So, this morning the bombshell dropped that many were hoping for yet doubted would happen.
Marcus Nicholls, the editor of Tamiya Model Magazine announced that a 1/48 Tamiya F-14D would debut next month at the Shizouka Hobby Show (May 10th through the 13th).
In 2016 Tamiya announced and revealed the F-14A at the same show. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10155901727729821/
Now we can speculate about kit options!
Personally I suspect it may be a F-