I was stationed on the Theodore Roosevelt when the Jolly Rogers were there. Was back in the 90’s.

@broomtuneasmr3032

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@user-bd5md5cm2j

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for your service sailor. I always felt more secure with tomcats flying. Interceptors were just scary to the enemy. I hope these f35 are everything they've talked them up to be.

@tkirby2211

Жыл бұрын

Wait, you flew one!?

@jamesrhodes8713

Жыл бұрын

@@tkirby2211 no he didn’t he was just stationed didn’t say anything about him flying one

That F14 is a gorgeous ol’ Tomcat. That was my favorite aircraft as a child. Amazing detail. 👍 I had so many favorites A-10 /F-18/Hawker Harrier Junk Jet/F-4 Phantom…not to mention all my favorite WW2 planes holy Toledo. 👋🤩👍

At this scale and price point it really needs movable control surfaces. Flaps, slats, spoilerons, rudders. The landing gear is great but with all these other features you could make really dynamic poses. Especially utilizing the speed break for landing sequences and the kneeling front gear for catapult launches!

@richlo8887

Жыл бұрын

You are describing the deluxe edition....

@xsamitt

Жыл бұрын

@@richlo8887 IS IT OUT TO BUY?

Another great review! Enormous model with incredible detail! The landing gear detail & functionality is superb; even has working landing gear strut suspension & wheel assemblies that rotate on the main stuts for landing configuration! Once again, the overall size of this excellent f-14 model is staggering!

@florescellphonetechnicianv5683

Жыл бұрын

this. toy. is. so. cool. I. want. to. bay. this

Wow! What a beauty! Thanks for sharing! Great video,keep the great work!

I spent the early 1980's aboard the USS Eisenhower CVN 69 and was in weapons department and was around all types of ordnance. The Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles should have a yellow band near the front indicating a live warhead and a brown band at the back indicating a live rocket motor. The Phoenix missile is quite correct with the yellow band for the warhead and brown band for the rocket motor.

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@shirleytwsw

2 жыл бұрын

These are not available for purchase at this time?

@johnyoungs7453

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest with you, your "unboxing technique" sucks. You have a habit, just like you did in your video of the unboxing of the JSI/merit Harrier jump jet, of ripping out the thin wires holding the parts in to the places they're packed into. That's a good way to break parts and/or scrape or score marks on plastic parts. If you didn't want to take the time to unwrap these wire straps, why didn't you just cut them with a knife or a scissors..?? Your unboxing "technique" leaves the model in a tenuous position for putting the parts back into the box properly for either storage or shipping, if necessary. Food for thought.

@johnyoungs7453

2 жыл бұрын

@@shirleytwsw No. These models haven't been made in several years. Look on eBay. These models ("JSI/Merit 1/18th scale F-14A Tomcat") are now selling for anywhere from $1,800 to almost $4,000, and anywhere in between. There are essentially three (3) variations of this model: (1), and the cheapest of the three: the "spotted cow" camo'd version that nobody liked or wanted. Grey paint with darker grey "splotches" all over. Horrible livery - nobody liked it. Then, (2), what was referred to as the "JSI Re-paint" version. These are the older "spotted cow" camo'd planes that got sent back to JSI and were repainted in a more pleasing and acceptable solid grey livery with new markings, etc. Those tend to go for a bit more. Finally, (3), the most expensive version: the JSI "Black Knights L.E.D. version", of which only approx. 770 to 880 (the exact numbers are unknown, as various sources are quoting numbers given above, and range as listed) were made. These have lighted cockpits, navigation lights, "afterburner" lights in the engine exhaust nozzles, and perhaps within a few other areas, as well. Those models are currently going for anywhere from around $2,500 on up to around $4,000, generally depending on condition. The one thing that really irritates the hell out of me with this version of the F-14 is that even though it is the rarest and the most expensive version of this model, is that it only comes with ONE (1) Raytheon Aim-54 Phoenix missile...!! Just ONE of the damned things..!! The less-expensive versions of this model come with four (4) of them..!! Right now, there is no one making 1/18th scale Aim-54 Phoenix missiles in resin or any other material. There are 1/13th scale versions being made as "stand-alone" display missiles, but they're too big to be used. So, there you have it. These models originally sold for $295.00, new, from dealers. Look at them now...!! The AV8-B Harrier jump jets are still (relatively) inexpensive as "Hobby Boss" of China is still making 1/18th plastic model kits of this plane, so the JSI/Merit renditions of this model haven't gone up much, as a result. But no one is making any 1/18th scale F-14's anymore, and the prices have literally skyrocketed as a result. Cheers, and good luck in finding one for your budget...!!

