catfan Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 i want to build the Iran f-14's and had a question. did the tomcats have the 7 shaped looking stiffener plate on the inside of the rudders ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I doubt it. They were all early A models, delivered before 1980. They wouldn't have gotten any of the USN's upgrades. Unless the Iranians copied the Navy's upgrades (which is possible), I doubt they'd have them. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roym Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 No, they don't. And looking at photos of the blue-painted refurbished ones, they're not visible. They have a pair of hexagon-like panels where the '7' shaped stiffener is on the later versions. The Italeri 1/72 come with these as standard in the kit, and the Hasegawa newer-tool 1/72 has the option of both types of fin. the Fujimi, Hasegawa old tool, and Esci have the 7-shaped stiffener. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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