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That title though... Sorry, couldn't resist. I've received several requests to make replacement parts for the nasty rubber bladder parts included in the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 Tomcat kit. The rubber parts are difficult to glue, difficult to paint and some have even had them weep oils that ruined their paint. As with rubber wheels, there is the fear that they will deteriorate and completely fail in time. While there are basically 3 positions for the wings, extended, swept and over-swept, I decided to only offer two, extended and swept. Those who want to do over-swept wil
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Now available from https://zactomodels.com/ Designed to fit the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 kits. Though these parts look very similar to the kits parts, if you look carefully, there is a difference: Rather than replace the whole pallet, which would be expensive, I decided to just replace the most offensive part. While the detail Trumpeter provides on the rear portion isn't the most accurate , it does look good with paint and a wash and not that difficult for the modeler to improve if so desired. Again, you have to really look close...