Do it. You won't regret it.

[@vincentrathbone26]

@@embryophytelove it's great to hear so many modelers get back into the hobby after such a long break, I've been building on and off for about 45yrs and seeing other peoples work always keeps me inspired.

[@chrismartin672]

Apologies for being late to this party, but this former Tomcat Tweaker is mighty impressed with both your delivery and your work. Bravo Zulu! I was an Avionics guy and spent many hours in both seats doing maintenance. She was a hard bird to keep in the air. One thing -- the glareshields were not leather, they were cloth. Brand new, they were black. They quickly faded however to a tan color very close to what you chose, so all is fine. Also, those things were nearly impossible to get from supply. The RIO's port (rear seat, same side as the boarding ladder) glareshield was always the most beat up. There were several cannon plugs under that side and we were in there a lot. The half sections were joined by a wide band of hook & loop (a.k.a. Velcro) which would rapidly deteriorate. All in all, they were a pain in the a$$...

[@Scaleaton]

Thanks for the information!

[@danielbrandao3166]

Astonishing piece of art! But …. We’d love to see your collection! Would be awesome.

[@TheMozerfok]

OMG that 3D decal is a GODSEND!

[@hectorlamar806]

Man you are THE master. This isn't just model building, it's professional artwork.

[@JAFKARNAT]

Unbelievable. I have never seen these products before !! Thank you for posting.

[@georgem4713]

Amazing build so far, did not know these 3D cockpit details existed. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you for uploading.

[@davidhinkson8856]

These aftermarket cockpit details are phenomenal!

[@garyparker2969]

ABSOLUTE MIND-BOGGLING DETAILS !!! God Bless.

[@victordorantes5444]

Immediately subscribed after watching this. I just got this kit today and was looking for inspiration for my upcoming build.

[@garyneedham3934]

Model making of the highest order - superb!

[@Chickenworm9394]

The most stunning water transfer decor I've even seen

[@erinfogerty3843]

Wow, the amount of detail in the 3D parts is amazing, and brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for sharing!

[@andrewgrace4410]

These decals are a game changer 👌🏾😸

[@huhabi77]

It's a really nice cockpit. I learned about the existence of 3D decals that I didn't know about. That's amazing.

[@plastictsubasa1390]

Nothing like a Tamiya kit to bring back that loving feeling!

[@thlee3]

those instrument panel decals are amazing

[@HeavyTone66]

Magnificent use of the 3d pieces. Bravo

[@charlesqc9272]

It is always a joy to look at your work

[@grahammcrobert7141]

Am building the 1/32 scale black knights of the kit and you done a great job on the kit

[@henrykitcher1965]

I've been wary of 3D decals since I first heard about them. I was concerned that, like pre-painted PE details, they would be a little too flat and not 3D enough. After watching this, though, my mind has definitely been changed. The cockpit looks simply incredible (thanks in no small part to your amazing skill as a modeller!)

[@Ynffy]

Ohhh! Those little part are fancy! Nice work!

[@doblajesyalgomas3390]

Man, what a patience, impressive work, no words

[@simonreynolds1518]

Beautiful, I built the Monagram F14A Tomcat kit many years ago and spent months on it putting in all the detail I could, wish those 3D printed decals were available back then, they are superb, really looking forward to the next video, Thank you, take care.

[@soundknight]

No you don't, it wouldn't feel complete if you didn't paint it yourself.

[@henriquekruger351]

Amazing this cockpit!!! Congratulations!!

[@panzer-meister]

Always fine and politely work. Beautiful cockpit !

[@anno6969]

Fantastic. Just got this kit myself after looking at it for a long time. Looking forward to building along. Seems I need to go shopping for the extra bits.

[@paulhargreaves1497]

Totally agree on the 3D decals.....only the cost has stopped me trying them!

[@bernardusjones9814]

Excellent, highly detailed. Those 3-D decals really set it off.

[@williammcdorman6426]

Can't wait to see how 3d will be used in other scales, I have a feeling the days of bending brass for hours at a time are coming to a end.

