Gary F Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) I’ve wanted to do this project for a long time and this seems like a good reason. USAF looked at the F-14 as a replacement for the F-106 and this will be what if they actually got them. So 1/48 Has A model with ADC markings, probably 318th FIS. I’m thinking about changing engines to the PW F100 if I can get some exhausts to fit. Before I can start I need to sort out pic posting. Haven’t posted pics for a long time. Going to try to figure that out so I opened this thread as a place to practice getting some pics up. Hopefully I’ll get a pic up in the next day or two, and then get started on the kit. Edited February 27, 2021 by Gary F Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Welcome aboard Gary F Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MA Cooke Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 13 hours ago, Gary F said: I’ve wanted to do this project for a long time and this seems like a good reason. USAF looked at the F-14 as a replacement for the F-106 and this will be what if they actually got them. So 1/48 Has A model with ADC markings, probably 318th FIS. I’m thinking about changing engines to the PW F100 if I can get some exhausts to fit. Before I can start I need to sort out pic posting. Haven’t posted pics for a long time. Going to try to figure that out so I opened this thread as a place to practice getting some pics up. Hopefully I’ll get a pic up in the next day or two, and then get started on the kit. I've thought about doing a 'Cat as a what-if in retro navy markings, mid-war WWII - dark then medium blues over white underside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Go for it! Think I’ve seen one done in similar camo and it looked good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 hours ago, MA Cooke said: I've thought about doing a 'Cat as a what-if in retro navy markings, mid-war WWII - dark then medium blues over white underside. Fightertown has you covered for decals if you can find them Link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Cool project, looking forward to it! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Pics of the kit. Most of the parts are bagged so it could be combined into another box when it looked like we were going to move a while back. Theres also a spare set of Academy Tomcat wings and some spare exhausts I may use. And some ADC decals I may use but we’ll see. Hopefully i’ll actually get started tomorrow, and do a bit better on the pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Cool. I always wanted to do the whif USAF F/A-18 in SEA camo. Either normal or wraparound. Looking with interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 I’ve been playing with the Has kit this past week and seeing how much work it’s going to take, so I decided to add a 1/48 Tamiya F-14 kit to my build as an easy build while I plug away at the Has kit. The Tamiya build will go the same route ... USAF what if with ADC or ADTAC markings. Tamiya kit is still parts in the bags. I’ll get a pic later and then get the sprues washed up to get started. On a side note I found I had glued the interior trunk parts inside the intake tunnels on the Has kit. Doesn’t help the fit of the intakes so I’ve separated the internal parts and will start over trying to get a better fit on the main trunk then build up the inside stuff as some of the tutorials suggest. We’ll see what happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Here’s the Tamiya F-14A kit after washing and starting to clip parts. Dont know if these decal sheets will get used or not but I have several Caracal F-106 decals to use also. And I’ll be grabbing a couple PW exhausts from some Tamiya F-16 kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 LOVE the idea of the AF Tomcat, I remember the photo of the mockup they did! Wonder what the Century-fighter number might have been (i.e. F-4 Phantom was almost the F-110 in AF service). As far as the WW2 blue scheme on the Tomcat, here's one: http://www.arcair.com/Gal6/5301-5400/gal5303-F-14-Desautels/00.shtm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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