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Another composite photo.
I snapped the background image of the sun setting at about 8pm with my iPhone 4S.
The model was snapped earlier in the day using my Nikon Coolpix p500 at about 12pm, using photoshop to adjust the lighting.

One of my new additions on Tuesday, an F-14A Tomcat has finally joined my 1:72 Diecast hangar (well, shelves).

Quite possibly the most iconic and recognisable fighter jet of all time, in no small part thanks to the 1986's film, Top Gun.
Arguably, the film starred Tom Cruise, but I'm sure some would say the Tomcat was the real star of that movie.

The specific F-14 modelled here by Century Wings is BuNo 160403, which was assigned to US Navy squadron VF-41 "Black Aces" in 1981 as AJ102, where it was involved in the first Gulf of Sidra Incident, which is reproduced below.

BuNo 160403 is currently stored at the Commemorative Air Force Headquarters in Midland, Texas and is awaiting restoration before going on display.

On the morning of the 19th of August in 1981, 102 launched from the deck of the USS Nimitz, taking to the skies over the Gulf of Sidra with the callsign "Fast Eagle 102", piloted by Commander Henry 'Hank' Kleeman with Lieutenant David 'DJ' Venlet in the back seat as his Radar Intercept Officer.
Along with their wingman, "Fast Eagle 107" crewed by Lieutenant Lawrence 'Music' Muczynski and Lieutenant Junior Grade James 'Amos' Anderson.

The two Tomcats were flying combat air patrol (CAP) to cover other USN aircraft engaged in a missile exercise.
While in their CAP pattern, the F-14s detected two Sukhoi Su-22 Fitters taking off from Ghurdabiyah Air Base near the city of Sirte in Libya.

The two F-14s set up for an intercept as the contacts headed north towards them. Only a few seconds before the US and Libyan jets crossed paths, at an estimated distance of 300 m, one of the Libyans fired an AA-2 "Atoll" at one of the F-14s, which missed.
The two Sukhois subsequently split as they flew past the Americans; the leader turning to the northwest and the wingman turning southeast in the direction of the Libyan coast.
Having been fired upon, the F-14's were cleared to return fire by their rules of engagement, which mandated self defense on the initiation of hostile action.
The Tomcats turned hard port and came behind the Libyan jets.
The Americans fired AIM-9L Sidewinders; the first kill is credited to Fast Eagle 102, the second to Fast Eagle 107.
Both Libyan pilots ejected, though it is not certain that both pilots survived.
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~warrior1944 Sep 12, 2012
This picture of it looks awesome :D
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*ORcaMAn001 Sep 6, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Nicely mixed , good job on all counts :) about the only thing would be the lighting of the shadows, but I am assuming that you wanted to show off the details of the model :)
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~BrySkye Sep 7, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks

Yeah, I know the shadows are technically incorrect, with the sun in the background and all. When I took the pic of the model, it wasn't with the intention of using it with such a background.
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*ORcaMAn001 Sep 7, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Still looks pretty good :)
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~Ronin201 Sep 6, 2012
Navy: 2, Libya: 0
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~BrySkye Sep 6, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Technically 4. An almost identical incident occurred at the same place in 1989, with much the same result.
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~Ronin201 Sep 6, 2012
yeah that was VF-32 right? I was just refering to this incident alone though ;)
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~broettonavarro Sep 6, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I'm yet to watch Top Gun... I should buy the DVD :iconthinkplz:

Gotta love sunsets!
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~BrySkye Sep 6, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Glad you like. =)
I've found sunrises can be even nicer, but being in bed is so nice as well... lol
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~broettonavarro Sep 6, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Ahhhh the bed always wins! :laughing:
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