Subject: Re: 1/48 Academy F-14A Bombcat - post on Mar 28 update
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ray Yeo Yao Rui" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:17:26 -0700

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

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Yeo Yao Rui" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 8:27 PM
Subject: 1/48 Academy F-14A Bombcat - post on Mar 28 update

"1/48 Academy F-14A Bombcat"

                           by "Ray Yeo (Seiya)"
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Hi guys, I am please to share with you my first completed aircraft kit - a
1/48 Academy Bombcat a.k.a 1/50 Fujimi copy. This aircraft was done right
out-of-the-box. I did not manage to use any detail up parts for that I am
saving them up for my Hasegawa's. This kit is mainly a test subject for me
to get used to aircraft building and preparation for my next few aircraft
projects.

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My review for this kit is that it is buildable, but at the same time it
still lacks the details and the shape is inaccurate. This is fine for me as
long as it looks like a Tomcat. I will figure out on a more detailed one on
my next attempt.

The pain for me on this kit is the panel lines and the fitting problem on
the nose. I had a hard time correcting the nose fitting. The nose fits -
top and bottom, instead of a rounder look eg: ( o ) it was roughly angled
eg: < o >. I have to hold hard and compress the sides to get back the
correct shape again eg: force--> ( o )  <--force.

On the other hand, because of the intensive molding of this product. Most
of the panel lines on the kit was faded upon purchase. The surface where
the panels should be is flat though you can still see faded lines. I have
rescribe all the panel lines from the mid torse down to the tail and also
on the nose after the intensive sand to correct the fitting problems.

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Finally after all this work, I am satisfy with the completion of this
Academy F-14. Thank you gentlemans.

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                  Photos and text © by "Ray Yeo (Seiya)"

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