@zaynevanday142

2 жыл бұрын

What was the original price $$$$ on this

@choukrimezianetani5264

2 жыл бұрын

CffwvX3ys

Man, this is a MODEL !!! Thank you for all the detail views, and also for your other good works in summary !!! LIKE

@davidminer3228

3 жыл бұрын

Hay my name is Frank and I was born in 1960

Definitely a great model that must hang from the ceiling and look like it’s in flight !

@gtaplayproplays6212

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know how dirty it would get

@Ang3l_b1by

3 жыл бұрын

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@superspit

2 жыл бұрын

Better in a cabinet or low shelf top. It needs to be appreciated properly. Hanging models kills them.

@Shannonbarnesdr1

2 жыл бұрын

@@superspit not when you hang them at banking angles, so you can see the plane in it’s all, not just the underside

@superspit

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shannonbarnesdr1 you don't sound like a true modeller. Sorry.

not a problem man happy i was able to send it to you!!

@SauronEye

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get this from? Tried to find the company, but nothing came up.

@watsonw66

3 жыл бұрын

@@SauronEye ebay is where I found this one.

omg... proportionally it looks perfectly like a "adult" version of the SkyStriker. lol. Damn I love me the Tomcat.

@StandingUpForBetter

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Did you see the new Haslab GI Joe Skystriker?

Your model is absolutely stunning! I have the 21st Century 1/18 MiG 15 in North Korean colours. Thoroughly enjoyed your review.

Excellent video! The detail is unbelievable! God bless you and yours! Praying for you!

WOOWWW!!! awesome plane. Maverick & Goose. "I feel the need...the need for speed." - Tom Cruise (Top Gun)

WOW what a beautiful buy, I was really waiting this video. So cool

my favorite fighter jet even up to this day.. such an iconic jet.. nice vid, you earned a sub..

OMG, I've never seen a model that came in a suit case. Very good looking model and unboxing.. As for the decals on Sparrow it depends on when model manufacturer got the pictures to use for their decal set, (they are looking for model scale accuracy over expense of correct decal cost) plus there were many variants of the Sparrow. In all probability it was a warning sign between propellent and rocket motor - there was a "RBF" remove before flight tag at that location. It is amazing the military kept it in service as long as they did - in Vietnam it only had a 10% kill ratio. Sometimes you'd "pickle" all you had just to hope for a hit. Some had a propensity to explode 1,000 feet after launch. However, minor detail for AN AWESOME looking kit.

Excellent video, great model, thank you !

ESPECTACULAR!!! Hermosa maqueta. Muy buen video. Saludos. Excelent!!!

I am impressed with the accuracy of the model. I can see why they picked Jolly Rogers logo over something like the Fighting Aardvarks. The Midway museum hosts a Fighting Aardvark Tomcat.

Very cool. Me and my dad put together an F-14 when I was a child 😊

Beautiful toy, so a great model of my lovely plane F14 tomcat, awesome

Amazing bird one of my favorites next to the SR-71. The JSI is one of those grail pieces for 1/18. Also known as the “Spotcat” due to the lackadaisical paint application. They make decal kits for those wanting to repaint them.

Fantastic F-14 Tomcat !👍🥇🏆👏👏👏

Proud to know i have the exact same model in my room hanging looking as if it just took off from an air craft carrier

@christianchilders8556

3 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryVehicleReviews this is my dad's favorite plane

Damn! Excellent find, on a museum quality model.. ( because these ain't "toys"! ...by playability, nor price!) I'm guessing, WAY over a few hundred dollars, by now. I had at one point 40 aircraft from BBI, Blue Box, 21st Century, and JSI. Then I got divorced, and shortly after laid off. ( this was over 10 years ago) Damn, that pain, cutting the strings, from thier ceiling mounts,boxing them up, selling them off, one, two, or three at a time, to make ends meet. Forgotten all about them, till I viewed your video. Time to start collecting again! Thank you! 😊

This is a awesome model. The detail is just amazing. I have that too. I paid $180 about 5 years ago. The only problem with all of those incredible details is that is so delicate that you can break it easily. Congratulations for getting one!

