Derek B Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Lovely detail work Brian, nicely done indeed! Derek Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks all! I'm packing up some raffle prizes as I type, but should be back on the big kitty later today. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Ok, holiday/new year rush over, and with a recent on-call stint over I do have some progress to share............back in a min with pics Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 The rear engine faces are now glued into the surrounding engine bearers. There are brass pins and consecutive fitting brass tubes in the engine and rear faces, and fit fairly precisely together, so I just stuck the rears on the engines, got the engines where I needed them, then super glued the rear engine faces to the bearers. Once that was set, I utilized some JB Weld to make sure they stayed put. I left the engines on the bearers attached to the rear sections until the next day when the JB Weld was cured enough to do some heavy lifting to secure the rear engine faces. In progress: Engines now fit exactly where they need to fit in order to get the surrounding nacelles and cowls to fit where they need to be: The nacelles still fit really nicely, and the engines fit well with or without the nacelles and with or without the cowls: The cowls seem to fit decently at this stage, and seem like they might only need a bit of fettling to get them to fit very nicely: Hopefully to be back on the big girl more this week/weekend. Cheers Vandy 1 VX 4, JayW, Uncarina and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Progress looks great, Brian! Looks like you've tamed those engines nicely. Kev Out2gtcha, Derek B and JayW 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Extremely nice progress Brian, you are slowly taming the beast. Fantastic work on the nacelles. Regards. Andy Out2gtcha and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Thanks gents. She sure isn't making it easy! I feel im creeping up on fewer and fewer really difficult projects within this project. After I get the nacelles themselves secured (again using JB Weld to secure the nacelles since they will support a lot of the weight of the model) I will be starting the next (and hopefully last) really major obstacle that stands in the way. After that it will be more down to finishing applications of PE and paint/details ect. Cheers all! Derek B, Greg W and LSP_Ray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Looking good, Brian! Derek B and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Looking really good X two! Love it Derek B and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Those engines are beautiful! What a beast of a project. Cheers, Chuck Derek B, Troy Molitor and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Excellent. Looks like this area might actually be smoother than most of the other ones. It's certainly a labor of love though to build this Tigercat. Matt Derek B and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Back Kitty ... Back ... Out2gtcha and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 go Brian go! looking sharp bud Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Now this is really serious model engineering, absolutely fabulous work. Cheers Dennis Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 You're making this look easy Brian. And we know it's not. Well done. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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