Jack Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Having done no building what so ever, no inspiration due to very heavy personal problems, i finally got back to grinding plastic again. FEEEEEEELS GOOOOOOOD....... So here you have it, without engine nacelles, just general layout......mistery plane??....i don't think so, but i can still decide on a tanker or the original marine's toy........i think it'll turn out into the original.......SEMPER FIDELIS you know i'm a slow builder, .....bear with me, i'll keep ye posted happy modeling Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Yeah.......would be a nice addy to increase my growing "late-war-navy" project onto a "grumma-cats" project....only a BEarcat would be missing! Looking foreward to it, cheers Chris "the ripper" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Cool A Tigercat! Is it just me or are there some really cool models being built here? We've got a couple of awesome Balsa kits, a vac form Arado, and a Gnat just to mention a couple I am following. I could list dozens...P-38, Hellcats, Messerchmitts, Spitires... Man, I love LSP. Cheers, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Lovely work you're doing there and that is a vac isn;t it?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Welcome back Jack!!! That looks great!! I love the tigercat.... you will do 'er justice! Keep us posted! What engines will you put into her? Cheers and glad to see you back Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Nice one Jack, can't wait to see it finished - good luck with the build. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 Hey guys, thanks for the comments, but it was a real challenge to get started again after about half a year. You might remember some struggling going on in my personal life, concerning my partner, Jacqueline, who decided to stop flying dual together with myself, and continued solo.......(flying 737 remember...), so we had a divorce, and i under estimated the impact on my personal life, to be exact my physical condition, which went down the drain. Ok, i got myself more or less convinced i couldn't go on this way, so after some frequent hospital visits i hope i'm in a updraft now, and one of the obvious things is being able and willing to "grind the plastic" again, so to speak. I had this vacform 1/32 combat Tigercat since a whole lot of years, and like most of you liked it's appearance very much. I hope i'll be able to finish it in such a way that it will represent this magnificent aircraft in all aspects. And Alan, i have some "engine and things" P&W stuff, so i might try that one, but as you might know, the actual cowling opening isn't so wide as to justify a complete engine, you wouldn't see it anyhow, and i'm not planning on opening up any cowl. I did decide on the marine version, so it should turn out really BLUE........ As you can see the back seat cockpit is open, but i'll cover it with styrene, i like the single pilot version better. This kit was a very early version by Combat, it has seperate "cast" wheels, struts and props, but they are very brittle, so i'll make some new ones with alu-tubing and such. cheers for now. Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Nice aircraft Jack. I have seen the OFMC Tigercat fly a few times at Duxford...it is always very impressive (and I think Stephen Grey's favourite warbird to fly). Good luck with the build. Best regards Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 That is going to be looking great Jack!! All the best, sit back and enjoy the build!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP Dan Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Looking ggod and welcome back!! I had a bunch of the old Combat kits when they first came our 20 some odd years ago. Always liked the Tigercat. And now for a shameless plug For the props, I have a decent supply of the Obscureco Hamilton Standard props in stock. You can check me out at the Warbird Models, USA site on the main page. For a look at the set check out my "Obscureco has landed at Warbirds Models" post. Model on ! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Looking good so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Jack, Having walked a stretch of the same path, I certainly understand how tough things can be. I too have used this hobby for therapy and am glad to see you starting a new build. Also glad you chose USMC for the "cat" as they had to prove that it was a good plane- just as they did with the Corsair! This will be interesting to watch. Maybe if I see a couple of these type articles ,I'll bust out my Ta-154..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now