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GROUP BUILD ENTRY no.77
Raffle no. 68

Hasegawa 1/72 F-14D Tomcat, VF-2 Bounty Hunters
by Mario Fernandez  (MaRiO FDZ)
Monterrey, NL, Mexico

First Hasegawa Tomcat I've ever build, very complex kit IMO. Like, 6 pieces when 3 would have been fine. Complex around the Intakes (painting), the Nose/Fuselage seam (step), Burner Cans (individual petals) and lotsa tiny pieces.

Weathering includes pre-shading, Kaan Gök's technique for weathering USN Birds (constant dotting of the plane with different shades of gray), and Oil wash. Painted entirely with MM Enamels.

Decals are home made, printed by our ARC Forum member Efrain Hernandez. I think they're excellent, and the Bounty Hunters were part of the reasons of me liking the cat :)

As for weapons, the Targeting pod is scratch-built, the Sparrow is from a Hornet from several years ago, the Sidewinders are from a Harrier.

Hope you liked it as much as I have

Take Care

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