I just had a "D'oh!" moment.  I just realized there are multiple boxings of Revell's 1/48 F-14D and when I bought the kit last year I made the mistake of getting the older boxing that had the wrong cockpit, limited weapons and bad decals.  The newer boxing has been updated to include the right cockpit components, a large arsenal of weapons and a big nice sheet of decals.  I guess that's how it goes