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The start of my VF-31 "Tomcatters" obsession......

 

The seats & Can's were the only AM stuff, cockpit original, just painted. Plus this was my first outing with MRP paints. Is hard to see in photos, but amazingly, there are 25+ layers of paint on and around the wings and upper fuselage, with no noticeable lose of detail!!

 

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Here are my last two Tomcat builds: 



Tamiya 1:48 F-14D - Felix 112, VF-31 

 

This had everything I could muster thrown at it - Eduard cockpit, Big 'Ed PE, Brassin GBU-38, Wheeliant Wheels, Master Pitot, Fightertown decals. 

 

(Aim-54 was subsequently removed - only after the build did I realise that the Phoenix was retired before VF-31's last cruise)

 

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AMK 1:48 F-14D - Bullet 100, VF-2

 

OOB except VF-2 decals stolen from Tamiya Kit. 

 

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After building both kits, I had previously said that the only reason I would choose another AMK Tomcat over a Tamiya one was if I wanted a crouched Cat with lowered stabs/flaps. With the recent release of Tamiya's late Block F-14A in take-off pose, I'm not sure I would consider the AMK kit a worthy addition to the stash with Tamiya's offerings now. 

 

Cheers, 

Daryl 

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So in 2014, I somehow convinced myself it would be a great idea to build nothing but F-14s that year...I think I must have banged my head!

Andy Mullen very kindly made me a new avatar and off I went. 

The first two builds were great but then my interest really waned...the last two were hard going. 

Didn't stop me buying F-14 kits though :facepalm:

 

I haven't built one since but will definitely do for this GB.

 

Anyway, not sure if any of these are inspirational  but I enjoyed them - all 1/72.

 

Original Hasegawa issue built OOB.

 

14097169500_7d0c7246d3_b.jpg. by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr

 

Airfix 2002 boxing with decals for VF-14s visit with JFK to Dublin, 1996 - my first attempt at rescribing panel lines.

 

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Hobby Boss VF-41 Gulf of Sidra, built OOB

 

14301499527_fdcd4b2d4c_b.jpgHobby Boss 1_72 F-14A VF-41 Left by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr

 

Revell's F-14D 'Bullet 100' with converted slats, flaps etc.

 

16598821522_eea6667b72_b.jpgRevell_F14D_Tomcat_VF2_Bullet100_Left by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr

 

Thanks for looking,

Dermot

 

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  • 2 months later...

Hasegawa 1:72 F-14D

 

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Hasegawa 1:72 F-14A (built way back when it first came out - early 80s I think):

 

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And also from the 80s, the 1:32 Revell F-14A with a lot of extra detailing (one of my first attempts) - unfortunately, I broke it. Oops.

 

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Somewhere I have photos of this prior to the crash. I'll try and dig those up.

 

Cheers,

Bill

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