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1:24 Grumman F7F Tigercat N7654C


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thanks guys :)

 

..bit more done on the other side...

 

..don't know what this bracket is, but it is typical of a model within a model.. I am sure to most people it is a square empty space, but to oddballs like me it is still an interesting challenge..  note how it is folded and the corners are missing and radiused, there is a folded flange lower left, there are a number of holes and different tones where something was mounted there (like taking a painting off the wall..)

 

..told you I was odd...

 

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first step was to make a paper template...

 

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..it needs to allow for the folded parts too, and what better material to use than a bit of litho sheet,,,

 

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..marked it out and scored the outer cuts to bend & break off the waste..

 

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..used a dremel and cutting wheel to grind the radiused corners...

 

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..and after cleaning up..

 

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..and then folding in a folding tool..

 

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..I sprayed it black, masked the patch and sprayed a bit lighter - added some weathering and mounted it...

 

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..I repainted the whole cockpit liner the same as the other one to move the black line down and get some hairspray chipping...

 

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..and hopefully tomorrow I find out if the seat fits between them... :ninja:

 

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..thats it for now..

 

TTFN
Peter

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Man, this is going to be best model ever ;)

Model? this stopped being a "model" a loooong time ago. This is a near 1:1 scale rendition ..........Harv :popcorn:

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