Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) AMK new tooling, full speed ahead on this project but basically straight out-of-the-box. ∙ AMK #88007 F-14D Super Tomcat ∙ Master AM-48-007 F-14 Alfa probe & Angle Of Attack probe High way to the Danger Zone. I feed the need. I am building a F-14D of US Navy BuAerNo. 164600/NK100 CAG of VF-31 Tomcatters, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72, November 1997. Received the kit direct from AMK warehouse on last Friday. After few hours of test-fitting, all I wanted to tell y'all is: IMPRESSIVE fitting!! Some parts are like snap-fit and of course some parts you need to tape it during test-fit. No moulding lines on the air intake and fuselage so you'll save a lot of time on sanding. The engine section is awesome, fitting between nose & fuselage are great. Exhaust nozzles: Come with open & close option. You need to put 5 parts together for Open-nozzle but you don't need to do anything for the close one, just cut them out from sprue and install on the housing. Upper fuselage: Moulded in 1-piece and AMK has reserved a small card there for you to install the tailfins with ease. Wing gloves: Please use the wing gloves which labelled R2 & L2, yes the fitting is nice as hell too. Engine: The engine came in 6 parts which including intake fan, turbine, mixer and the engine body. The fitting is very precise, don't even need to glue those fan & turbine to fit them in except the engine body. There is a small joint between fuselage and engine - something like box joint, very accurate and stable.' By the way I've photographed the sprues and etc, you can check my Facebook album out if you want to see them, they're too much to upload but I will show some of them here: Slide moulding nose: I will show some W.I.P. next. Edited September 12, 2019 by Fishbone 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Upper fuselage: Moulded in 1-piece and AMK has reserved a small card there for you to install the tailfins with ease. Wing gloves: The engine came in 6 parts which including intake fan, turbine, mixer and the engine body. The fitting is very precise, don't even need to glue those fan & turbine to fit them in except the engine body. There is a small joint between the fuselage and engine - something like box joint, very accurate and stable. They provided 3 wing options for you. I go for Open-wing, because I think it's awesome. Split dorsal and ventral air brakes. Ventral air brakes. Inflatable airbags...two options - one for open-wing and one for swept-wing. Air Intake: You can choose from 3 different ramp options for the air intake. 5 parts to build an intake. Some intake photos: Thank you for reading. Next post will be something about wings. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Spoilers & leading edge slat, 16 parts to build a wing: Almost done test-fit everything, which including landing gears: AMK 1/48 F-14D Canopy - two options, full clear & a grey plastic frame + snap-fit clear parts. Nose landing gear bay. Save my money from buying resin! Please paint them first before putting them together. Landing gears, wheels & ladder: Done test-fitting, almost time to paint them: '' Thank you for reading and viewing! 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Looks great. She come to my must-have-list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 That looks pretty spectacular. Any idea of the final price? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Looks like its worth a small child 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 55 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: That looks pretty spectacular. Any idea of the final price? John Mine was the sample sent by AMK..maybe you need to enquire your local distributor for final price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Painted the cockpit with Gunze 308 and top-coat with Gaia Ex-03 Clear. I do this because I want a smooth and clean surface decal work. The decals are great, very thin but very good toughness. The printing is spot on and the colours are vivid. Applicable with both Mr. Mark Setter & Mr. Mark Softer, works like a charm. 70% done, continue later. Thank you for reading and viewing! 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 That looks like a nice kit and your cockpit is delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Thanks for those images. Your cockpit looks great. Are there pilots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSimps74 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 That’s awesome dude. How on earth did you do the white cockpit switch labelling? Are they decals? Fine brush? Looks incredible!!! Got one on order I can’t wait. worth the wait ? Looks like it well done great job to you and AMK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalal Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 This kit is looking very, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I'm in love 💞 Really looks like a next-gen kit. Top of the shopping list... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Phenomenal level of detail in that! And those MFD decals! The pics show a color change from green to yellow, is that just the pic or are they effected by light? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Calum said: Thanks for those images. Your cockpit looks great. Are there pilots? How about no? hahah no pilots...gonna buy it yourself mate. 2 hours ago, MattSimps74 said: That’s awesome dude. How on earth did you do the white cockpit switch labelling? Are they decals? Fine brush? Looks incredible!!! Got one on order I can’t wait. worth the wait ? Looks like it well done great job to you and AMK!! They're decals...very fine decals, you'll love it! 2 minutes ago, Thom216 said: Phenomenal level of detail in that! And those MFD decals! The pics show a color change from green to yellow, is that just the pic or are they effected by light? Effected by light just like those ancient Chinese black magic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Exceptional. wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbone Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Wheel well came with great details just like resin conversion set, you don't even need to add any extra details. Just put them together and paint. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Wow. It marvels me how far we've come that kits can be dry-fit with just a little tape, especially with a subject as complex at the F-14 with so many optional positions for flight control surfaces. It gives me hope that I even my fists of ham can assemble a kit without too much filler, sanding, and aftermarket. Edited September 13, 2019 by John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Super! Thanks for posting. Looks to be a fantastic kit. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Fantastic plastic! Thanks for showing and your thoughts! Any critisism? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Wow looks like a great kit. Thanks for the build/review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) On 9/11/2019 at 8:25 PM, Fishbone said: AMK new tooling, full speed ahead on this project but basically straight out-of-the-box. ∙ AMK #88007 F-14D Super Tomcat ∙ Master AM-48-007 F-14 Alfa probe & Angle Of Attack probe High way to the Danger Zone. I feed the need. I am building a F-14D of US Navy BuAerNo. 164600/NK100 CAG of VF-31 Tomcatters, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72, November 1997. I thought you might find these images useful. They were photographed in 1997 when the USS Abraham Lincoln was docked at NAS North Island - Edited September 15, 2019 by John B 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenH Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Glad i have several on pre order. All that work and they couldnt be bothered to get the rear fuse curves correct. Amazing engineering but its going to take a bit of work to smooth that air bag, rear fuselage curve into something close to what the real F-14 has. Amazing yet disappointing all at the same time. Certainly an amazing piece of engineering and be happy to build them but every time i look at the rear fuselage once you know whats wrong its like a pimple in the middle of your chin before a Saturday night dance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker List Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Very interesting, thanks to post your WIP. I will follow. Must have item. Mine had purchased and now on the way 😀 Edited October 8, 2019 by Flanker List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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