Ian Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Kit - Hobbyboss 1:72 Paint - Tamiya acrylics, Tamiya, Humbrol & Xtracolour enamels. Decals - Kit Extras - None Grumman F-14A Tomcat VF-41 'Black Aces' Photocall, NAS Oceana mid 1978. Not my best build by a long way, but very enjoyable none the less. IMHO a great little kit and well worth every penny. Good points - Price, excellent fit, good detail, you can build it as I have with the wings in the 'oversweep' position (not too many kits give you that option), very good decal choice and superbly packaged. Bad points, very soft plastic reminiscent of old Heller kits, panel lines so fine that they seem to disappear under two coats of paint !! - but that was probably 'user error'. Right from the start I was looking to build it completely 'naked' no pylons, no tanks, all buttoned-up and immaculate - there's a few photos on t'interweb from the Photocall in '78 just before the squadron embarked on USS Nimitz for the first cruise with the brand new F-14's, and they are spotless !! Great wee project, highly recommended. Thanks for taking the time to look, as ever all comments, criticism, questions and suggestions are welcome. AFN Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 thats nice looking build, i've been eyeing these little f14's up for a while now i might actually buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jimbuna Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Very cool, and different to see a Tomcat so 'naked', but it looks great in those markings. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 That is lovely, really nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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