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Pictures of New Dragon 1/72 Warbird F-14 Tomcat

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:35 pm
by paulwong

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:16 pm
by GI GENE
It does look cool. I hope they make F-14s that shot down those Libyan fighters in the Eighties, or some from Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, or Iraqi Freedom.

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:42 am
by WGP Klaus
if in fact that paint scheme holds true, through to the actual released pieces, I'll not be buying any. I still think that the Revell of Germany F-14's are by far the best offerings, unfortunately their price tags have recently gone up (locally anyways) to $45.00+, but if you want an accurate tom kitty, they're the way to go..at least untill future Dragon schemes are released.

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:35 am
by smh_1021
Just a follow-up opinion - an understand that I am an avid Dragon collector.

But, I was genuinely interested in collecting some of the Revell pieces and between viewing the items and discussing the differences between both manufacturers with various hobby retailers, I don't think that Revell's quality is on par with the Dragon line - price aside. I was actually a lil' disappointed because I wanted to collect some items other than Dragon and was hopeful about Revell, especially with regards to the Tornado.

Revell

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:16 am
by Gambit
I have Revell's Tornado and Tom Cat.
The Tornado was OK except you had to be very careful attaching the weapon loads (also wobbly).
I really liked the Tomcat and will buy another as the swept wing action was very solid and not loose. :)
The surface detail and paint job was pretty good.
The fixed landing gear, packaging and those crummy stands are definitely on the negative side.