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Grumman F-14B Tomcat VF-102 'Diamondbacks'

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8 30 October 2017, 09:23
Holger Kranich
Oh wow, count me in!
30 October 2017, 09:44
Alexander Grivonev
Wow, nice cosmetic surgery. Why did you saw it off the first time, wrong position/angle?
30 October 2017, 09:47
Ben Schumacher
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
Michael Phillips
Wow, this is fascinating! Some serious plastic surgery here.. Pamela Anderson would be envious! LOL
30 October 2017, 13:13
Konrad -
Impressive I'm in!
30 October 2017, 14:55
Bryn Crandell
Interesting. Going to keep an eye on this one.
2 November 2017, 11:43
Spanjaard
i am curious about the 3D printed stuff
6 November 2017, 17:54
Ben Schumacher
What would you like to know?
7 November 2017, 07:27
Spanjaard
you did it yourself? what printer are you using? 🙂
7 November 2017, 07:47
bossy122
Hey! I was on a carrier vessel full of those things a long time ago!
7 November 2017, 08:11
Ben Schumacher
Yes, the 3D printed parts were designed and printed by myself. They were printed on a Formlabs Form2.
7 November 2017, 08:50
Spanjaard
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
Ben Schumacher
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
Spanjaard
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
Ben Schumacher
Much better for detailed parts, but much more expensive as well.
7 November 2017, 12:13
Spanjaard
ok, we will have to wait a bit for them to get cheaper 🙂
7 November 2017, 12:17
Chris Nally
Very nice Ben
27 November 2017, 14:20
Patrick Hagelstein
Following with interest!
27 November 2017, 20:07
Steve -
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
Ben Schumacher
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
Chris Nally
Good one Ben
29 November 2017, 10:26
Ben Schumacher
Thank you Chris!
29 November 2017, 13:17
Ben Schumacher
Time for a big update! 🙂
10 September 2020, 09:36
Treehugger
Why are 3d printed elements tilted? Does the tilted positino during 3d printing, lead to cleaner edges perhaps?
10 September 2020, 10:35
Slavo Hazucha
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
Alexander Grivonev
Love the subtle weathering
10 September 2020, 14:10
Ben Schumacher
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.

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