Who builds the best F-14

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Hi guys. I was interested in building an F-14 in 1/72 scale. Any version. Just wanted to know what the best kits is out there now. Pleeease No Raised Panel Lines. Im done with recribing.

Thanks Trevor M

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go for the hasegawa F-14’s if price is no object. if it is an issue, i would say that the academy ones are extremely good value.

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The Hasegawa kit is the best IMHO.

Regards, Rick

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'Tis a toss-up between the Hasegawa and Fujimi kits in 72nd. Overall I preferred the Fujimi kit, but it may be harder to find these days. I’d say go for the Hasegawa…

Fade to Black…

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Thanks Guys. Hasegawa it is. On to the hobby store I go.

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No not Hasegawa!!!

Buy the Revell kit, really good: nice cockpit, good seats, engraved lines, correct shape, correct weapons and an extra ECM pod.
Low-vis version or high vis version…

AND DON’T FORGET: very nice price : 14.99 euro’s ( 1 dollar=1.3 euro)

Regards,

Jürgen

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To late. I just bought the Hasegawa kit and I think its awsome. The Revelle kit must be absolutly superb by your appinion then. Ohwhell. I didnt mind spending the $34.00 Can. for what appears to be a fantastic kit.

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Hasegawa 1/72 has 2 versions of F-14, the better one is with engraved lines, photo-etch parts, can choose flap down etc… more expensive.

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Oh, well the Hasegawa one is also OK I guess…
Haven’t maid that one yet so my opinion was that the Revell one is very good.

Cheers,

Jürgen

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Who builds the best F-14? Well… ME! LOL

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Yea, make sure you´ve got the latter Hasegawa kit, it´s great.

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Yup I bought the good one. When I bought it I opened it right on the counter, exspecting to have to order resin and P/E with it, but what I saw was great,so i left with just the model. Whell worth the money.

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Hasegawa also makes a very nice 1/48 F-14.

Dave

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For 1/32, tamiya’s F-14 is excellent!

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My personal preference in F-14s are the ones built by a small, obscure manufacturing plant in Bethpage, Long Island, NY, called “The Grumman Iron Works.”

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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They are very nice, but at 1:1 scale they take up a lot of shelf space. They are also a little pricey. Would put a dent in most modelers’ budget. [:D]

Regards, Rick

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I donno…I built 2!! If someone could tell me how to post pictures, I’d show ya!

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Yardbird78: I knew someone was going to make that coment.lol

Hey Sarge, Do a search for “posting Pictures” I think that will take you to the right place.

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i beg to differ ! the 1/48 F-14s build into excellent impressive and accurate models, but you better get yourself a new tube of putty before starting on one !

while we are on the subject, check out the F-14 GB [:D]

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Hey, now that the Navy is retiring all the T-cats, maybe someone could pick one up for a decent yard sale price. 'Course the JP-8 required to fly it from DM to your home might put a severe crimp in the $$$$. No problem with shelf space. Use the wing as a shelf for your other models! [:p] [:p] [:p]

Darwin, O.F. [alien]