MPC F-14A Tomcat

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November 24, 2016
box of parts
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November 24, 2016
wings assembled
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November 26, 2016
vertical and horizontal tails assembled
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December 24, 2016
fuselage halves primed
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December 24, 2016
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December 24, 2016
cockpit assembled
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December 24, 2016
intakes assembled
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December 24, 2016
various exterior parts on
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December 31, 2016
upper wing surfaces and fuselage sprayed gull gray
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January 2, 2017
vertical tails on and cockpit area painted
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January 11, 2017
spraying gull gray
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February 9, 2017
wing attachment fix
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February 17, 2017
Fuselage closed up
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March 19, 2017
radome attached
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March 23, 2017
painting after seam work
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March 31, 2017
more seam work
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April 2, 2017
both stabilators in fixed positions
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April 23, 2017
nose radome painted
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April 23, 2017
wing glove section aft glossed
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May 7, 2017
early decal work
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May 14, 2017
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May 14, 2017
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May 16, 2017
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May 19, 2017
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May 20, 2017
starting right side decals
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May 26, 2017
gear struts on
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May 26, 2017
standing on her legs
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May 26, 2017
bottom decal on
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July 4, 2017
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July 4, 2017
forward "slime lights" added
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July 4, 2017
wing glove Phoenix pallets added
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July 4, 2017
all Phoenix missiles attached
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July 6, 2017
final flat coat
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July 8, 2017
final left side view
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July 8, 2017
final front view
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July 8, 2017
final right view
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July 8, 2017
on the shelf

Comments

24 November 2016, 19:13

Patrick Hagelstein
Ed, I think the forward Phoenix pallets are too far forward. There should be a gap of a mere millimeters between the forward and aft ones. Now the forward ones interfere with the nose landing gear doors.

2 January 2017, 05:42

Ed Hubbart
That's where the kit manufacturer molded them. Inside the forward Sparrow wells.

2 January 2017, 15:03

Patrick Hagelstein
Oh! OK!

2 January 2017, 17:04

Patrick Hagelstein
Looking smart Ed! Nice to see a Tomcat from the early days with the tan radome.

8 July 2017, 22:19

Calvin Gifford
👍

9 July 2017, 01:02

Calvin Gifford
Nice Naval Aviation collection!

9 July 2017, 01:09

John Thomas
Very nice work on an older kit

9 July 2017, 12:44

Project info

MPC Grumman F-14A Tomcat

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Grumman F-14A Tomcat

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