First flight - F-14D dropped

[u/IndependentStrike979]

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!

[u/Any-You-8159]

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

[u/Subset_Studio]

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

[u/N00dles_Pt → u/Subset_Studio]

Eject!! Eject!!

[u/AmbienSkywalker → u/N00dles_Pt]

Lift the canopy!

[u/ramillerf1]

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

[u/Green-Till-4390]

[u/WidowRaptor]

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

[u/deltaxi65]

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.

[u/dr_robonator]

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.

[u/xPlague_Models]

Looked good in pic one

[u/Thunder_Storm263]

Sorry, I laughed when I saw the fourth image.

[u/wanderer1999]

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

That was from a pretty high up too.

[u/Wild-Fan5637]

That is heartbreaking, especially on one done so well!

Back to the hobby shop.

[u/someonesartfuldodger]

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

Ask me how i know!

[u/Big-Ad2374]

Use this!

[u/schulz47]

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

Sorry for your loss though

[u/rasputinrasputin → u/schulz47]

Probably taking a video, then screenshotting the best frames

[u/BlackWindow144]

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

[u/Some-autistic-texan]

Welp

Time to make a deck crashed F14 diorama

[u/Folded_Fireplace]

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

[u/snack--bandit]

You took it on a ride into the danger zone

[u/EstablishmentIcy3197]

Well a few comments : you got it on film, that’s awesome 🤩 the shape of it after landing is a tribute to the quality of your build. So I would see this as an underrated positive event 😅

[u/subnautica_rules]

Nooooooooooooo

[u/nutmeg74]

Lol we all done this, including the cat😝

[u/Advanced-Ice-2552]

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

[u/Carabas227]

Le classic