Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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Tamiya F-14B, 1/48. The Jolly Rogers.
The need for speed finally hit me and I decided to work on jet subject, today its the Tamiya F-14A kit modified into an F-14B of sorts. As far as I'm concerned this is among the best kits out there in the world of modelling, great details, [...]
F-14A tOMCAT VF-84, Jolly Rogers. Fine Molds 1/72
Back again with a new project, ended in January for a collector. The Fine Molds Kits, is excellent, perfect fit despite complicate scomposition. It could be build oob, adding only seat belts. Unfortunately, as often Hasegawa does, no [...]
Review: Quinta Studios 1/48 P-38F Interior Detail Set For The Tamiya Kit
As I was finally getting around to get started on the fairly new Tamiya P-38F/G Lightning. It's amazing it has been out for over a year. I have been building Tamiya kits in order that starting with Ki-84 Hayate Frank way back in 1992. [...]
Sister Squadrons
This project began shortly after i took GYPSY 203, a VF-32 Tomcat built for John Lawler, to the IPMS Nationals in Phoenix. Having enjoyed building the Tamiya Tomcat, i wanted to build one for myself.
I was inspired by an issue of SCALE [...]
Hasegawa F-14D Tomcat, Vandy 1, 1/48 scale
Hello iModeler! Long time no post. Here is my first commissioned build.
My client requested it be in flight with a full load of ordnance. That made mounting kind of tricky but I found a way in the end. I bent a clear acrylic rod to a [...]
F-14A Tomcat, 1/72 hobbyboss
this kit from hobbyboss cost only 15€ for a really good quality. The decals where beautiful, very well protected. The wing system for variable geometry is not good there is to much space between the 2 wings so some time they're are not [...]
1/72 Hasegawa F-14B
The red tomato! VF-101 Grim Reapers AD-101. 1/72 Hasegawa F-14B with Toptierhobby decals, Verlinden resin detail set, and Hasegawa weapons. This was a pretty decent build. It's from Hasegawa's 2014 Jolly Rogers History 2 kit combo and to [...]
F-14A Tomcat, VF-31 Tomcatter mid1980's,1/72 Hasegawa.
This is the original Hasa. molding of the F-14A. with older microscale decals which of course I used the VF-31 selection. The kit went together well, I was apprehensive in building this after the experience that I had with the Ertl/AMT. [...]
A Wolf In Cat's Wings
INTRODUCTION
“There isn't enough thrust in Christendom to fix this plane.”
With that sentence, Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly sealed the fate of the F-111B and his Navy career. Out of the ashes of a plane totally unsuited for carrier [...]
