1:48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat - VF-41 Black Aces

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Morning Guys

Here’s my lastest build off the bench, Hasegawa’s excellent F-14A Tomcat. I really enjoyed this one, the only slight problem was geting the Aires pit and the Verlinden set shoe horned into the nose.

If anybody would like to see WIP shots just let me know.

Kit:-

1:48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat #09797 VF-2 Bounty Hunters boxing

Extra’s:-

Aires F-14A Cockpit Update # 4122

Verlinden Super Detail Set # VL0427

Verlinden Cockpit Detail Set # VL0428

Aero Master Colourful Tomcats # 48-588

Royal Resin F-14A Wheels

Royal Resin External Fuel Tanks

Fine Molds Metal Pitot Tubes

Reference:-

SAM Publications – Grumman F-14 Tomcat

In Detail & Scale Vol 9 - F-14 A & B Tomcat

AirForces Monthly - Tomcat v Hornet

World Air Power Journal - Volume 7 Autumn/Winter 1991

The Prime Portal website - Tomcat Pics

F-14A Detail Build - Build

F-14 Pics - Here

Paints:-

Xtracrylic

Tamiya

Gunze

Citadel

Materials:-

Evergreen Styrene

800 grit wet & dry

Lead wire

Copper wire

Tin Foil

Loo paper

PVA Glue

Thanks

Marcus [Y]

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That is magnificent work on one gorgeous “Cat”. The open equipment bays are superb. I like the high visibility color scheme so much better than the gray over gray with gray trim of the modern military birds.

Darwin, O.F. [aln]

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A truly excellent model Marcus [Y]. Well done Sir.

Regards, Rick

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Really terrific looking Tomcat. Excellent work!

Mark

5

[dto:] Very nice!!!

I’d like to see a “WIP” of your next project!!!