Grumman F-14B Tomcat VF-102 'Diamondbacks'
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8 30 October 2017, 09:23
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Wow, nice cosmetic surgery. Why did you saw it off the first time, wrong position/angle?
30 October 2017, 09:47
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The surgery was made without scale drawings, just based on photos; I needed several attempts to get it (more or less) right. The angle was incorrect indeed, the nose was pointing too far towards bottom at the first attempt. Then, I didn't realize the Revell nose is too long between windscreen and radome, so this problem was adressed at the same time.
30 October 2017, 12:31
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Wow, this is fascinating! Some serious plastic surgery here.. Pamela Anderson would be envious! LOL
30 October 2017, 13:13
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Yes, the 3D printed parts were designed and printed by myself. They were printed on a Formlabs Form2.
7 November 2017, 08:50
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thanks a lot. looks like a very nice toy😉 i guess you have it for more than printing parts for your models right? i should be doing some training in 3D printing...
amazing job you are doing in this Tomcat, by the way.
7 November 2017, 09:53
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It sadly isn't my printer, I just have access to it from time to time. I wish I had one myself! 🙂
7 November 2017, 10:23
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i see, it is not a cheap toy, but results seem really good. i did not know about SLA printing, but this seem to be the way to go, probably better than filaments or powder....
7 November 2017, 10:36
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Much better for detailed parts, but much more expensive as well.
7 November 2017, 12:13
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Just a quick round of applause for this fine looking build. Your corrections look like all the effort was worth it.👍
27 November 2017, 20:26
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Thank you all for your kind comments! Once my Super Hornet ist finished (which should be the case within next week), I'll get back to the Turkey.
29 November 2017, 08:09
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Why are 3d printed elements tilted? Does the tilted positino during 3d printing, lead to cleaner edges perhaps?
10 September 2020, 10:35
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Coming somewhat late to the party, but at least I made it - some excellent stuff on show! The exterior details & weathering look great & I really like the way you took care about the wing root gap - an issue that seems to occur on more than a couple of the available Tomcat kits 👍
10 September 2020, 11:06
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Thanks folks, glad you like it! 🙂 Treehugger, inclined parts usually lead to more crisp detail indeed.
11 September 2020, 08:41
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Initially, I only wanted to correct the nose shape of Revell's 32nd scale Tomcat. It turned out to be more complicated than I initially thought, but as was quite pleased with the result, I decided to go a step further and to convert it into a F-14B as flown by VF-102 during Operation Enduring Freedom.