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I just received my 1/48 Revell F-14A in the mail. I am doing it as an older

model, block 80, plane. So to accurize it a bit I am removing the ECM lump

off the beaver tail and will purchase the Steel Beach 7 vent gun grill. I am

also not using any weapons, so I will remove the Sidewinder missiles from

the shoulder pylons and putty and sand them up. So far I have the beaver tail

ECM cut off and sanded and one sidewinder removed.---John

31564976743_9e1226fed9_o.jpgTomcat 1 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

31533220884_f1623456ed_o.jpgTomcat 2 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

32392015905_84bd17359b_o.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA by jvandeu53, on Flickr

32392004735_bdebee715e_o.jpgTomcat 3 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

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16 hours ago, Johnv said:

I just received my 1/48 Revell F-14A in the mail. I am doing it as an older

model, block 80, plane. So to accurize it a bit I am removing the ECM lump

off the beaver tail and will purchase the Steel Beach 7 vent gun grill. I am

also not using any weapons, so I will remove the Sidewinder missiles from

the shoulder pylons and putty and sand them up. So far I have the beaver tail

ECM cut off and sanded and one sidewinder removed.---John

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The missile your removing is a Sparrow missile, the Sidewinder is the smaller one that fits on the shoulder pylon above the Sparrow.

 

I'm part way through building the F-14B version of this kit (it includes an extra sprue with LANTIRN pod, a selection of bombs and new shoulder pylons but the new pylons are quite poorly moulded and much too thick), my original plan was to remove the Sparrows from the original kit parts and in fact I did the port one, and was going to fit the LANTIRN pod on the new starboard pylon, but they're such a mismatch I've now bitten the bullet and ordered a set of Steel Beach replacement pylons.  

 

I'll be following your build with interest.

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I started work on the lower fuselage. The intakes interiors are painted white

and the turbine faces installed. The lower half of the intakes were painted

inside as well and then assembled to the lower fuselage. I just puttied up some

of the seams in preparation for sanding.---John

32599487325_cbba26fdd6_o.jpgTomcat 10 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

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Good to see the Monogram kit built ! I'm particularly fond of both this kit and the aircraft included in the decal sheet as a picture of AE-212 was one of the main responsible for my Tomcat addiction when I was 8...

Looking forward to the rest of your build. This kit really is tough to put together, it's really going to be a long process to fill and sand everything.

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I opted to put the tails on. The kit nose is pathetic.I built a Monogram

20 plus years ago and don't remember it being so out of shape. Definitely

will order the Steel Beach nose.This kit is a newer repop, I guess the molds

are getting tired.---John

32839447196_878dfa6c31_o.jpgTomcat 16 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

32756889061_86aaa34f50_o.jpgTomcat 17 by jvandeu53, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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