Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[Miko]

WoW!! you could build an 'actual' F-14 by the time you've done here!

Great work on an awesome project, certainly make a conversation starter once displayed!

Miko (how big would a Nimitz class carrier in this scale?)

[boatman]

WoW!! you could build an 'actual' F-14 by the time you've done here!

Great work on an awesome project, certainly make a conversation starter once displayed!

Miko (how big would a Nimitz class carrier in this scale?)

WELL Miko the real ship is 1100 ft long so drop that down 32 times an you have your answer but i cant work it out but it would still be bloomin BIG

[langy71]

34ft 4.5 inches long.. if memory serves

[Tworrs]

Brilliant work as usual Chris, excellent job matey.

[BattleshipBob]

Superb Chris, a lot of hard work and great skills. Looks a tough kit,!!

[Guest]

how big would a Nimitz class carrier in this scale?

That one is actually fairly easy without a calculator: 333 m long, so in 1:32 that’s ten metres, leaving a remainder of 13 m — slightly under half of 32, so call it maybe another 40 cm. And what do you know?

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Better start looking for a disused church or gymnasium for sale

Though seeing the trouble this kit is to put together, I don’t think many would fancy building enough of them to fill a flight deck …

[boatman]

34ft 4.5 inches long.. if memory serves

wow well done on worrkin that out chris as ive just come out of the tub an was goin to try on the callulator but you beat me to it an just think of a model this big an here is my nimitz in 1/144 scale at nr 9 ft long so just imgine it at nr 35 ft long one thing for sure i wont get that in my car lol

[boatman]

34ft 4.5 inches long.. if memory serves

Brilliant work as usual Chris, excellent job matey.

Superb Chris, a lot of hard work and great skills. Looks a tough kit,!!

THANKS GUYS an yes Bob matey an one thing for sure its not a begginers kit an is still putin up a fight to build but jen says take it a step at a time an she is right
ATB GUYS

[boatman]

That one is actually fairly easy without a calculator: 333 m long, so in 1:32 that’s ten metres, leaving a remainder of 13 m — slightly under half of 32, so call it maybe another 40 cm. And what do you know?

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Better start looking for a disused church or gymnasium for sale

Though seeing the trouble this kit is to put together, I don’t think many would fancy building enough of them to fill a flight deck …

AN THANK YOU Jakko for your answer too when i built my nimitz i knew that this 1/144 scale was as big as i could build it as ive had people say why dint i build it in 1/72 scale but when i said work out the size it would be an they changed their minds quick lol an you are right about the troublesome build i only hope that big super hornet im buildin next wont be such a bother
chrisb

[Guest]

i only hope that big super hornet im buildin next wont be such a bother

If it is, then you’ve had good practice on how to deal with it from this one

[JR]

Bob just amazing work.

[boatman]

If it is, then you’ve had good practice on how to deal with it from this one

AN HI Jakko yes i think you are right there but dont know if the ole mojo will stand it though LOL as this kit is the hardest kit ive ever treid to build but to be fair to trumpy it may be the result of me fittin in lights an openin hatches that the kit was not designed to do as like the cover over the gatlin gun was made to be either closed an no gatlin gun or gluded open with the gatlin gun fitted but me wanting the best of both worlds well it made more work on gettin the cover to fit over the gun so i suppoce its part my fault in the bad fittin but some other parts were just bad fits an this is the first plastic kit ive built for a fair while so in realty im a novice builder
ATB Sir
chrisb

[boatman]

Bob just amazing work.

:thinking:WOW J/R its me chris aka (boatman ) not Bob lol i think you have been smellin them 4bo fumes again lol:rolling::smiling::smiling::smiling:
chrisb

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Coming on nicely Chris. You have certainly had to sort out some fit issues along the way but it will be worth it.

[boatman]

Coming on nicely Chris. You have certainly had to sort out some fit issues along the way but it will be worth it.

AN HI Steve yes the big cat is gettin built an as i sais in the post above some of the fit issues are proberly my fault but quite a few are not mine as the main undercarts did not fit as about 2mm out but again maybe my fault as i dint build it to the instruckions but that was due to the fact that i had lost faith in them due to the fact that in my opinion they were not very good an dint show where the parts fitted in after fit pics an barry said his big bombcat was not a good fit so it looks like i inherted some from this being the same kit phew but one thing for sure i would not want to build it again an i just hope an pray that trumpy 1/32 superhornet is a better fit as boy i had a lot more hair at the start of this build lol
an cheers Steve for stoppin an havin a look an today i hope to fit on the nose secktion as was goin to yesterday but freinds turning up stopped me an still a lot to fit on it an barryies words are still in my mind as he said the bottom part of the fusalage was a begger to fit an quite a bit of sandind an filein to get it to fit so im forewarned on that
ATB SIR
chrisb