1/32 EA-18G growler (trumpeter)

Then you'll love the F-14D..  a great big canopy to look through.   I highly recommend the Aires cockpit set to replace the relatively bland kit parts.   That's really the only AM that I'd say is "needed".  

The exterior part looks complete but wheel well , avionics and cockpit are still missing detail .......that's the problem with large scale aircraft you can see almost everything when you look up-close

I really can't see how you can improve the Growler beyond where it is, which is awesome.

Watch the various online sales for a deal on the F-14D- you might be able to save a few ducats off the usual high price.

Thanks everyone........will continue to add /improve the growler

@ Dre........F-14D it will be

WOW!   This is just a beauty.    Really nice, tight work you've done here.

FYI, the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14D is a real treat and is a good kit to go nuts on.   One of their best kits IMO.

Love it!  Excellent work!

Nice, very nice!

Very well-done, bimski! Looks like the real thing to me.

You did that kit justice, it's brilliant.

Thanks again Dean30.......going to try (Steven's international) first and see if they can help if not ,FPV club is producing some aftermarket tinted canopy for this kit (not sure when)

you can see the hairline crack if you look from this angle

more photo of the growler.........

enjoy........

I think if you have a LHS and they have trumpeter it would be a better chance to ask those guys for replacement parts, I have tried to contact Trumpeter but to no avail, however you can always try, they have a website so I'd bet there's a customer service section.

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there's a login/register section, you can give them feedback on their kits, I have never known any company to do this, and there's a contact us section at the bottom centre of the page, I think you have to register before contacting them. Good luck!

Thanks for tip Dean30.......happy with the way this kit came out ,was moving the beast for some outdoor photo when I accidentally drop the canopy ended-up with a hairline crack ........is it possible to request a replacement parts from Trumpeter?

Looks really fantastic, well Dre is sort of still building the Trumpeter kit and I used to have it and I can say without question that it is a great kit though I sold mine the Trumpeter kit comes with many more options than the Tamiya and the Tamiya has raised lines and costs more despite being much much older. I have no idea how it goes together but the kit has had nothing but fantastic reviews the Trumpeter that is.

I like it,very impressive

Thanks gents...........

@Dean30 its next on my list ,still debating between tamiya kit and trumpe

THE FINISH WORK............

Looks fantastic, are you planning to build any more 1/32 jets, such as the F-14?

Looking more like a growler..................

enjoy........

Great work on this so far. I had never heard of the Growler until a couple of days ago when someone explained to me what it was.

update..........almost at the finishing stage just needed to add some growler look on the build

a lot of details are missing on this trumpe kit 

good thing eduard came-up with some nice PE parts

salvaged parts from other kit

landing gear was updated by chopping up an AIM-120

enjoy......

@Robgroot4 .....the latex paint does all the filling(make sure to clean/wash the intake free from dust/oil)....both side will be coated or you can wipe the outside prior to drying......its a messy procedure but works well

Bimski, that intake dipping tip, do you try to fill the seam at all, or does the dipping do it for you?  Sounds absolutely brilliant!  Thanks and this is a gorgeous build!

Groot

Ah thanks, this is one aircraft I really like a lot, any time I see someone start to drill parts for modifications it's usually a tip off that the builder is great and the model will turn out seriously well, I have not looked forward to seeing a completed build this much in a while. I'm staying tuned!

Looking very nice! I might just have to get this kit for myself.

@Dean .......fit on the trumpy kit was a pain like always(recycled mold) not for beginners .....a lot of bondo was needed to keep the gap to a minimum

Thank you gents, @DRE too small to burn coal.........more build

the 18G is one big beast and I'm running out of room for my 32nd........so making the wing fold is a plus

by drilling the middle and inserting a brass wire will turn this plastic into a working hinge

enjoy........

Those GE414's look like something out of a steampunk series- do they burn coal?  

The AM stuff you're putting in really does look better than Trumpy's effort.

(not a slam on your work, but rather the odd shape of the parts)

This is great looking, how is the fit so far?

WIP..........

paintwork on the GE414 complete......not going to be seen after

lower half complete

did some modification on the elevator (instead of just gluing it fixed)