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You can download the f-14D Instruction sheet from Scalemates and check.

The move is killing my bench time. Canopy and windscreen came out nice. I pre-shaded (1st time)and am taping the windscreen and canopy. I'll start painting after that.

I know your frustration. In 1984 I had team patches made in Korea. 2024, I find copies on ebay listed as authentic Vietnam War memorabilia.

Praying for a swift recovery.

Sanded, rubbing compound, and futured the windscreen and canopy. Letting then dry/cure for a couple of days. initial take is they look nice. Will paint the windscreen frames, then glue to the fuselage, paint canopy frames, and glue to the rails. Movers come tomorrow, so I get delayed, but I think I can see the end coming up.

Kansas Congressional Delegation constantly slow rolled SOCOM's efforts. We originally picked the Super Tucano, but couldn't get permission to buy.

I dropped a couple of small pieces (engine vent, and an air scoop) into the carpet 😞 and will look for them over the next day or so, failing to find them I will open my spare box and rob the three parts from it. All the initial assemblies will then be done. I have to find time to watch YouTube to see how to remove the seam line from the windscreen and canopy. After that, I'll start painting. 1st time with an airbrush, so that should be interesting.

I was rooting for the Super Tucano to win. I think the Sky Warden won because it's a US Company, not a US subsidiary.

Sign for the house tomorrow. We will have an actual art room for model building and my wife can paint her icons. Started putting all the small fiddly pieces on. Shaky hands don't make it an easy task. Question for the experts. The Radome in most of the photos I have seems to be a slightly lighter shade of gray. I have one photo where it looks like the same shade as the fuselage. The instructions call it Radome Gray, but don't list a FS#. What color gray should I use?

Thanks Yes, your answer gave me what I need as I am building a Desert Storm F-14A+

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I actually copied the url from Chrome and pasted it in, there was some veriage difference (which doesn't make sense to me), but I am back on FF and happy.

Using Firefox I get a blank page. Chrome works (otherwise I wouldn't be typing this) Anyone else having issues with Firefox?

I am getting ready to try this. Just to be clear, I mix the thinner, retarder, flow improver first. Then add paint? What mixture? 50/50, 60 paint/40 sauce? Thanks

Slow progress. I hope to start painting by the end of Feb. Some good news, we bid on a house and I'll have a dedicated modelling area if we get it.