Tamiya F-14D WIP 2
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A little update on the canopy jettison handles. I cut the handles out of some plastic sheet
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This is what the cockpit looks like now
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And then simply painted them yellow. Yes I know for the real thing only the hand grips are yellow, yet this is too tiny for a model airplane🙂
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I really missed the AMK decals since they are of decent quality, yet I have to check if the edges of large decals matches Tamiya airframe. Also some stencils are absent since I used them when building the AMK Tomcat
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Hello today! I am keeping up with my work in progress. Finally closed the nose section with the nose gear bay and crew compartment inside
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I saw the GWH F-14D VF-31 post by @viperbite at arcforums.com , it was a very brilliant build and a former maintenance crew relied so I learned that F-14s from March 2003 in combat cruise might have their refueling probe covers removed after an IFR accident. I became interested and took interest in VF-2 Bounty Hunters since AMK has the NE106 decals. Although there may be some fitting problem if I place latge AMK decals on a Tamiya Tomcat, since the nose and tail shape are somehow different, I would give it a try:-)
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The design by Tamiya is really nice and neat, when compared to its AMK counterpart
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Masking tapes used to make seat belts
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1 16 November 2020, 16:42
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