Yeah okay, I built a Tomcat.
As pointy nosed fighters go, the F-14 is pretty darn cool
I have to admit, in spite of the fact that it was the
star of a particularly awful movie co-starring Tom Cruise.
For my money I'll take "The Final Countdown"
over "Top Gun" for authenticity (except the
"Zeros", of course) and great flying sequences
any day. The ending kinda sucked though.
Hasegawa's Tomcat is a
very nice kit and goes together well despite its complexity.
I did have trouble with the fit of the forward fuselage
and a fair bit of filler was needed there. I also had
trouble with my roommate at the time who tried to sweep
the wings forward before asking me if they moved.
They didn't. Thankfully, he eventually did.
Here's the real reason
I built a Tomcat. Never could find a picture of
this actual aircraft so I don't even know if it
really exists or not. Obviously the researchers
at Hasegawa need to read more "Outland"
comics as Bill the Cat should be a darker orange
rather than the orange yellow of the kit decals.
A close up of the
Verlinden GRU-7 seats with the ejection handles
made from yellow and black thread twisted together
and coated with super glue. Simple yet effective
and a heck of a lot easier than trying to paint
those stripes!
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