1⁄35F14A Tomcat - PART THREE
Conclusion
In reality, none of the trouble areas I ran into are impossible to fix. That I fixed them proves this point. They only take a some extra time and a little tinkering with the kit's engineering. For the kit's cost, though, these areas should work right out of the box. Hence, back in the 1980s when I first started the kit, my AMS took over and I just socked the kit away.
It is a shame that I had to wait so long to get over the disappointed feelings so that I could finally get up the courage to complete this monster. Compared to the state-of-the-art technology found in most of the recent Hasegawa and Tamiya releases, this is not an easy kit to build. But, it is not all that bad. It is better than some old Airfix kits I have worked on. The completed kit is quite pleasing to look at and worth the effort to complete.
I got so into these Tomcat kits when I was finally building them (after fifteen years of feeling disappointed with the kit) that I built three kits all at the same time. Look for the three different Tomcats to get posted separately in future postings.
In reality, none of the trouble areas I ran into are impossible to fix. That I fixed them proves this point. They only take a some extra time and a little tinkering with the kit's engineering. For the kit's cost, though, these areas should work right out of the box. Hence, back in the 1980s when I first started the kit, my AMS took over and I just socked the kit away.
It is a shame that I had to wait so long to get over the disappointed feelings so that I could finally get up the courage to complete this monster. Compared to the state-of-the-art technology found in most of the recent Hasegawa and Tamiya releases, this is not an easy kit to build. But, it is not all that bad. It is better than some old Airfix kits I have worked on. The completed kit is quite pleasing to look at and worth the effort to complete.
I got so into these Tomcat kits when I was finally building them (after fifteen years of feeling disappointed with the kit) that I built three kits all at the same time. Look for the three different Tomcats to get posted separately in future postings.
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