F-14 open nose pics

[IBuild1/48]

Hello,

I am slowly building the Tamiya 1/32 F-14 and would like to keep the nose in the open position.

Does anyone have photos of an f-14 showing what was used to keep it open.?

Thanks

[jmel]

I would imagine the DACO book on the F-14 should have what you need.

Jake

[randypandy831]

do some searching on the research corner.

[Andre]

http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-radar-02.htm

HTH,

Andre

[IBuild1/48]

I would imagine the DACO book on the F-14 should have what you need.

Jake

Jake...Thanks for replying. Unfortunatly the purchase of another book is not inthe budget.

[IBuild1/48]

http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-radar-02.htm

HTH,

Andre

Thanks Randy for the "research corner" tip.

Andre. Great pic!!! You don't happen to have one from the opposite side?

[habu2]

Surprisingly hard to find pics of this on the 'net.

Detail & Scale doesn't have a pic.

Verlinden Walkaround doesn't have a pic.

Squadron Walkaround has one B&W pic that doesn't really show any detail.

I believe this is the same pic that appears in the DACO book.

link to airliners.net pic

Edited December 6, 2013 by habu2

[Neeko]

link to airliners.net pic

^Prepping for antenna hydraulic servicing... I get all tingly looking at that picture.

I think what I have below is what you are looking for. 99.9% of the time we had a red strut that would bolt to the the port side of the bulkhead that the antenna mounted to on one side, and the port-side radome lip on the other. The strut was insignia red in color, though they were really beat up and chipped. That was all that held the radome up while work was being done inside.

The radome could also be brought up and held up through means of a hydraulic hand pump, and allegedly be held up indefinitely in that manner. Rarely you will see a pic of the radome up with no strut... We never trusted that way though, as the hydraulic pressure would bleed off over time and the radome would slowly settle if not braced after it was up. Plus, we risked crunching the antenna array with the radome while being raised and lowered that way. 99 times out of 100 though, it was just a couple of guys holding up the radome with another one placing the strut where it needed to be.

Pics of both ways below:

The 99.9% solution:

The .1%:

Edited December 7, 2013 by Nick Kessel

[scotthldr]

http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs2/160003_79446945_An_AWG-9_radar_f14_01.jpg

[habu2]

http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs2/160003_79446945_An_AWG-9_radar_f14_01.jpg

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[IBuild1/48]

^Prepping for antenna hydraulic servicing... I get all tingly looking at that picture.

I think what I have below is what you are looking for. 99.9% of the time we had a red strut that would bolt to the the port side of the bulkhead that the antenna mounted to on one side, and the port-side radome lip on the other. The strut was insignia red in color, though they were really beat up and chipped. That was all that held the radome up while work was being done inside.

The radome could also be brought up and held up through means of a hydraulic hand pump, and allegedly be held up indefinitely in that manner. Rarely you will see a pic of the radome up with no strut... We never trusted that way though, as the hydraulic pressure would bleed off over time and the radome would slowly settle if not braced after it was up. Plus, we risked crunching the antenna array with the radome while being raised and lowered that way. 99 times out of 100 though, it was just a couple of guys holding up the radome with another one placing the strut where it needed to be.

Pics of both ways below:

The 99.9% solution:

The .1%:

[IBuild1/48]

You ROCK Nick! I knew someone would come through and you did BIG time. Thanks also for the tutorial on how you prepped.