Hi Thomas, I had to read your post so many times before to realize that you really scraped your prototype!
LGM Graphix has simply anticipated me in asking you for an update on the project, I haven't stopped to think at it even if in all these years there were no updates at all, as I was really hoping that there even a very little update to show us... giving the great progress of your prototype in these years, making experience with 3D printing and the machined landing gear, I (we?) can only be sure that your next F-14 model will be even more gorgeous than this one.
Can't wait to see it, it will be worth the wait.
Angelo
it was a hard decision, but it was the correct one. The first one was just so far behind of what it should of been and very overweight.
my simplified version with fuel weighted 54lbs. That is on par with what the skymaster ones weighted without fuel.
with 3D printing becoming more economical with time, it may be possible to have the more complex parts of the landing gear printed in aluminum instead of being machined. This will have to wait a bit though as i need to get the T38 projects finished up and the plugs for the next jet are almost completely printed and ready to get finished for molding.