(Revell has it just about right and Tamiya is just that tad too long, which hence can be shortened via some careful sanding.)Īires on the Tamiya Kit: Note the amount of putty - the belly side is even worse! (same for the Trumpet and the Revell) The good thing is that there is a slight step between the shrouds and the covers anyway, i.e. I wish everyone a lot of fun stretching that darned bulge behind the cockpit to the proper length on the Trumpet. Tamiya thread where I showed the comparison of the turtle back of all three kits.You are correct about the more bend radome but that can easily be corrected be taking a tiny tad away from the lower lip before glueing it on the fuselage and then sanding tad off on the upper side. Luca: I mean the little thing I already explained in LSP Typhoons Trumpy vs. Aires has the better shape but suffer from their typical shrinkage issues, hence you are forced to sand off some material from either one of the kits in order to make averthing allign itself and of course you'll need plenty of putty. The Aires cans are a terrible fit on ANY kit but the Wolfpack GE110 covers and shrouds just don't look like the real deal. You can turn the Trumpeter into a kick ass modell but be prepared for some hefty rework and a whoppin' load of extra cash if you are as anal about the Tomcat as I am for instance /:-P Edited Decemby bushande The money you save can be invested in some proper resin (which I would recommend for the other two kits as well anyways) which tremendously enhance the overal appeareance of the Revell kit.Īll in all I would advocate for the Tamiya kit with the most potential for an accurate rendition and if money is an issue actually would recommend the Revell. In quite some areas Revell has caught the shape of the original way better than Trumpeter and added some detail the other two kits lack. Panel lines are recessed albeit quite coarse but some filler or some layers of future usually does the trick. If you hold them against a Tamiya or Trumpeter part you can see that a lot can be additionally achieved by just sending the bottom a little thiner. Once the canopy rail is flattened a bit the nose already appeares thinner. The canopy rail is just too thick which gives the impression of a too flat canopy but that actually CAN be corrected and the flattening of the nose can but actually doesn't really have to be done as it is mainly an "optical result" of the flaw in the canopy. Many complain about a too flat canopy and too thick nose but if you actually line it up with the original the diversion in shape is not that big. Yes it has shape issues but nothing that can't be corrected to a certain degree with some spit and time. Revell is considered the least of them all but I still mandate for the kit as a LOT! of plastic for what little money you pay for it compared to the other two. (the faaaaaaaaar too many rivets have already been mentioned) that you are forced to invest a lot of money in (at least in my eyes) mandatory resin extras and replacements despite the investment in an already quite pricey kit, even if you bought the Delta version of the kit, and will end up with quite the effort of reshaping certain areas on the fuselage if you really want to be spot on. ![]() more obvious/visible) flaws in that kit beginning with the messed up intake trunks and to flat Phoenix pallets down to a too short avionics bump affecting the shape of the front fuselage, missized tanks, tailfins and steps etc. The shape is actually not that bad in general if you just cassually look at it but there are just so incredibly many smaller and bigger (i.e. Trumpeter provides all three versions of the Tomcat in separate kits. You'll need plenty of extras for a Delta version (you can also make the resin stuff originally provided for the Trumpy kit fit with some labour) and the biggest amount of work is rescribing the panel lines on the back and the one or other correction and detail along the front fuselage and tailfins. Having built all three 1/32 renditions of the Tomcat, I can say that the Tamiya will end up being the most accurate interpretation of an F-14 shapewise (given it is built properly). All you can is choose on what kind of problem you want to put your blood, sweat and tears in :-D It depends on what's more important for you - accuracy in shape or overal detail and addition of extras.Įvery kit will need tremendous input of labour and time and sadly extras and corrections.
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