I
built this diorama for my brother who was and electrician specialist on the
F-14 with VF-102 during Operation Desert Storm. Aftermarkets include Eduard
ejection seats, Eduard zoom cockpit panels, Brengun tow bar, Reedoak
figures/tie-down chains/pad eyes, Skunkworks Models missile cart, Sabre
pilot, Tamiya braided hose and Galaxy F-14 masks.
The
base is insulation foam board cut to size. I replicated the non-skid surface
with Tamiya Diorama Texture Paint. It was applied with a stiff bristle
brush, then painted with Tamiya German Grey. The deck was then weathered
with Vallejo acrylic white and dark grey washes. All foul lines were masked
and painted with acrylic paint. The deck service hatch, deck edge scupper,
arrestor cable sheaves and cross deck pendants were made of Evergreen
styrene sheets and rods. The environmental control ducting on the canopy
sill was made with Evergreen rods. The decals on the deck crew cranials/float
coats, scupper, and the hand print on the nose cone were printed on laser
decal paper with Power Point.
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The RIO’s helmet came from
the kit itself. I cut off the oxygen mask/hose and dug out the inside of the
helmet and applied it to the Reeadoak figure. Pilot/RIO helmet decals are
printed on laser decal paper. The air start hose is Tamiya braded hose
painted pink, then weather with dark pastel chalk. I used thin Tamiya
masking tape painted black to simulate the ribbing on the hose. The yellow
SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System) cable and yaw string are
transparent sewing string. The black electrical cable is left over rubber
hose from the Verlinden tug kit. Diorama base data plates are printed on
copier paper.
To simulate subtle weathering
I washed the base coat with dark acrylic washes, then I applied random white
and dark washes with Tamiya Q-tips. I used a thin brush and applied fresh
base coat paint to the edges of panels to simulate corrosion control fresh
paint over the weathered base coat.
This was a ten month project
and about 400 man hours.
Rodrigo
Rendon
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