F-14A "LOW VISIBILITY" HASEGAWA 1/72 2013

[Tasuke]

'Tis the season for the venerable ole' F-14 it seems, thanks to TOP GUN and all, i suppose.

anyhow, figured it high time i attempted to tackle a 2013 reprint of the old 1977/1987 ver.1 First Tool HASEGAWA 1/72 F-14A.

i've tried the far more complicated 1988/CURRENT "NEW TOOL" ver.2, and wile i love it's complexity and high accuracy, i DON'T love it's lack of functional Swing-Wings...

[Tasuke]

coming along about as well as my piss-poor skills with demanding old paint-and-glue plastic models will allow.

decided to be deviant, and go my own way with markings, rather than stick by any canonical book.
why not? my F-14 books show plenty of experimental/in-progress/one-off color-schemes/markings through the F-14's years in service;

[Tasuke]

just about as finished as my limited Paint-and Glue skillset will allow;