RGronovius Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Many years ago, prior to 1977, I got this 1/72 scale Monogram Tomcat F-14 kit as a birthday gift. I've stumbled across it once again and wonder if it's worth building or one of those old kits "not worth the glue or time"? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-5992-tomcat-f-14a--161285 As a kid, I don't recall much issue with it besides my using white gloss Testors paint from a small dime bottle and it looking like crap, but that was 40 years ago. It's not my normal modeling genre any longer, but the nostalgia sets in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) The kit dates back to 1970-1971. It was based on early information and wasn't one of Monogram's better kits--it lacked detail. The cockpit, seats and all, was molded in to the fuselage, and the wheel wells were greatly simplified. The exhausts were molded in, and the small parts were clunky. It was produced during the Mattel era, when all Mattel wanted was a way to turn model kits into toys that kids could play with. This was one of the first models that was compatible with the short-lived "Skystick" controller. The Tomcat was the only new-tooled airplane kit produced under Mattel--all other airplane released during that period were reissues of Monogram's older kits. If you want to build it as a nostalgia build, do it and have a blast. If you want something close to being an accurate, well-detailed model, there are better choices in 1/72 scale. Cheers! Ralph Edited February 5, 2020 by Ralph Nardone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Yes, solely for nostalgia and I really don't care about accuracy. I know I was not satisfied with my build way back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 I say go for it. A good nostalgia build will be excellent. I do hope to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 I agree....nostalgia builds are fun, and you can even limit what you do to them to make them a bit more "authentic" to their past. Look at some of the builds Ron Bell has posted here for very good examples. Here's my rebuild of the old 1/48 Aurora Me-109....which I built a few years ago to commemorate (and duplicate) my very first model build...minus the gluey fingerprints! GIL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Ah! The Red Baron's ride if he'd survived! Looks fantastic! I love nostalgia builds like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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