petrov27 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Later boxing of the old Revell Kit. Built one as a kid in the early 80s - seems like a thousand years ago. Looking through the plastic now, impressions are that the shape is good, the engraved panel lines a bit deep and wide but not terrible and that pretty much all of the detail areas - wheel wells, intakes, cockpit, landing gear, tires/wheels, weapons, etc could/should basically be tossed and replaced by aftermarket. I do have some of that already as I have been planning a Tomcat build for awhile but not 100% certain if I want to try to apply all that to this kit. New decals are a must - I do have Zotz Miss Molly but again not sure if this is the build to use those on or not. A late 70s VF-1 scheme also has appeal - I liked the 78 cruise where they first had the overall gloss light gull grey scheme - looked sharp. Decisions, decisions..... Edited November 1, 2016 by petrov27 Azgaron, BradG, Derek B and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0t0rdr1ver Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Excellent choice! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 That VF-1 scheme that seemed so dated is now so cool, funny how these things work? Steve. dmthamade and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Another Tomcat, more sources of inspiration, Great F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Pulling up a chair to watch this build Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Tomcats...never have too many Tomcats. Don Bill_S and r0t0rdr1ver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Tomcats...never have too many Tomcats. Don So very true. Looking forward to this and the other Tomcats on here. Carl Edited November 2, 2016 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I have one of these, but misplaced the canopy. Not sure how I can misplace that part, but it's not in the box! How frustrating. Will be watching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) I have one of these, but misplaced the canopy. Not sure how I can misplace that part, but it's not in the box! How frustrating. Will be watching... Shaka, I had the same problem many years ago. Larry Hawkins (RIP) came to my rescue. Why don't you put up a request on the traders board? You might get lucky.! Edited November 3, 2016 by Bill_S Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Will do, Bill, but I think I have something I just purchased that would qualify for this GB. Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 +1 on the VF-1 Wolfpack scheme! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 After several days review of the kit parts and aftermarket options - I think my plan of attack is: 1. plane on a stick - some sort of wheels-up in flight dealio - maybe wall mount or something 2. maybe source a better interior from either the Trumpeter or Tamiya kit - at least the instrument panels and shrouds as the Revell are pretty terrible 3. use the eduard interior, QB seats and Tamiya crew 4. source other decals aftermarket or the Trumpeter kit Thought about going crazy with aftermarket (all the big Aires F-14 sets, G Factor gear, eduard wheels/tires, etc) but I think I will wait on that and do a "super" build of the Trumpeter kit someday (or when Tamiya releases their new tool 1/32 F-14 ) F`s are my favs, Shaka HI and Bill_S 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) ....(or when Tamiya releases their new tool 1/32 F-14 ) I'm hoping! Mike Edited November 5, 2016 by Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Started small - these are the Eduard Brassin AIM-7s. Really nice - I used Two Bobs decals on them though. Of course if you look close you will see some issues with the one in back - when flat-coating them today it came off the wire I had it mounted to and did not fare well against the concrete floor. Three fins broken and not able to find all the bits - they really shattered. Got two more in the box (it is a set of four) but this was pretty frustrating.... Azgaron, allthumbs, BradG and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Dang...that looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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