Old 1/48 Monogram F-14A (Completed)

Cannon door was replaced with resin one with a bit more details. Comments are welcomed and thanks for looking. 

Wow!   That's a great looking Tomcat Ernie.   Someone is going to really love receiving that bird!  It just goes to show that there's life in that old kit yet.  Well done indeed.

Gary

Great hearing from you Gary and hope all is well in Texas with all this wicked weather going on. Thanks for your nice words. I really like building these old Monograms that can be a small challenge at times.

Nice looking Tomcat.

I'm always gratified when a model builder gets the afterburner cans correct on a F-14A.  It is a simple detail that is often missed.

Thanks for sharing your work.

Fantastic!  She's a beauty!

Great job Ernie.  Your skill amazes me.

Thanks Gents.

Wow, that's nice !! Makes me want to go get one, but wait, I have too many in line now. This stuff is like crack ya know. 

very nice work. I like it.

Looks great ! did you rescribe ?

Brandon and cnq

Thanks for the nice comments. Yes these old Monogram models are addicting indeed.

B1

No rescribing. I preshaded all the lines. After the top coat went on I then used my turp and artist oil brew on the recessed details. I also used a dark Prismacolor pencil to lightly darken the raised details.  MMP Powders were used for the staining then sealed everything with a light mist of Alclad clear flat cut 50/50 with thinner.

WOW!

Very nicely done!  

Groot

Looks Great!!!!  Raymond

105nut, Groot and Raymond

Thanks. glad you like the old model.

Nice VF-84 Bird.   Your client will be pleased.  Aside from the A-10, the F-14 is probably the only "modern" jet I would ever build...Thanks for sharing...

Joe

Beautiful build! Outstanding job PJ!

Great job!

stik, Dawgand and Joe

Thanks for the compliments.

Real nice!  

Nice work on an old beast kit!

Jeaton

Thanks!

GS48

Looks like from what I gather that the Alpha Probe went to use  around Block 95 which looks like 1975 or 76. All the Cats that went to Iran in 1976 were brand new ones from block 95 and had the Alpha probe. All A's eventually got retrofitted with it.

Thats a beast of a kit to work with and you've whipped it into shape ! Very nicely done Sir!

Thanks  Trey. It has its challenges but it builds into a decent Tomcat.

I remember the old Monogram kits from when I was a teenager. If something was wrong it was easily fixed and in the 1/48 scale and larger there was always enough detail.

Holy crap! Nice lookin' build! I tried to build one of these many moons ago. Couldn't get the wings right. Maybe I'll have to try it again.

Awesome looking cat!

Mike

Thanks for the nice words.