Tamiya's new 1/48 F-14D

tomwatkins45

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Tamiya's new 1/48 F-14D

Posted by tomwatkins45 on Saturday, May 5, 2018 8:04 AM

The listing of items to be displayed by Tamiya at the Shizouka Hobby Show on May 12th and 13th includes a 1/48 F-14D, to be released this summer. It should be most interesting. There is nothing listed for a new 1/32 scale aircraft.

Tom

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Ish47guy

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November 2009
From: The NYC.

Posted by Ish47guy on Monday, May 14, 2018 11:29 PM

https://youtu.be/8pfmmPbAasc

Go to the 14:30 mark.

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tomwatkins45

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February 2013

Posted by tomwatkins45 on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 7:49 AM

Thank you. That's a good first look. I've got two Hasegawa Tomcats built. They build up beautifully, but they will fight you in places. I've done one Tamiya -14A and it was pure fun. The engineering and fit are superb. I'm looking forward to their D.

Tom

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Ish47guy

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From: The NYC.

Posted by Ish47guy on Saturday, May 19, 2018 2:28 AM

If I could figure out how to post pics, I'd show you the stacks of Hase F-14 kits I've bought over the last 20 years, most of them still in their boxes. This kit fights you like Mike Tyson would in his prime. I'm looking forward to grabbing the Tamiya kit when I'm statesdide for good and can start building again.

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tomwatkins45

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Posted by tomwatkins45 on Saturday, May 19, 2018 7:24 AM

Me too. I've got several Hase Tomcats in the stash, which aren't likely to ever get built now. They do fight you, which takes a lot of the fun out of it. The Tamiya F-14 is a joy to build.

Tom