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The only danger zone Tamiya will find themselves in is what Casino to go party with the profits of the F-14 A and D. Veey shortly Tamiya D’s will be sitting on every shelf of every hobby shop in the 4 points of the globe. I still have no idea how AMK kits will end up in my stash as there distribution network is non existant. Think id prefer Tamiyas issues to AMK’s! Deluxe suite, 4 bottles of Crystal and 15 dancers to get the F-14D party started!

Why bother hacking into a kit whch already has the best cross section rear fuselage to start with? I just dont get it. In the effort vs reward scale it barely regsters. Heap of effort for barely zero change. Thats a great looking F-4D build yet that kit has a far worse rear fuse cross section than the ZM kit yet would anyone care if they got such a great looking result? Did we care all those years knowing the Hasegawa nose has a problem? First nobody would ever know about the Hasegawa,Academy or ZM kits being off if they are as nobody has ever presented anything anywhe

Looks like a F-35C Lightningwolfschmitt to me...not my build but if you think thats so terrible that it doesnt look like an F-35C id say in the modelling world there are about 5 kits that meet your standards for you to build. For the OP the Blackdog stuff i have fits pretty well...nothing ventured...

Kittyhawk F-5 1/32 Best in scale and very nice kit. SU-34 Best in scale and very nice kit. OH-6 Best in scale and very nice kit. T-28...another great kit. Should we just say all Mongram kits are complete rubbish because of the F-111 and ignore everythng else they released as some would like with KH, Trumpeter, HB etc... Or maybe judge each release on its merits rather than talking complete rubbish..

Sold! Awesome work...

Thanks very much. Yea it seems like the variety of both colours and aircraft mod status makes getting good photos super important. Thanks

Great info here thanks to everyone for sharing. The 34 seems like it is rapidly still undergoing both small and larger mdifications while still flying busily. No doubt this makes it a pretty difficult target not just for manufacturers but us as well if you want one spot on. Would one of our 34 gurus be able to highlight what is needed to be done for a Syrian ops 34? Fences, fairngs,exhausts etc etc... PS has anyne tried the fit of the SAC SU-34 landing gear for the HB kit on the KH one?

Great looking B-52D. Interested to see what changes they have done to the G in the last few months since the wng fix. Hope the nose has been rejigged...

Have you seen the panel lines on the AMK first edition? No coke bottle fuselage, agricultural finesse.. Having built two Mirages which are THE best Mirage kit on the block in any scale and half way through a Kinetic Kfir Aggressor my AMK one sits awaiting time to be sold off. Kinetic Kfir build at Britnodeller not mine. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234960441-iai-kfir-c7-kinetic-148-finished/ Not a fan of commentary canning manufacturers doing great work and Kinetics Harriers, Hornets and Mirage family are great kits and the only people i know of

Im not sure what planet you live on but Kinetic is a bottom feeder? i guess you havnt seen the Mirage Family, Harriers, Hornets etc. The reason AMK retooled the Kfir was nobody bought the thing when the far more accurate Kinetic kit is available. Dont mention either that the conversion set done by one of Monograms master modellers even missed the intakes on his RF-101 conversion. That was a conversion specifically for the Single seater 101. The references where widely available then as they are now but i dont hear to many people calling Koster enterprises...bottom feed

Hasegawa with Daco set...superb combo.

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After you have sprayed it with primer you would not be able to split it from any other good quality product. Quality isnt an issue...

Cold war studios nose is nice as is the tail mod and grills. Looking at the difference though i think ill just keep it as a master and reshape the kit nose. Difference is pretty subtle should be easy to fix..

Be great to see an update sheet for sheets i already own. If people didnt buy them first time around maybe they might learn a lesson that you get them while you can. You will also be able to update far more aircraft in far less space on the sheets hence far cheaper. Not as good for you though from cash flow but it may be less work? Guys who really like the F-14 already have the sheets as there are some awesome schemes on them. I very much doubt guys who already own sheets will be the same sheets for minor adjustments paying all over again for the same thing for something th

To be fair i dont think ANY manufacturer who has done the 101 has picked up and molded the single seater intakes correctly. Even the CH 101 recce conversion had late intakes which hasnt held anyone back from knocking out some great looking RF birds.

The nose is interesting..they got the side profile looking not bad but the plan view has a continuous curve that makes it look like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. in reality the nose curves in to the radome join line in a pinch then goes almost straight to a last minute point from above. No idea where they got that from. If they dont fix it i have a long list of donor kits to provde replacements till a resin one arrives.

How is a slide molded fuselage going to kill an aftermarket cockpit? It might kill it because it makes it impossible to fit but it will not surpass it in quality. A look at the Eduard F-14 set vs the Mig-31 cockpit is like chalk and cheese. Im just trying to figure out how we are supposed to get a resin cockpit into a single piece front fuselage without ruining either. Like the ridiculous canopy breakdown showing off tooling technology does little to help modellers. The Mig-31’s cockpit was one of its weakest points i really cant see them surpassing Eduard or Aires in

Yep...looking at the Shizuoka photos i thought they may have retooled for a step toward finer more petite panel lines...maybe its the light making them look like so heavy. Try getting a resin cockpit in there with a nose gear bay attached or in place. It will be like putting a ship in a bottle.. Nice tech...much prefer traditional to make the cockpit nosegear bay insertion easier, much easier...

Finally an RF-101C... Sold...there is some great Vietnam nose art....

They look like they orginally got the droop rght then somehow flipped it to upsweep...bizarre. The nose def needs some work, reverse the wings and it will be a starter..maybe..lol

The Hobbyboss wings fit Tamiya as well.. Panel lines are a good match to in terms of depth and width. AMK look like they have retooled the mold as the photos of the test shot from Shizuoka with far finer panel lines as well. Smart move..

Well on the bright side the wings look awesome for an in flight model...they actually got the upsweep curve perfect. Very elegant. No idea what they did to the nose it looks very wrong... Change of plan all B-52’s will be modelled in flight now...

Having built one from a collection of over 30 and now all sold I would not take 30 Hasegawa kits for one Tamiya Cat. Modelling is “supposed”(lol) to be relaxing and enjoyable and thats exactly what the Tamiya F-14 is. Cant say the same for the Hasegawa F-14. I have seen some great builds over the years and it looks the part but why put yourself through it now when the Tamiya kit is like a simple joy to build and a testament to what Tamiya stands for. They put fun back into aurcraft that are traditionally very difficult to build and allow you to get into the painting which o

Berts new F-14 books are simply fabulous. Outstanding use of electronic medium..