tamiya 1/48 grumman f-14d tomcat VF-23 “Black Lions” Scale Model Aircraft Full Build

Hello You Tube,
In this video, I am building tamiya 1/48 grumman f-14d tomcat VF-23 “Black Lions” Scale Aircraft.
タミヤ プラモデル 1/48 f-14d トムキャット 製作 動画です！
This Kit was souvenir from my friend. He bought this from Japan!! I was so excited to built this. It took me 40 days to complete this. I only used parts purely contained in this kit in this video.
先輩が日本から買ってきてくれたお土産です :)
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Disclaimer:
I’m not being paid to promote this kit, tools, painting and to make this video, thanks.
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[@AdamWojtkowski]

I just finished my F-35 from Tamiya and it was a real 3 months fun. I will foolow your lead for Tomcat coming back to modelling after 30 yrs of a break. Cheers :)

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment. That means a lot . Also Congratulations on completing F35! It was really few months project I understand. I’m sure Tamiya quality satisfied your craftsmanship 👍

[@PirateMTH_ToddH]

Awesome work. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment and compliments! Appreciated it!

[@stevenarmer8245]

Beautiful job as always. Im just blown away. You gave me the bug big time. Ive got a Revell F-14 Tom Cat. But im going be buying Tamiya now

[@platoki]

Thank you “again” so much for your comment and complements. Appreciated it. I love Revell F-14 tomcat as well but Tamiya is always the best to me :)

[@TheRealCFF]

Tamiya produces awesome model kits but their 1/48 scale Grumman F-14D may be their magnum opus…

[@platoki]

Thank you for comment! TAMIYA kit are always awesome and promising. I love F-14D kit too👍

[@bin.sagong]

멋진 작업물 입니다!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!!!

[@justinandnova]

What a fantastic job! I really enjoyed your video!!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment and compliment!! Appreciated it!!! 😁

[@ROBERT-ik4ht]

Did the washers and screws come with it? If not, what's the size of them would you recommend? Overall, it was awesome work.

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment and questions. All of screws and washers appears on the video come with kit no problem. Please let me know if you have further questions.

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Beautiful F-14 👍

[@platoki]

Thank you so much! I subscribed your channel:)

[@robertfaust9406]

Outstanding!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!!

[@Poopster4U]

Love the videos! Hey is XF-54 Dark sea grey the color used for the main fuselage color after the pre shading?

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment and compliments! I used X-19 sky grey first and then XF-53 neutral grey for some panels to create uneven look of the fuselage. I hope it answered the question, thanks!

[@marceloquiroga7221]

Excelent job, great tutorial, congratulations

[@platoki]

Thank you very much for your comment! It really motivates me to create another video:)

[@krzysztofzielinski6770]

Great job 👍👌🇵🇱

[@platoki]

Thank you very much!!😁

[@davidlanham5914]

Could you tell me what thinner medium you use with Tamiya acrylics and in what ratio? Do you thin differently for hand brushing as opposed to airbrushing? Do you typically not prime the parts or wash them before applying paint? What a great looking job on the F-14!

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment! I just use normal alcohol which is available at grocery store. Thin by 50% to 70%. For hand blush, it would be much thinner like 200% or more. I wash body by alcohol before paint. I use Mr. color surfacer 1000 thanks!!

[@bogdantirea6085]

I have two from Tamiya almost the same. Both have that canopy problem. BTW waht manufacturer preduces the cockpit ? And .. congratulations !!

[@platoki]

Thank you so much for your comment!! What do you mean by canopy problem? Cockpit is from TAMIYA kit :) thanks!

[@bogdantirea6085]

@@platoki See 20:45. You point it with your scalpel.

[@ef66kenken]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@platoki]

Thumb up ありがとうございます🌟🌟🌟

[@Soundtracks92]

Amazing job! Is it possible to build this without using an airbrush? I just bought the same model and I’m a beginner :)

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment!! Yes it’s possible to build with brush, some people do that even though I haven’t done yet. It would take time because paint and dry it then adding another layer takes a lot of time. Check out this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5nUk6B3ZdOMY5o

[@Soundtracks92]

@@platoki thanks a lot for the video! I bought the same exact model and I also got a bunch of tools for it, as well as cement glue. Still need to get the paint, (I’m thinking I’ll need at least 10 different paint colors) brushes, and puddy. I can’t wait to start it and even though I’m a beginner I’ll do everything I can to make it look good :) the Tomcat is my favorite plane so it’ll definitely be worth all the hard work

[@platoki]

Oh what a coincidence! I also just started building TAMIYA f14a tomcat right now. Yes! Tomcat is fun to build! Enjoy modeling:)

[@paulhunter123]

this plane features in the us air force

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment!

[@jamesbr8704]

The f-14 was a US Naval plane not the Air Force

[@platoki]

Thanks

[@albertoperez3223]

which is the size?

[@platoki]

That’s 1/48.

[@albertoperez3223]

@@platoki size in cm....

[@platoki]

Oh sorry width 408mm length 398mm thanks!

[@FreeMan-JPLK]

L18+Sub! 👏👌👍

[@platoki]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@zhuhenry9586]

Hi there, awesome video. Just one question, how do you remove the outline of the tamiya decal?

[@platoki]

Thank you for your comment and question! No I did not cut anything. Tamiya decal come with minimum outline. So ready to apply! Please let me know if you have any questions, thanks!

[@zhuhenry9586]

@platoki thank you. I have not bought the kit. My impression is that tamiya decal is usually quite thick,..anyway, thank you very much for the reply and video. Cheers!

[@platoki]

@zhuhenry9586 I agree Tamiya decal is a little thick but nice design👍