Uncarina

Mark, Beautiful work and markings! Cheers, Tom

It looks both impressive and in scale! Great work on your paint choices and build! Cheers, Tom

Matt, Fantastic job on both of these! I love the vivid photos as well. Cheers, Tom

A truly epic masterwork! Cheers, Tom

An excellent solution! Cheers, Tom

Thank you! You are very kind. I find this aircraft very intriguing: its boxy lines and huge engines imply a brute force approach to going through the air. And the green and pink cockpit colors are fun to look at. The ICM MiG-25 is on my build list for sure! Cheers, Tom

Thank you! This kit was a surprise to me as well, until I started researching what’s available. AMK is not a well-known company, but I was impressed with their record of continuous refinement based on feedback from modelers. This kit and their Mirage are two examples. Cheers, Tom

Outstanding work, and a great reference! I love your attention to detail. Cheers, Tom

Stunning work! I love the vibrant finish, and you did an amazing job with this build. Cheers, Tom

Great start on those cockpits! I am really intrigued by the Academy kit. Looking forward to see it it come together. Cheers, Tom

Thanks Gaz! I’m currently deep in a GWH SU-35 build. Fun, and big enough for my diminishing remaining space! Cheers, Tom

Jennings, Thank you! One of my references was this: http://flitetime.net/vf1.html It includes an account of how he flew one of the jets to Iran. Cheers, Tom

This is the Tamiya 1/48 kit with DXM VF-1 Wolfpack decals. These are my favorite markings for the F-14, and I was glad to finally be able to build this. No dramas with the kit (as expected), and I just used Eduard wheels and the Quickboost gun vents, probe, and beavertail in addition to the decals. This is also my first venture into 1/48 scale in years, and I was pleasantly surprised with the experience. Flankers next! Cheers, Tom

Wolf, thank you! This kit was a pretty fast build, with a one-piece forward fuselage, fins integral with the fuselage sides, and a modular construction that has joins coincide with panel lines. Oh, and rear view mirrors, which is missing from the Tamiya kit. What’s not to love? Hope you are doing well! Cheers, Tom

Thanks! It is pretty vibrant, and I read that it is supposed to keep the flightcrew alert. I used the Akan paint. Cheers, Tom