I was in Torrance today and I was hoping to sketch the Madrona Marsh. But it was closed on Monday. So I stopped by the Western Museum of Flight next door. Unfortunately they closed at 3 PM. So, I did what I could in 30 minutes and then finished it later at home.
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Western Museum of Flight
Torrance, CA
Ink, charcoal and watercolor
A4x2 (8.3" x 23.4") Etchr Watercolor Landscape Sketchbook
March 25 2024
In addition to the IIAF's modifications to use Hawk SAMs in place of AIM-54s:
The US Navy also experimented with fitting other weapons to the Tomcat:
Adding AIM-120s made a certain amount of sense, and being able to carry two on each of the glove pylons would have made the deadly cat even more so, but the cost to upgrade the radar was judged to be too expensive, and the project was terminated.
After the A-12 Avenger was canceled, the Navy began trials to fit the F-14 with a number of different ground attack options as a stopgap. While the dumb and Smart bombs were operationally deployed, others were abandoned for expense or lack of mission need. Still, being able to carry Harpoons (maybe SLAMs too), HARMs or Walleyes could have been very useful.
Because once is never enough when it comes to #TopGunMaverick ⚡️Our last night in Broome and we went to the outdoor moves again @sunpictures_broome_est.1916 to get another dose of the best sequel ever! And what made it even cooler were live planes roaring overhead on final to BME and in the fight scenes the fire works for the #ShinjuMatsuri2022 closing festival went off popping and banging and adding to the explosive atmosphere. So much fun! I love airplane movies. And Tom Cruise is a true movie star living legend (and bloody good pilot - that’s his own P51 Mustang he’s flying at the end of the film - so maybe I’m biased too!). Best Fathers Day date night wrap to an incredible time in this magickal place. More pics coming! @spiff._ ❤️ @spiffandfifi #ontour #pilotlife #pilotforever #topgun #p51mustang #f18superhornet #f14tomcat (at Broome, Western Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiFxPhjp_oJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
That’s what we talking about respect fans and original source material. Great dog fight scenes and touchable emotional scenes are bring us that past good old days. #topgun #捍衛戰士#壯志凌雲 #トップガン #topgunmaverick #捍衛戰士獨行俠 #トップガンマーベリック #maverick #f14tomcat #transformers #變形金剛 #トランスフォーマー #hasbro #toy #toyphotography #toyphotogallery #toygroup_alliance #actionfigurecollection #actionfigures #actionfigurephotography #toyphotography #toystagram #toygram #toys4life #玩具收藏 #フィギュアーツ写真部 #フィギュア撮影友の会 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeISGinJ3Tt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Finally! It's done! The Fujimi Tomccat is finished. It's been a long term stash resident since 2017. Oddly, the previous owner also bought this in 2017 and then promptly dumped it at Valuevillage.
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