@peep_da_parakeet

7 ай бұрын

where can i get one?

@faustobrennes6943

7 ай бұрын

@@peep_da_parakeet Got mine on ebay. I just saw the same for $2200 and up

My favorite plane ever. I have been wondering if an 1:18 scale is available. Had already seen the F-18, the Harrier, but damn the F-14 is just gorgeous. Thanks for the awesome review!!!

Awesome video. Brilliant model 👏

Boy the fun I would have had with a couple of these & a couple of MIGS manufactured to the same quality of finish as a boy makes me wish I still played with toys oh the the air battles I would have staged

I was in VF-84 from 85-89. The red and green marking on the side of the AIM-7 and AIM-9 are supposed to be an armed window. Very nice model, but the random spots are not right. The Tomcat got touch up paint per scheduled maintenance and the highly worn areas would be targeted, giving it a patchwork appearance, also the chains used to tie down the aircraft on the deck were oily and rusty. The chains were handled by most all of the maintenance crew, so anything they touched would get a red rusty smear. Most of the planes had a very ragged out appearance, except for 200 and 201 which were our show birds. They were kept as nice as we could manage for the weekend airshows and sporting event flyovers.

Great model. All the detail is amazing. It would be great to display hanging from the ceiling. Or on a glass casi so you can move the wings and canopy. Wish I had one of the models but from The Enterprise CVN 65. A real one would be spectacular.

Not liking that polkadot paint scheme, I know they’re trying to make the plane look weathered due to the salt water attacking the paint, but damn, it just looks like evenly paced dots everywhere!

@tobichessell132

3 жыл бұрын

Yea thought so too... that really looks horrible... i think the tried to make shading that way

@lesroisdukungfu6859

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, the weathering is so ugly that I won't buy the plane!

@joeshmoe9978

3 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryVehicleReviews if you have any airbrush, you could tone it down with a highly thinned ("filter") coat of gull gray. Otherwise, it kind of resembles WWII Luftwaffe night fighter camouflage.

@nevadabobsthelens

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree, that’s not the way to do it.

@ChrisKinster

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Looks like it got measles or something

Gorgeous!!! I am so jealous!!! When you can find these on ebay they go for around $2000

It’s amazing the f-14 is 100% my favourite jet. Fun fact the back of the jet had the nickname tennis court because it was so big when the pilot and copilot looked behind them

That is one unbelievable model!!!!

Que guapo el avión. Esta guapísimo. Muchas gracias por enseñarnos lo. Muy buen video y un gran trabajo. Un saludo y un abrazo muy grande. Cuídense.

I’d love the Playboy variant.. The all black looked sweet. Great video btw!

Awesome jet plane looks cool

I would have to break out the airbrush and do some awesome paint work along with some washes, etc. That thing is massive! Very cool. Would be neat to do an Ali Cat in the desert or gray scheme...

The green/red marking on the missile is an arm/safe indicator. There is a handle and when it is switched to red it means the missile is armed.

I'm glad you could buy a product as good as new.

5:05 Thats either an AIM-9L or M. You can tell from the forward fins having that double delta shape along with its nosecone shape. The F-14 could carry earlier variants of the Sidewinder too, but the AIM-9C was only ever carried by the F-8 Crusader. Its seeker was specifically designed to work with the F-8s radar. 5:33 Those are MAK-79 Weapons pallets. They could have various different racks, ejectors, and launchers mounted in them as well as those fairings on the front ones had the cooling systems for the AIM-54A and C contained in them. After the AIM-54C+ was introduced though the cooling systems for the phoenix were contained in the missiles themselves so the fairings were just left on for aerodynamic purposes and the cooling systems were taken out. The specific launcher mounted in the MAK-79s for the phoenix was the LAU-93 for the F-14A and F-14B, but the F-14D used a modernized launcher called the LAU-132. 6:14 Thats a LAU-138. Its a combination Sidewinder rail and countermeasures dispenser. AFAIK they were only ever loaded with chaff packets though since the flares for them were problematic to use and very ineffective. 15:07 Some F-14As had LANTIRN and some didnt. Same with the F-14Bs and F-14Ds.

thank you for the reviews, i subscribed and liked the video!

@MilitaryVehicleReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

Beautiful model mate

So the little green red and white thing on the missiles is in real life the manual arming switch for the missile. When the aircraft is loaded for a mission or an alert scramble, the ordinance is put on the aircraft but left unarmed and when the aircraft is about to take off, and Ordananceman runs around the aircraft arming all ordinance. Also, the yellow stripes on the missiles indicate a live warhead while the brown stripes indicate a live rocket motor.

@martinleicht5911

3 жыл бұрын

Ya beat me to it !! 👍

@andrewdeboer7435

3 жыл бұрын

Only the Sidewinder has the red and green arming lever. The Sparrow shouldn’t have that, but it should have a number of stripes. And: “ordnance”. An ‘ordinance’ is a law; ‘ordnance’ is stuff that blows up.

Good job fella!

Excelente! Parabéns pelo seu vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Nice bit of kit...could've done with some seatbelts and air crew...ooh and a bloody big shelf to put on 😉

Just ordered myself one!! Fantastic video

That thing is epic and scary huge!

That is absolutely beautiful 🥰

That is BADASS! I miss the F-14. :(

Awesome plane

this was huge! Awesome video as always man

@2ND-ID-REENACTOR1944

3 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryVehicleReviews no problem

Tight F14, the measles camo scheme, 👌exquisite

@sledairsoftandgaming4578

3 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryVehicleReviews are you sure? Mine also has that paint job

Hats off for detail on the tomcat and video Since you did a beautiful job on this, now we need "The Blackbird " asap ..... Please

That would be cool to have a video of the F-14 parked next to the F-16, the F-14 looks giant. The F-14 pilots used to call the wings - ""the tennis court"

Love the channel man!!!

That was a great video, thanks

lots of firepower on that bird😳🤣✌

@MilitaryVehicleReviews

2 жыл бұрын

I know right! Thanks for watching!

This is the first time I have ever seen the "dot" style camo paint scheme that I saw in TV news footage back in the 80s, when 2 x F-14s intercepted an airliner with 2 terrorists aboard and escorted the plane to an "American friendly" airport for apprehension of the terrorists... Being an F-14 fan since the final countdown movie, when watching the news that day, I was fascinated to see the "dot" camo scheme and how the pilots tilted their wings to show their armament...I have never found that pattern on any paint schemes shown on the internet to this day and thought it was something rather "secretive". I find it very interesting that they used this style on this model... - thanks for the share - did not know a model like this existed...

Once again a badass plane u got bro

Realy cool man. I wished i had that.

That looks amazing

Wow amazing F14 !!!!

That’s a very cool model dude

This brings back to my memory the GI Joe skystriker which at one point in my life I would have done about anything to own and you couldn't find them anywhere I remember that specifically my cousin had one and I had like the stealth bomber that Cobra used so we were able to get by but we really wanted to do some double action Sky Striker action and I did eventually get one so it's all good

Not sure what I noticed but when you popped the canopy open it looks like the ladder doors started to open. 14:35.

@LunchboxACTL

3 жыл бұрын

They are really bad about staying closed. Any light tap and they open up again.

@mrBasketcase69

3 жыл бұрын

Your Right .... Good eye ....

@Ghost-ok9dh

3 жыл бұрын

it did

@johnyoungs7453

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the boarding/deboarding ladder & door assemblies do work on this model.

@h.cedric8157

2 жыл бұрын

I'd apply a bit of future floor polish on the hinges, and let it cure for sometime and it helps giving some friction that still makes it move but will hold itself at the position you want. Works well on the loose jointd of my Leader class transformers figures, so that they stand up or pose as i want it

damn thats freakin huge man one of the best aircraft you had great job

@user-ec1ff4sl9u

3 жыл бұрын

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@user-ec1ff4sl9u

3 жыл бұрын

💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

Beautiful

I have had 3 of these massive jets. Ended up selling one years ago for a big profit. They are long out of production and were a limited run. The had a version with LEDs in it and they only made one other (Black Knight) limited run repaint.

Wow so cool and big

One other thing. I understand the need too want such things, but clearly there are those who paid around $250.00 for this model and now because demand is high, they're selling these upwards of $2500.00. Which is insane and only a fool would pay such a price. No offense, but you can by several highly detailed Radio Controlled F-14 Tomcats for just under $500.00 dollars and these actually fly. Plus the wings swing and they're lighted accurately. And they make the JSI version look puny. $2500? vs $500.00? Freewing makes a really big beautiful flying Tomcat. Check it out. There are others.

