U.S. Navy F-14B "VF-103 Jolly Rogers"
Academy | No. 12578 | 1:72
Box contents
- 1x Reference: A Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Reference: B Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Reference: C Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Reference: Canopy Plastic sprue (clear) View
- 2x Reference: D Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 2x Reference: E Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Reference: F Plastic sprue (white) View
- 1x Reference: G Plastic sprue (clear) View
- 1x Reference: Lower Fuselage Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 2x Reference: Seat Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Reference: Upper Fuselage Plastic sprue (light gray) View
- 1x Decalsheet (waterslide) (multi-colored) View
- 1x Reference: Manual 1 Instructions (Paper) (black & white) View
- 1x Reference: Manual 2 Instructions (Paper) (black & white) View
Markings
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Grumman F-14B Tomcat
US Navy (1794-now)
- VF-103 Jolly Rogers 162695 AA-111
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
FS36375 FS35237 - VF-103 Jolly Rogers 163217 AA-112
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
FS36375 FS35237 - VF-103 Jolly Rogers 163217 AA-103
2004 - USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
FS36375 FS35237 Black Yellow - VF-103 Jolly Rogers 162705 AA-101
2004 - USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
FS36375 FS35237 FS36081 - VF-103 Jolly Rogers 161435 AA-110
2004 - USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
FS36375 FS35237
Quick looks
By Andreas Lott5 August at 06:17:00
Here is my view on Academy's F-14B "VF-103 Jolly Rogers" (12578) from 2022 in scale 1:72 and based on the USN F-14A from Academy (#12563) released in 2019.
| Plastic sprue | Damage | Deformed | Flash | Pin marks | Connectors | Sink marks | Quality | Panels | Rivets | Scaling | Detail level |
| A Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| B Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| C Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| Canopy Clear | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | None | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| D Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| E Light gray | None | None | No | Difficult locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| F White | None | None | No | Impossible locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | None | None | Spot on | High |
| G Clear | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | None | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| Lower Fuselage Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| Seat Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| Upper Fuselage Light gray | None | None | No | Perfect locations | Very easy | None | Very smooth | Engraved | Engraved | Spot on | Very high |
| Decalsheet (waterslide) | Damage | Thickness | Excess carrier | Color register | Detail level |
| No label Multi-colored | None | Very Thin | Negligible | Perfectly in register | Very high |
8.12/10