I've been playing a bit of Mircoprose's 'Fleet Defender' from the 80's on my PC recently...
It's put an image in my head to build an early F-14A in a high viz scheme.
I suppose the kit to go for is the Tamiya Kit but it is quite a lot above bit above my normal price range, however I'm seeing a lot of Revell and Hasegawa kits for about a third of the price - in fact there's a Revell on ebay for £12-00...
Cheers!
Fleet Defender...
Fleet Defender...
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Wait!!! Let me stop you before you make a mistake! The Revell Tomcat is a nightmare! I've never been able to build one that looked even close to decent. Find any other one (Hasegawa, Hobby Boss, Tamiya) other than that one.
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lol! Don't worry Mike I'm not laying down any money yet - Really I want to build the Tamiya kit but I might have to wait for my Birthday for that. What's the Hasegawa kit like - those seem to go for about £25
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I bought the Tamiya D kit last year. Pricey but worth it.
Bought it for my 1st transplant anniversary. I felt I deserved it.
I love the Cat. I have one in every scale from 1/700 to 1/48. Missing 1/32.
Bought it for my 1st transplant anniversary. I felt I deserved it.
I love the Cat. I have one in every scale from 1/700 to 1/48. Missing 1/32.
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It's not bad. A little over engineered but better than the Revell one. The Hobby Boss one has some shape issues and is way too expensive. I have the Academy one which is a repop (to some degree) of the Revell one. I'm waiting to get the Tamiya one so I can get rid of it.portman wrote:lol! Don't worry Mike I'm not laying down any money yet - Really I want to build the Tamiya kit but I might have to wait for my Birthday for that. What's the Hasegawa kit like - those seem to go for about £25Medicman71 wrote:Wait!!! Let me stop you before you make a mistake! The Revell Tomcat is a nightmare! I've never been able to build one that looked even close to decent. Find any other one (Hasegawa, Hobby Boss, Tamiya) other than that one.
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You gotta love the Jolly Rogers scheme on the Tomcats!! I've done a couple - one Pukin' Dogs and the Sundowners.
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Thanks everyone for this thread! Great details and photos!
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I think that's a very fitting pressie - Great aircraft though. Can you get one in 1/32? That would be massive!
Thanks for the tips Mike. I'm not necessarily stuck on 1/48 either - the Hasegawa 1/72 is still a pretty damn big model. I had one in the stash the year before last and sold it... told you I was an idiot...Medicman71 wrote:
It's not bad. A little over engineered but better than the Revell one. The Hobby Boss one has some shape issues and is way too expensive. I have the Academy one which is a repop (to some degree) of the Revell one. I'm waiting to get the Tamiya one so I can get rid of it.
I read a few comments on a Facebook group that said that scheme was done to death - which is a bit stupid if you ask me, it's done over done if you happen to have one already. Personally I really like it.BlackSheep214 wrote:You gotta love the Jolly Rogers scheme on the Tomcats!! I've done a couple - one Pukin' Dogs and the Sundowners.
Thanks Bruce!speedgraflex wrote:Thanks everyone for this thread! Great details and photos!
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