Scalemates F-14 Tomcat Group build 2020View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1December 16, 2020 2December 16, 2020One of the biggest jet-fighters vs one of the smallest ones (Gnat) 😄 3December 18, 2020Something is wrong here - the instruction states the inlets should be on the starboard side, while the workaround show port side inlets... 4December 18, 2020The fit of the nose part is not amazing. 5December 18, 2020Same story with the fuselage/inlets front parts. Some sanding seems to solve the issue. 6December 18, 2020Cockpit finished. 7December 18, 2020 8December 19, 2020 9December 19, 2020 10December 24, 2020There's a challenge to be solved somehow... 11January 30, 2021Masked the canopy. The most problematic places marked. 12January 30, 2021Well, not bad, however still some sanding and filling is needed here and there. 13January 30, 2021First priming. The Phoenix rails filled with Bondic UV glue look better than expected. 14April 21, 2021 15April 21, 2021Started spraying the first translucent layers of Light Gull Gray 16July 19, 2021Started the decalling 17July 24, 2021Been waiting for that guy a looooong time 🙂 18June 1, 2022It took few evenings to force the brittle old decals into submission (printed by Techmod A.D. 1992!) 19June 1, 2022On her wheels finally! 20June 16, 2022The last stretch - decided to skip the tanks. 21June 17, 2022Alright, so is it at least as good as the one on the box? 22June 17, 2022Let's see then 😄 23June 17, 2022 24June 17, 2022 25June 17, 2022 26June 17, 2022 27June 17, 2022 28June 17, 2022 29June 17, 2022 30June 17, 2022 31June 17, 2022 32June 17, 2022 33June 17, 2022In case you doubt whether it's a real swinger 🙂 34June 17, 2022 35June 17, 2022 36June 17, 20221992 - 2022 (perhaps 1993?) I promised myself once to build it once again and here we go 🙂 37June 17, 202230 years apart in my modelling skills (and storage) 😉 Can I scrap the old one now? 38June 17, 2022Hey, I even painted the helmets then! 😮 39June 17, 2022And onto the shelf, besides its older cousin. Comments22 November 2024, 17:18 - Album infoVF-114 TomcatScalemates F-14 Tomcat Group build 2020 - ZOT!39 images1:72CompletedGrumman F-14A Tomcat US Navy (1794-now)VF-114 Aardvarks 112 NH (BuNo 166298)USS Enterprise (CVN-65)Light gull grey overall Group BuildScalemates F-14 Tomcat Group build 20201. May until 31. December 2020All albumsView all albums »