Thanks Eric a few final details and we can finally wrap this baby up.
Heck ya, Robert the F-14 was always a looker.
Now to finally attach the final details to finish this incredible long term WIp!
At this point is to build and detail the seats. My initial intent was to get a set of resin seats and install them about this point of the build. But the Hase seats are ok and are correct for this version, so I opted to go ahead and use the kit seats and enhance them with Eduard's seatbelt set.
Starting with the side panels painted black and cushions are in OD.
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1. Seat side panels are black
2. PE will replace the grab handles
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1. Upper/Lower seat cushions
Assemble the upper and lower seat cushions and then insert them into the assembled side panels.
At this time the top ejctions grab handles and panel is painted black and also attached to the part of the seat.
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1. Overhead ejection handles
One seat with he belts atttached, next to install 3 pull handles on the side and the front lower panel.
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1. Seat with the belts attached.
2. Still need to add the pull handles
The pull handles are attached to the seat.
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1. LH pull handle
2. Front handle
The first seat is then placed carefully in the rear/NFO compartment.
The 2nd seat for the pilot has the the overhead ejection handles in place and again placed carefully in the forward pilots compartment. Careful not to knock any of the PE bits off.
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1. overhead ejection pull handles
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1. overhead ejection handles in place on rear seat
26 additional images. Click to enlarge.
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1. The forward crew step panel
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