AJ-102
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March 29, 2025Finished this yesterday. Fujimi kit out of box with ancient Detail and scale decals.2
March 29, 2025I used the F-14A plus/F-14B kit but it still has all the -A bits.3
March 29, 2025I also tried to correct the canopy hinge line. I removed the two tabs that don't exist on the real plane.4
March 29, 2025AJ-102 160403 did not have the fin stiffener plates fitted at this time. I noticed it during decalling looking at the photos on the excellent instructions from Detail and Scale. Too late for me then but if you are building this aircraft from a Hasegawa or Academy kit use the earlier fins. Interestingly, AJ-107 160390 did have the plates fitted so use the later fins for that.5
March 29, 2025Really happy with this model and to now have both in the collection.
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Grumman F-14A Tomcat

VF-41 Black Aces 102/160403 (USS Nimitz)
august 1981 Libyan Su-22 Shoot Down - Gulf of Sidra, Mediterranean
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