F-14A Tomcat, VF-84
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Thank you Ekki. I'd like to weather it but I not that good in that area.
Thank you bobinspokaloo. I believe there were about 60 "No Step" decals.
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Manufacturer: Hasegawa #00533
Scale: 1/72
Aftermarket Parts: Eduard 73234 photo-etched set
When looking at the pictures, please keep in mind that this is only my third 1/72 aircraft in the past 10 years and the first that I have detailed with photo-etched parts.
After 65 hours, it is finished. The photo-etched parts really enhance the looks but are a real pain attaching some of the small ones.
I had my doubts at first about the paint scheme but after some research, the FS16440 is accurate.
The AIM-54 and AIM-7 are painted according to the kit instructions. The AIM-9 I altered from the kit instructions. All the missiles have the motor ends drilled out and painted accordingly.
There were some photo-etched parts added to all the wheel wells but I forgot to take the pictures. As for the kit supplied wheels, I tried heating and flattening to represent the weight on the wheels, but I flattened too much. I fixed the mistake with super glue and baking soda then filed and sanded back to round and a slight flat o