[@mro9387]

I guess it depends on the part. Not sure ship railing etc will be replaced soon, but I bet you are right with other stuff.

[@andresmartinez-bp5ol]

Increible trabajo. Para mi, el mejor canal de modelismo. Con uno de tus videos pinte mi Wingnut wings de madera. Resultado increible. Muchas gracias por tus trabajos

[@MrBMBuilder]

Amazing how just a Tamiya cockpit can get me excited :)

[@redkevful]

That cockpit is a work of art in its own right. Brilliant work, keep it up, can't wait to see the finished results

[@crtzmo]

Yeah! This is in my stash, waiting for the right moment - looking forward to this series. 👍

[@AndreDemers1]

Beautiful piece. Very well done. Thanks for the idea of using glue for the decalc. It never crossed my mind.

[@jwherron]

Nice build. Attention to detail. Thank you.

[@howrrmr.7172]

Great job! Quinta !

[@themeduselab]

BRAVO!! AMAZING WORK

[@davereynolds6039]

Great Vid, will use this as a template for my F-14D, thanks,, really enjoy your vids .

[@darson100]

Very much looking forward to part 2

[@ODGColornChrome]

Wow awesome details! Great work!

[@dsrduff]

Great work and thank you for posting. Cheers.

[@maxescamilla4597]

Love the Quinta studios stuff! To me it's the same as using PE, it just makes the model that much nicer! Awesome cockpit, so detailed, and the seats! 👍

[@neilhaas6024]

Nice jet kit

[@JHartModelworks]

Beautiful work. I have adapted 3D printing to my car modeling as well. In my opinion 3D printing is in my opinion the next evolution of detail modeling. It's simply the new scratch building. If you are designing your own parts it requires a completely different and advanced set of new skills. and even if you are just using pre designed purchased files or parts it still take work to make those parts fit correctly. There are some builds where you can look at it and just tell there is a lot of 3D printing. Parts don't fit right, parts aren't scaled correctly, parts aren't cleaned and prepped well. a lot of layer lines, defects, etc. But very good modelers make the installation look seamless as if those parts belong to the kit.

[@andrewgrace4410]

Amazing decals, never seen those before. They look beautiful 😸👌🏾

[@foreverplastickits138]

*Wonderful, the 3D decalco are great!*

[@stewartmcnair4186]

tamiya kit is so good it does not require glue, less than 1 minute later using glue!!

[@Scaleaton]

Lol! The definition may have been a bit exaggerated. But t's metaphorically ;) You will see on the second part. The completed main parts (one of them the cockpit tube) are almost getting together without an glue.

[@stewartmcnair4186]

@@Scaleaton i know mate, this tamiya kit is possibly only bettered by the p-38 !! beast of a kit

[@halukaygin9274]

Absolutely great detailing.Well done.Always love watching your videos

[@benhietbrink5799]

Always good to see your vids. Those 3D printed decals look amazing. Can’t wait to see the rest of this build.

[@michaelwilliams5115]

Stunning build in its self

[@drivewaystar6485]

That's insane. Looks great and great job!

[@samyadassi8626]

Just OMG !this is amazing. Respect .

[@shade9272]

This is next level, boss. Fantastic.

[@ModelCarHobbyist]

That is amazing work! I'm definitely going to see about getting a 3d interior decal kit for my F14

[@styrenehelp]

An amazing piece of work

[@stevenanderson236]

Wonderful work

[@KeroJP4]

Absolutely amazing !!!

[@allgood6760]

Wow! 3D printed 👍

[@engineergaming9727]

I recently got in modeling and after seeing this I have a loooot to learn

[@georgewelch2366]

A magnificent model unto itself

[@bengrove51]

Very much looking forward to seeing part 2, well done and keep up the good work

[@齋藤チャパヘイ-g9z]

細かい部品で根気のいる作業ですね、好きでなければできませんね、大変に勉強になりました。🌟🌟🌟

[@rlabiche]

hello again I was wondering since you are so good at explaining almost every detail of your work and listing the paints and detail items would love to see a video of the famous Tamiya A1H sky Raider thank you

[@OzScalemodeling]

Amazing work as usual 👍

[@tomennis7414]

Great job mate,id love to have the patience and Tolerance to do something like this,but always end up Procrastinating on it…well done.

