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Re: Century Wings & FOV what makes them different?

I've scrutinized every inch of outline and every nook and cranny of both FOV and Century Wings F-14 molds for comparison (oh, my poor old eyes are strained to the max) and the only thing different I see is on the rear area canopy: The FOV has the 'two prong hinges thingy' molded on, while the Century one does not have it. I verified this with all available F-14 references I have in my arsenal, and the Century canopy is the right profile. So it appears, to my eyes anyway, that that's the only area that was corrected by Century Wings, all the rest has FOV's imprint on it - thus the shared 'heritage' mold.
 

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