I think the F-14 is one of the most beautiful pieces of machinery humans ever designed. Incredible work on the model, sir.

Absolutely stunning!!! It’s so great to see how you have done all of this. Incredible skills.

I'm blown away with the detail, it means a lot to me because my uncle Jack flew the F4 in Vietnam, in 1969 I was 9 and Jack was home for Xmas and I was in awe. Thank you for great content. 🙏🇺🇸

I did this kit some months ago. I did it with Eduards big ED Photo etch and aftermarket decals for "Jolly Rogers". This kit is still my favourite kit til this day.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Considering I absolutely LOVE the F-14 Tomcat and plan on building several of these new Academy kits your video was just what I needed. It was perhaps one of the most useful videos (at least for me) that I've ever watched. Again, thanks & Great Job!!!

Fabulous. This is what modelling is all about. Thank you and keep teaching us.

I have never used an airbrush. I'm impressed that there is so little overspray. You wield it like a scalpel. Nice job. Very fun to watch.

Nice well done!.. I still have a Fujimi 1/48 F-14A still in it's box more than 40 years ago 👍✈️

I learned a lot from this build. I really like how you used the clear colors to highlight the metal exhaust.

Best model of a Tomcat ever!!! The custom stand is awesome!!!😳😱

Amazing work! I've never had the energy to complete a model, I had an f-14 in the box for decades. This video helped me get some of the satisfaction of seeing one completed well, thanks.

Simply beautiful! Looks great!

There is something about the f-14, just finished the iranian f-14 and even with all my errors is still looks stunning just because its such a beautiful airframe.

That was some serious craftsmanship...the stand was super professional as well ...final result is just perfect

Dude, I've just found your avenue...about 2 weeks ago...smooth is all I can say...appreciate your time... This is my third go around with this build... the details with which you go to in these adventures is second to none...also the background music...plus your jigs... Being forced to stay low, by are environment as of late...has caused me to become homebound... Your escapes in time are well worth it... Keep them coming if you can... Thanks again dude...

I am an avid watcher of your videos and have improved my own technique as a result. Phenomenal work as always! Love the detail!

Very excellent. I hadn't thought of using clear orange. I'm thinking of using pastel chalk on mine for that discoloration. I'm currently building this myself and I haven't attached the wings yet. I put those pivot cards into place, and I figured I'd slide the wings onto those cards after I've painted them.

Awesome job, very prolific, it looks almost real

I've just discovered your channel and am delighted. Absolutely fabulous work.

Great work! Inspiring... plz continue to share work like this

I wish I had your level of patience and attention to detail.... WELL DONE!!!

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Incredible work!

Holey crap .. That's amazing. .. New to modelling, videos like these really inspire me. . Thaaaank you.

Beautiful Work Amazing Detail Thank You Great Man

Another great model and a great paint job 👏👏

Academy kits are my favorite to work with!

Wow. Superb Andy👌🏻🙂

This looks stunning, and the stand really sets it apart. Great work!

Great work!! Thanks for sharing!

Will have to give this kit a go, I served on the USS America right after this squadron left, but still remember seeing their patches in the ready room

Wow - looks fantastic!!

너무 잘 봤습니다 wow , great modeling !! thank you for your video

Excellent build. Your collection of model kits must be very interesting :-) Regards.

Another great video. Thanks for building, painting and posting. You have some exquisite skills Andy

To this day, the Tomcat remains the best looking heavy US fighter. Those curves, that wide bay between the engines (even though it wasn't exactly the best idea under certain conditions), the angles... I think only Russia's Flanker stands up to it in terms of looks.

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in the past few years i have started putting all my aircraft on sticks, effectively rending them as training aids, but i get a lot more enjoyment out of them as i can hold them, examine them, and fly them around.

Great video, love the outcome

Outstanding! I wish I had your talent in model construction; your detail is fantastic!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. 😬👍

Very well done, Sir.

I used to spend my lunch break sitting at the foot of Miramar Naval Air Station strip to watch these come back from the desert. They would loop around the tower and come back around to land. They would open out their wings and throw the plane on it's side to brake. You could just sit and listen to them throttling to land. Can't tell me they weren't having a blast!

Amazing work, I'm learning so much great and easy to understand information and handy tips

Great job!

Enjoyed your video very much. More, more and more! Thanks from Judy in Nova Scotia, Canada

Fantastic job! Very interesting to know about all of your tools and equipment in your videos: tweezers, bending tools, painting stands, airbrush, compressor, airbrush spray booth etc. Will be interesting if you mark them also like you naming paints, sanding paper numbers, airbrush pressure etc.