@roblockhart6104

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, 2500? That is insane. I'd rather just build a down sized in scale, or try to custom build one myself (if I only had the time). Still, beautiful model, nonetheless. Thx for sharing all the details, btw.

@deanvanderwesthuizen810

2 жыл бұрын

I was shocked to see the prices on ebay, 250 to 450 dollars is reasonable but 2500 dollars is outright extortion

What a beast!! 🤘🏻

that, that is HUGE

And hi you think there is a A-10 and where do you get all of these models they are so cool

Great review! The details on this thing are AMAZING! I don't know how I missed it the first time around. I was curious to see what your thoughts are on the new Haslab GI Joe Skystriker and if you will be adding it to the collection. I backed it and it looks like a great combination of adult collector details and toy action features. I would love to see your thoughts on it and see how it compares with other jets in your collection. Best regards and keep up the great work!

That's cool 👍

I really like when the pilot's included

If I’m not mistaken, the area where the wings sweep back into the fuselage were inflatable seals so that when the wings were open, that area would be smooth and faired over. There wouldn’t be an open gap like most models have.

@MrFloppyHare

2 жыл бұрын

It's true that they had inflatable 'bags', where the wings would sweep over the aft fuselage. However, these were inflated when the wings were swept back, not when the wings were 'open'. This was to fill the gap between the wings and the fuselage, to improve smooth air flow and prevent any turbulence in that area.

@friendlyreptile9931

Жыл бұрын

Navy pilots call it the "airbags"

Thanks. I wait for one that doesn't have the measles. Was this an actual one-off paint job or did they completely screw up the paint touch-up effect seen on actual planes at sea?

That bird is sooooooo big!!!

Awesome my favorite lv it

Very satisfied!!!

Great review 👍🏻 I saw Top Gun II and I just gotta have a F-14 but too bad theres no Su-57 or a F-5/MiG-28 to buy in this size. I got a ”few” JSI UH-1C Hueys and the parts are very solid but my question is are the parts especially the small ones solid and do they klick easy? Bacause some of the parts you install you don’t hear the klick sound 🤷🏼‍♂️ Thanks

amazing!

"VERTICAL STABS" Rudders are attached to the verticals or fins - the parts you held are not rudders just like the wheel is not the landing gear, speaking of, the oleo suspension leg travels or compresses it does not "rotate or pivot" - nomenclature and terminology aside this was another great review, you have introduced me to a whole new world I was not aware of these super-detailed large scale models, I see they are quite rare too so well done on getting hold of them and sharing with us in such detail. Not bad overall, for a non-aviation guy.

Red/green on the missiles is for the safe/arm T handle. Sidewinder has them, Sparrow doesn't from what I remember.

love it such an amazing plane But i cringed when you called the missles rockets XD

The only radar guided sidewinders were used by the F-8 crusader, when the crusader was retired the Army took possession of the radar Aim-9' and reworked them into anti radiation missiles and renamed them "SideArm which is short for "sidewinder Anti radiation Missile. They fit them to AH-64 apaches.

Most excellent. Iam hopefully coming out to the states as soon as restrictions are over . I would love to pick one of these models up . Where do I go to purchase. Cheers from the uk .

Nice Pick Up, You have the first edition of this bird as we collector's refered it as the Leopard version due to the over kill of spotted weathering on it. This is one that has not made it to my collection yet as i is now worth a small fortune....Well Done.

Very good

Without stabilizers looks like a Macross VF1

the f14 pilot looks cool

The red/green decals on the sparrow and sidewinder missiles represent the arm/de-arm T-handles.

Wow very awesome lol

+Military Vehicle Reviews Do you know what ever happened to the F-15E Strike Eagle that was supposed to be released as part of the series along with the Tomcat, Falcon, and Hornet? I remember seeing an early prototype photo of the F-15E, but for some unknown reason it was never released. I also saw an early prototype photo of the 2 seat SU-27UB Russian Flanker. Do you know if Elite Force is going to release the F-15E and the 2 seat SU-27UB??

i just bought an a-10 model and im excited to build it