Subject: Re: !/48 scale Monogram F-14A Tomcat
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:09:36 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  Subject: !/48 scale Monogram F-14A Tomcat

                                                                             Monogram 1/48 Scale 
                                                                           Grumman F-14A Tomcat
                                                                                By: Steve Negley

        Most of my submissions to ARC have been of the 1/32 scale variety but when I get into a jet kick I go back to the 1/48 scale because they are more collectible and take up less shelf space. I built this one for a birthday present to a good friends son. I have built this Monogram kit before and thought it still was a decent offering of the F-14 in this scale.  I was never real thrilled about how the kit went together but the cockpit detail and other details of the kit are pretty good.
       After the kit was assembled the entire model was sprayed with some automotive quality OEM dark gray primer and some panel lines that were lost in the sanding were rescribed. I decided on the early two tone white and Lt Gull Gray scheme worn by the early Tomcats. I used Modelmaster flat enamels FS36440 Lt Gull Gray, and FS37875 Flat White and the entire model was sprayed with Testors Clear Gloss and left to dry a couple days before decaling. The decals are from CAM and they represent an F-14A from VF-1 "Wolfpack" flying off USS Enterprise 1974. After decaling the entire model was sprayed with Testors Clear Flat. I really like these US Navy jets, the only real pain is decaling those missiles.