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.
Creepy crawlies......
I won't be doing a blow by blow, but here is just what the Dr ordered after a long detailed build like the Tomcat I just finished. A good old Monogram Tom Daniel kit...More to come later!
Victory!
Well here she is, Victory 201 COs bird, VF-84, USS Theodore Roosevelt 1989 Maiden Voyage cruise. This is a wonderful kit, but I would say it is not one of Tamiya's shake-n-bake kits. Like their 1/32 P-51, you really need to pay attention [...]
Diamondback Bombcat. 1/48 F-14B Tomcat
Tamiya kit, Steel Beach conversion, Fightertown decals.
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 [...]
