r/modelmakers • • 2d ago

Completed First flight - F-14D dropped

Pro tip: Don’t drop the model!

I’ve got it doctored up and only lost an AIM-9 canard to the ground. Final pictures coming once the glue dries!

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u/Any-You-8159 2d ago

first advice: the photos, are taken from a flat and solid location, the pieces that are loose are easy to adjust

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u/Subset_Studio 2d ago

'Goose, we're in a flat spin! I can't reach the ejection handle - you have to punch us out!! GOOOSE!!!'

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u/N00dles_Pt 2d ago

Eject!! Eject!!

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u/AmbienSkywalker 1d ago

Lift the canopy!

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u/ramillerf1 2d ago

We’ve all been there at least once! Thank you for posting.

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u/WidowRaptor 2d ago

I felt that in my soul when I saw the pics of you drop the model

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u/dr_robonator Prime your models 2d ago

I'm honestly surprised how well it stayed together, all things considered. I've dropped Academy's M1151 from a similar height and it was deconstructed to its component molecules.

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u/deltaxi65 Building ships under the stairs 2d ago

I dropped my New Jersey model carrying up from my workshop when it was finished and I thought I was going to put my head through the wall in frustration. I feel your pain.

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u/xPlague_Models 23h ago

Looked good in pic one

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u/Thunder_Storm263 2d ago

Sorry, I laughed when I saw the fourth image.

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u/wanderer1999 2d ago

Thank god you are able to fix it. It's a painful experience.

That was from a pretty high up too.

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u/Wild-Fan5637 2d ago

That is heartbreaking, especially on one done so well!

Back to the hobby shop.

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u/someonesartfuldodger 2d ago edited 2d ago

You'll find "that one piece" about 2 years from now, in another room.

Ask me how i know!

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u/Big-Ad2374 2d ago

Use this!

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u/schulz47 2d ago

I’m genuinely confused as to why you kept taking pictures as you lost control of it

Sorry for your loss though

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u/rasputinrasputin 2d ago

Probably taking a video, then screenshotting the best frames

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u/BlackWindow144 2d ago

Now its an aircraft that took some damage! Keep it like that, add a scenery and it would be perfect!

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u/Some-autistic-texan 1d ago

Welp

Time to make a deck crashed F14 diorama

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u/Folded_Fireplace 1d ago

I dropped my Torando yesterday. I was so pissed off.

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u/snack--bandit 1d ago

You took it on a ride into the danger zone

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u/nutmeg74 Where does this part go? 2d ago

Lol we all done this, including the cat😝

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u/Advanced-Ice-2552 2d ago

Great model, but sad ending. You will be fine tho, just build another one

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u/Carabas227 20h ago

Le classic