Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 11:48 am
Were the intake plugs something that you designed, or did you find them as a file online?
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Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 5:48 pm
I designed myself Carlos
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 8:19 pm
Oh wow! You have CAD skills?! Nice!
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 7:11 am
LOL, Well I guess.. Of all the things I have designed (not many) , that is one of the simplest. It was made event easier with AI. I said 'chatgpt, what draft do I need to set if I have a block x long that needs to be 12mm wide and one end and 11mm wide at the other end?' 
This was something more complex I was working on. a 1/48 Mk 13 Torpedo for my monogram TBD. Pretty pointless now that I have given up on my resin printing dreams (at least for now). But it was a good learning experience.
Now the biggest challenge I have had in CAD is designing a propeller blade. Putting twist in a prop blade hurt my brain
This was something more complex I was working on. a 1/48 Mk 13 Torpedo for my monogram TBD. Pretty pointless now that I have given up on my resin printing dreams (at least for now). But it was a good learning experience.
Now the biggest challenge I have had in CAD is designing a propeller blade. Putting twist in a prop blade hurt my brain
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:54 am
This whole thing is blowing my mind. Creating your own designs and then printing them. It’s quite a game changer for this hobby.
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 10:56 am
Yes! What he said! 
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 7:46 am
Still trying to clean up 'molded into the fuselage' portions of the engines. A light mist of Tamiya LP flat aluminum reveals some areas that still need attention...
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:25 am
So looking forward to seeing more of your steady progress on this 'Cat, Chris. 
It's exciting for me to see a quarter scale Monogram Tomcat underway, heaven knows I've "played" with mine a hundred times...still scares me to think of tackling it! 
It's exciting for me to see a quarter scale Monogram Tomcat underway, heaven knows I've "played" with mine a hundred times...still scares me to think of tackling it! Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 1:09 pm
Looking great Chris! Your build on this is inspiring! The only 1/48 Tomcat that I’ve built was the old Testors/Fujimi kit 30+ years ago… and I just finally put the glove pylons with their missiles the other day for something to do while paint was drying on the Messa Schnitzel and I was 3d printing… small stuff to fill time in the middle… I’m due to build one of the multiple Tomcats in my stash sometime soon… 
Re: Monogram 1:48 F-14A (IW)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 5:33 pm
My first Tomcat was the vintage 1/72 scale Monogram kit.
Years latr in my late teens/early 20s, I built the 1/72 scale Hasegawa Tomcat.
Years latr in my late teens/early 20s, I built the 1/72 scale Hasegawa Tomcat.