Shawn M Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I also just found a brand new clear handle toothbrush if you need it....amazing what you find in your glove box lol Phartycr0c and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 I also just found a brand new clear handle toothbrush if you need it....amazing what you find in your glove box lol Keep a hold of that sucker! I looked almost EVERYWHERE in my own city for any clear toothbrushes. Not a damn one to be found................not even travel sized or in the "Dollar store". I couldn't find any to save my soul, and checked about every dollar story, Walgreens, drug store and grocery store there is in town with 0 luck. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levier Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I found a smashed tail light lens on the road, and utilzed it to make a wingtip nav light on my Jetco (1/14)F-51H recently. Had a helluva time finding a green toothbrush for the other wingtip... this is wecome news! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 I found a smashed tail light lens on the road, and utilzed it to make a wingtip nav light on my Jetco (1/14)F-51H recently. Had a helluva time finding a green toothbrush for the other wingtip... this is wecome news! For sure! I didnt realize that anyone made clear/round/1/2 round ect, ect clear rod either. It was exactly what I needed to make the tip lights, and will be perfect with its smooth flat surface to glue it to then should be able to shape it pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Keep a hold of that sucker! I looked almost EVERYWHERE in my own city for any clear toothbrushes. Not a damn one to be found................not even travel sized or in the "Dollar store". I couldn't find any to save my soul, and checked about every dollar story, Walgreens, drug store and grocery store there is in town with 0 luck. LOL I also have a used one if you want 2. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 LOL I also have a used one if you want 2. No worries Shawn, its a rarity, so keep a hold of them! Ive got the clear rod coming my way for the F7F so Im hoping that covers my bases atm. Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ok Brian look. Leave the jeep alone. Send the gf to work. And let's see that big kitty lol Vandy 1 VX 4 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 RIGOR quoting a redneck comedian Now that's funny right there Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Poor Ol girl is just strapped to the JH stand while her wings sit on the "assembly floor" (piece of large 1.5" thick foam) semi-tapped together. The main section of the bench that I have the F7F on is a mess ATM too, so will have to get a thorough bench cleaning too. The clear parts for the wing tip lights are not in yet so I've taken some LSPers advice and have been concentrating on the little Extra 330 in a last ditch effort to take it to the NATs in August. I will be back on the Tigercat soon.... MikeMaben and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Brian Looking forward to the the Tigercat getting all your attention and TLC :popcorn: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 me too... it's about time someone else got some grief for not finishing a Tigercat then again, maybe something that isn't going to fight you is in order right now Peter D.B. Andrus, Harold and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 ... so I've taken some LSPers advice ... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigern007 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Gotta agree with " hooked for life". Seems to me that if I could afford this kit[also my favorite cat] I would be surprised initially,but would use my modeling skills to overcome any fixable faults and feel lucky that kit is on the market. As I am sure you will eventually. As they say S#$#*^T happens. bigern c Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Guess whos BaAAAAAAAAAAK!! The big kittys back!! AlexM, TaffyMan, Jan_G and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Yes, shes back on the bench.................... I sat down the other day to work on my Speeder bike and on the other side sets the Tigercat, on a freshly cleaned bench. I just sat and looked at it for a few min before picking up my speeder bike, and before I knew it, I had the engine resin pools out and was separating things from side to side. I guess sometimes things just click, so I took advantage of the feeling and utilized the new found motivation for the big cat to start working on the engines and props. First things first though as I bring back why and where I left off at the last point I worked on the big F7F. I stopped at the point of gluing the two wing sections together in full. After doing that, I figured out that the F7F example that HpH used for their kit, has an odd cut to the outside wingtip. Im not sure if it was a mod, or just a 1 off, or something that is under a bolted on section of the tip. Regardless of what it is, its not correct for 95% or more of Tigercats including the trainer 405 that I am replicating. You can see what HpH based their wingtip shape off of in the lower left corner: I looked high and low for clear tooth brushes and what not but NOPE. No where. I bet I looked at 15 or more different stores of varying types. I gave up. I found these however, that despite their high cost, fit the bill perfetly to replicate F7F style wing tip lights while allowing me to work the wingtip into a new shape that I needed: Im putting the wingtips off for a bit to get a start on the twin R2800s. This is going to be a LONG process. I almost was thinking about investing in some of the other nice resin ones, but Im pushing on with the OOB ones for now. I started by separating all the different resin pools between the two engines, so I could assemble them "assembly line style". his includes the main cases, front trans, mounts, push rod covers, cylinders, heat shields ignition rings prop boss and prob hubs and intake/exhaust rings: Im going to insert a brass tube 1 size bigger into the front cover than the size of brass tube Im working into the prop hub. These are really nicely molded actually: I almost forgot what the big girl looked like on the inside. I really happy with the way the Tigercats cockpit turned out. Shes been silently waiting for me to return to her for quite some time....... All for now gents. Who knows how progress will commence but I will be continuing on with the big F7F regardless as I keep reminding myself how many chances one has to build his favorite AC of all time in his favorite scale of all time. Cheers! NukerDan, R Palimaka, Shawn M and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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