Dude, the model per se ended excellent, but your stand is really something else. Awesome work!

Excellent work my friend. Congratulations. cheers.

You got some good content, looking for more vids, and hope to see your channel growing!

Hello! I came across your videos yesterday by accident but today became a subscriber. Thank you for doing these videos. Seeing fighter planes and jets reminds me of when I was a kid and we’d visit my cousins in another city. My cousins had a den/rec room with a lot of planes and helicopters hanging from the ceiling. To me, as a 5 years old kid, it was like going to a model aviation exhibit. I’ve dabbled a little in model aircraft when I was a teen, but it’s not really my thing. Cars in 1/24, 1/64 & 1/87 scales are my thing. However, I do enjoy watching others build planes, jets, helicopters, etc., so I am enjoying your videos. Wishing you all the best with your shop. Hobby shops that I could actually visit are getting scarce here in the US. They either go out of business or go exclusively with online shopping.

Beautiful!

Nice...you do amazing work.

A masterpiece!

Good job 👍😊

Damn....that's one of the most enjoyable & informative tutorials I have watched in a very long time....a stunning end result!!....subbed.....

So amazing. Thank you

Pretty good ✌️

I miss the Dogs, back when we were VF-143, “no bloody A”. ANYTIME BABY!!!!

Wow, perfect👍

awesome. I wish I had a drill press, a metal stamper, and a band saw to make the stand.

Very excellent

Whaou amazing, thanks

Awesome...

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WIP right now. Thank you for this video, it helps a lot!

Excellent 👍

Excellent 👌

Badass!

Hello! Very nice video - was interesting to watch and final result is great! F-14 is a beautiful fighter, maybe I will build another one for my channel and collection. Keep up great work! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

Ace mate 😉👌

very cool!!!!

Perfect

The only thing missing is the glove vanes. Nice work.

Amazing

OMG!! Great!!

Superb

Omg the stand!!!!

Very nice,!🤗

I love that “making the stand”, requires a workshop.

Top job ,thank,s

I'm happening on different f-14 model videos as I just ordered a Tamiya F-14A Jolly Roger kit. I'm also thinking of making it in flight (I shall see how easy it is to seal its wheel flaps). What I like about its kit is that it has fully adjustable sweep wings. I'm into 3D printing and design....so I'm going to be doing my stand as a 3D print. Have in mind a Jolly Rogers base, a gimbal that lets you change the axis of the fuselage (that will screw in the underside of the fuselage inbetween the front and back Phoenix podsz).

F-14 один из самых красивых американских самолётов.

The model build and painting was great and then you go and top it building that stand. I reckon there's a hole in the market for stands like that

You brave man, putting the heat gun so close to your finished work!! 😬

Dogs are the best!

A-6 intruder, make us proud!!!

Fantastic paint and weathering skills!

It is amazing. Maybe leds (and optic fiber) can improve "jets" from engines.

Fantastic job. For sale 1/72 🤩🤩🤩

I've learned a lot watching your videos and your work inspires me. I noticed something familiar in this video - a cleco! I've used clecos a lot in the past...

Great job Andy! I was in the Pukin' Dogs in the mid-90s & had a blast (made deployments on the Ike & George Washington). You did a good job of capturing the personality of the Tomcat & the mottled grey look of being well-used but still reasonably clean. Even though 1:72 isn't my favorite scale, there's still just as much work as 1:48. Too bad you didn't use the photo reece TARPS pod (if the kit came with one?).

There's me thinking I can follow along until he breaks out the steel mill lmao. Beautiful model as well

Your fit for the fuselage main and cockpit was molded properly mine was out by 1 and half mm.

if i have your patience i could rule the world

Awesome model, There's just 1 little oversight in it. On the engines there is a piece of the fuselage molded wich should be in gray paint not in metal. Other wise beautiful build.

Great job! I bought this kit after watching your video. I was wondering what were the transparent sticks you used to make the stand? I also wanna build a flying mode and I am looking for the materials. Thank you

Very nice build and stand, what type of buffer did you use?

What an awesome build! I love watching the "Masters" at work, always looking to pick up some tips and "Oh, that's how they did that"! What a beauty the finished product is! One question...what is the "handle" you're using during painting? Looks like it attaches to the engine exhaust area and curved for a good grip? Keep putting out videos...I always learn a lot! Maybe someday, with much practice... Cheers!

That stand is such a cool idea!!! Fantastic work, sir!