I just started work on it, I'll be posting in progress pics of the work as I do it. Like I said in the title, its a 1/48 hasegawa kit of an F-14B to be built up in the markings of the VF-32 CAG jet.
first thing I did was the cockpit, theres just a few parts left to glue in.
Next are the intakes. the intakes on this kit are an infamous PITA. I glued the 2 parts together, puttyed and sanded. I also filled the injector holes.
And just glued the two assembled parts into the main intake piece. When it is dry I will fill the gaps with putty and sand again...
The hasegawa F-14 is known for needing a lot of work since they split it up into a million pieces, the kit is way over enginered. They could have done it in far less parts. If that wasnt bad enough, hasegawa managed to make the parts fit crappy too. The only way to get through models I found is just work a little bit ever day or so. That way you do not want to kill the project your working on.
The bird I am making
first thing I did was the cockpit, theres just a few parts left to glue in.
Next are the intakes. the intakes on this kit are an infamous PITA. I glued the 2 parts together, puttyed and sanded. I also filled the injector holes.
And just glued the two assembled parts into the main intake piece. When it is dry I will fill the gaps with putty and sand again...
The hasegawa F-14 is known for needing a lot of work since they split it up into a million pieces, the kit is way over enginered. They could have done it in far less parts. If that wasnt bad enough, hasegawa managed to make the parts fit crappy too. The only way to get through models I found is just work a little bit ever day or so. That way you do not want to kill the project your working on.
The bird I am making
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