1/32 F-14B BombCat

Here's the answer Dre.........

prep the part to be cut

the Zactomodel intake kit included some extra support

saved me a lot time re-shaping the trumpe intake

Then dry fitted all the parts that goes inside the main fuselage

still need to do second  coating on the intake before glueing

enjoy........

Cool, thanks for showing us that, Bimski.   Bookmarked for later references....

Slowing down  on the build needed to shop for some reference book (Uncovering Grumman F-14 by Danny Coreman ) a very useful guide if you really want to add detail on this bird plus I need to let the CA glue cure, mending plastic with resin is not easy had to use baking soda to speed-up the weld

Beautiful build bimski.  Lots of good guidance here.

@MAgather .....thanks

Zactomodel intake blade on the left and trumpeter on right

after painting the intake blade looks great no re shaping needed

Not gonna be seen when instaled.............still enjoyed painting this powerplant

These...are A-MAZING!!!  I wish they made more things like this for the 1:48.  Even the AM stuff.  All the F-4 Phantom AM stuff out there...and nothing in the 1:48!?!  Really?

Anyhow...These are great.  Excellent work here.  =]

Great work on those engines!

Love those engines.  I've got the 1/32 Tamiya I've been dragging around for almost 30 years. Actually described the raised details 6 months ago or so, but got caught up in a couple of GB's and it went back to the dugout for a bit.

Build update..........

did the final gluing of the intake & wheel bay the bulk of the CA was applied inside to keep the outside clean

here a delrin plastic was glued on the end shaft of horizontal stabilizer to make them movable

result after closing the main fuselage

Just to show the size of the F14 next to a mig killer F4

enjoy

How did the rear gear wells fit into the fuselage?  I see a gap all the way around yours, but dry fitting them on mine shows that I'll have to do a little cutting and shaving... and I'm not entirely sure of how they're supposed to sit in there anyhows.

@Dre........the instruction on the Aires box says you need to thin out the outside/back of the rear wheel bay ( remove the shaded part) but doing this will leave the part wall too thin and will warp anytime the weather goes up ......took me a while to figure out how to avoid this ...CA(super glue) will require complete drying before you can apply force ,using accelerator or household baking soda will speed the process and welding one side at a time will give you a good fit......the space/gap you see on the picture is just the angle of the camera/lens but on a straight shot the gap are just minimal

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OK, thanks!   The resin instructions I have don't mention any shaded part, just a diagram showing 'this goes there'.   I was also unsure if the wheel well walls were to sit flush with the exterior plastic or not, but that pic certainly tells me otherwise.

I was planning on using a 2-part epoxy to set mine (when I get back to it)- surely that will do?

You might feel that you've remotely built a second Tomcat by the time I get done asking dumb questions about this one, sorry.

I'm in the same boat as dre. I'm following your build closely as I plan to be starting my trumpy bombcat soon. Got my am parts, including the wolfpack cockpit. And I just ordered 2 sets of corrected intakes. (I have two trumpy tomcats)

Progress.........

the beast is now taking shape........decided to go with a flat wing so i can move them open/close

PE parts was added on the 20mm vulcan cannon .....just need to figure out how to make them open and close

fixing the gap will mean keeping the gun bay closed for good

heads-up for those using the Aires wheel bay ....if you open up the wings all the way a section of the wheel bay will come in contact shaving this area extra thin will help

love the trumpeter for making this extra effort instead of correcting what can be seen

Looking good!   I guess that their priorities lie elsewhere....

Amazing!! I'm listening to Kenny Loggins right now!! I can't wait to build my own. =D

Georgeous work.  Looking forward to more updates.

Encountered another bump ....was trying to complete and close the cockpit when i dry fitted the canopy this is how it end up

What's causing the mis-fit?   I had a similar issue on their 1/32 Su-27 and it took careful gluing and a very strong tape to get it sit properly.

This 2 parts(part# G5,G3) are the one causing problem ....had to grind the latch on the canopy and will re-create using styrene

guess the trumpe people did not want the canopy closed.......

looking much better now...............

I heard the Trumpeter kits were kind of quirky, guess thats one of the quirks  

more update.........

Able to shrink the gap on the canopy by shaving the underside of part#G5 and G3.......the trumpe bomb rack will be replaced with wolfpack resin ......tried to fix the lifeless looking  trumpe bomb rack with PE parts.....not happy with the result

Zactomodel intake are on the spot.........very happy with the result

enjoy.......

You're absolutely right about those intakes! They make this shape work. =]

I'm not too into jets, but this is great work.  I look forward to the finished product......and those engines are nothing short of spectacular....

Joe

update...........worked on the landing struts added some lines/PE to make it acceptable with the Aires wheel bay

dry fit was a success ...........no fitting issue here

Did some minor re-shaping on the trumpe parts so it can snap in with the aires bay

same with the front struts

enjoy...........

Update..........

The wolfpack bomb rack showed up, work on the F14 continues ........

the beast is starting to look and feel heavy ........

enjoy........

Great progress Bimski - I'm really enjoying this WIP thread.

I have the A version in my stash - it's on the backburner until I feel confident enough to tackle it.

Picking up some great pointers from your build though.

I bet that its quite heavy now, what with all that resin.    Great work all around and those landing gear tweaks are very sharp!