Years ago I tried and failed to do a single seat F/A-14 using an already completed Matchbox F-14A. The concept was an advanced glass cockpit and flight control system based on that developed for the F/A-18, single seat, F-16 style canopy, Vulcan, Sidewinder, AMRAAM (but no Phoenix) and various air to ground guided / unguided, free fall / glide / powered ordinance.
The basic idea was a single seat F/A-14 instead of the F/A-18A/C (there was no E/F when I was playing with this) meaning the carrier air group would have two squadrons of F/A-14 single seaters (instead of Hornets), two of F-14D and two of FB-14 two place strike aircraft (instead of Intruders). Basically an all Tomcat air group that would also provide the perfect aircraft for the RAAF instead of Hornet and Pig.