This is the HAS 1/48 kit and was built OOB adding a few areas of scratch building with some sheet styrene. Cross Delta decals were used to finish it off.
The finished build was entered in the local Hobbytown spring contest. It won 1st place in the aircraft category, Best paint and finish, and Best in Show.
Fantastic build. Love the dio as well.
Very nice![Y]
Very nice. Both the model and the presentation. [H]
What does the plaque say?
WOW ahah looks great and it looks like it wouldve taken a long time to build by the looks of your effort and i especially like the dio
great detail in the cockpit as well 
very nice loved the pics
Ron
Super clean build, just the right amount of panel line/weathering IMO! Also very nicely presented. My caps off to you for your Tomcat…mine still sits in the box half built and laughs at me.
mike
very nice cat!! [Y]
i built one from same squadron but with red tails
Very cool! Whatcha make the “ocean” out of?
It’s a shame that there’s nothing higher than 1st place…because this model is GORGEOUS!!
and I’d like to know, too. That water is just tooo real. Are you sure it’s a model?
Nice work on the Tom Kitty and congratulations on the contest results.
Darwin, O.F. [aln]