Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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F-14 Tomcat Naval Strike Air Warfare Center, Hasegawa 1/72 .
Finished, the last few detail where added, pitot tube repaired for the 157th time. Hope you like it.
F-14A Tomcat Revell 1/144
My first F-14A Tomcat
My first F-14 on a 1/144 scale.
I used the following add-ons
Shelf Oddity - photoetched metal plate
Res-im - resin elements
Master - pitot tube
Italeri 1/48 F-14 Tomcat
For my first post, here is my rendition of Italeri's F-14. I enjoyed building this but now I want to do one of Tamiya's versions.
Tamiya 1/48 F-14A Tomcat/ “Miss Molly”… VF-111 “Sundowners”
the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the US Navy's primary fighter for 35 years from the early 70's till 2006...it came out of Mcnamara's failed F-111 project...in fact from the intakes back the F14 is the F-111 though the Navy added the second [...]
Help looking at a Tomcat scheme
So I posted on the "other" modeling site and got some mixed answers. I have kinda switched horses in mid stream and plan (unless I don't...!) on making this VF-154 F-14A from my years in CAG 5 aboard USS Independence. The decal [...]
Eject! Eject! Eject! Jolly Rogers F-14A continues
Chuck has an excellent review of this kit today, and I can tell you it builds like a dream. One area it needs attention from though is the seats. I bought Eduard Brassin seats, modified the cushions to the non-ribbed type, added a few [...]
Review: Tamiya 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat
The iconic F-14 has been retired since 2006 from USN service. 13 years ago, doesn't feel that way. Iran still flies the few they have left. And here is the "new " Tamiya F-14A kit, and yet it has been out into our hot little [...]
Grumman F-14A Tomcat; VF-41 Black Aces (FineMolds 1:72)
F-14 Tomcat doesn’t need special introduction. Being the main star of a Top Gun movie, the aircraft was designed in late 1960’s after the failed F-111B project. Featuring twin tails, twin widely spaced engines and swing-wings, this [...]
Tomcat continues
One thing I must say about Tamiya, really they know how to engineer a kit. The cockpit is a marvel of simplicity. Just enough detail where aftermarket is not really needed. I did tone down the decals for the screen displays, as really [...]
