1/32 Tamiya F-14 Tomcat how to build

	This diagram shows inside structure of the diorama base. I put 1cm thick wood board to the frame first, put cardboard on it to adjust thickness and then put Plexiglas on top. I glue them together. Lastly I put a cardboard to the bottom so that the base slides easily for working.
	There is a blue sheet on the Plexiglas. I cut Plexiglas and cardboard out for JDB hole.。
	I used a glass knife to cut Plexiglas.
	Top 2 layers.
	Storage for the Jet Blast Deflector
	I put a board at the bottom of the JDB storage. I also marked the position of Tie Downs (The holes for tie the aircraft down to the deck.) The distance between Tie Downs is 90mm.
	Raised floor board.
	Put it into the hole.
	Put the rectangle cushions(?) on the surface.
	Make the Tie Down hole with hand drill. Be careful not to crack the Plexiglas.
	After the order has arrived from Belgium. I put all 10 figures on the base. At first, I thought it would be better if I put as many as figures on the diorama. However my friend Mr. Harashima suggested "Think of each story or role for each figure." Eventually, I picked up only 6 of those.
	I wanted to change the angle of Tomcat a bit left, but it was too late because of the JDB hole. Consider the layout well before you start to work!
	You might have noticed that there is another Tomcat in previous photos. Because she contributed much to this new F-14D diorama, I have to introduce her. She was built about 10 years ago when I was a complete novice at scale modeling. She was painted in the Jolly Rogers scheme at first and then sprayed dark gray for VX-4 several years later.
	When she was about to be dumped in a trash can, my son tearfully asked me to save her. Now she is hanging over his room with lots of dust on top.
	Because I cracked a new tire when I tried to remove it from the hub, she gave me her own old tire as a substitute. Her wing was marked with pencil to let me know the position of the rotation limit for drawing the dirt streaks. And because I threw away the light portion of plastic which was cut off from the wings to replace with clear parts, I lost the shape of the light. So she cut herself and gave me her plastic to show the shape. It is because of you, that I've got this new F-14D now! Thank you.