[@algis-kun8777]

Wow, I really enjoy this channel, every video i see i learn a new technique that blows my mind on how it works, it has already improved my airbrushing skills by a lot and it easily has some of my favorite reference kits for learning.... wow! Excelent work.

[@filip8985]

holy shit those 3d printed parts look insane! im definitely gonna look into getting some myself

[@JohnSmith-dz9zl]

Wonderful job!!

[@cygnusx10]

Looks amazing so far (I'm sure it'll still be amazing when it's done!) and that's a really nice cockpit. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@pisstachio918]

more realistic than real life👍

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid, very nice!!! 👍👍👍

[@johntreloar8203]

That looks great.

[@basmoleman1488]

Thanks for that lovely vid. Since I recently ordered the F-14D kit from Tamiya this inspired me to get the brasin and eD decal sets you used. I feel it's doing that awesome kit right.

[@Dieter3510]

Wow! Great Job!

[@sepasaurus]

You are the Man! Magnificent.

[@alanfarrugia9751]

Nicely done :) I have this kit and bought the Quinta Studio's set for it too. I also got the Eduard's Brassin resin cockpit set for it which is also very fine and accurate, almost to claim it is far better than the Aires one. While I like very much this outcome I partly agree with Scale Hangar 182 that a nicely painted and finished resin cockpit does more justice to a fine modeller. So when I come for my build the plan is to do both the Quinta Studio's and the Eduard Brassin, and then decide which one to use on the model.

[@FlyingTreg]

Amazing work!

[@aigarslindentals8315]

Wow! You are an master!

[@jozuavanlangenhove6586]

Great work! 👍👌

[@randybooks6849]

best ive ever seen great work

[@N-Scale]

Nice work brother.

[@lesthiele4921]

Looking good so far mate, keep going strong, I look forward to more updates very soon, best regards from Australia.

[@corrioliseffect]

I’ve always had mixed feelings about using 3D cockpit decals. The detail is superb, but isn’t this cheating? After watching how much work is involved in scraping the plastic surfaces smooth, I can see that this is still modeling. Thank you for your great work and inspiration. 👍

[@2ksnakenoodles]

Maybe it is cheating, however the detail is absolutely stunning, so I wouldn't mind using them myself. Either way it took a fair bit of work to flatten the surfaces anyway, so it comes out even in the end I guess

[@aguslugiman9067]

Amazing work 🥰

[@leonnekrotiuk3607]

Awesome job

[@reaperofsouls7700]

an amazing and highly detailed job u did love ur videos keep up the great work

[@scottsteel2395]

WOW!!!!!....SPECTACULAR.

[@lionelbowhunter468]

Wonderfull! I "fly" the F14 in DCS and i love this place, a beauty for me. Your skills are amazing! Greeting from France^^

[@ismaelabdulwadud]

it will be better and better

[@TheRyatt]

That was awesome! Loved the detail

[@Emz_Jhaye]

Highly detailed. 😍😍😍

[@globalnomad450]

That’s excellent!

[@RaduB.]

Hi again! Pretty expensive therapy! 🙂 But I agree, these new Tamiya kits are awesome! And the 3D decals are looking good.

[@Scaleaton]

Hi Radu! Yes, little bit expensive like all new kits. Thanks to my Patreon and KZbin supporters :).

[@NZobservatory]

Times change. I remember when the build stage was considered to be at least as much fun as the painting, if not more so. Now to most modelers building is a tedious chore to be rushed so you can finally enjoy trying to out-weather everyone else. xD

[@defdef6230]

I wonder if this one will be in low visibility... cheers from Argentina! Great work... stunning cockpit!

[@EVA-lx8sz]

очень круто!!! Автор большой молодец!