TorbenD Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Slightly speechless... a combination of one too many Christmas sherries and looking at your top drawer work - clever, clever stuff Brian Torben Martinnfb and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Brian Merry Christmas my Friend and the work you have accomplished on the nose gear alone is surely a Christmas present to all of us wishing to be able to accomplish this level of work. Absolutely incredible work Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Brian, Awesome looking metal work! Out2gtcha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 That is amazing, Brian! Merry Christmas! Kev Martinnfb and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 Thanks guys! Very kind of you on this cold Christmas day. I'll likely be back on this tonight, and see if I can get the parts in primer to see how much work they are going to require before paint. Hopefully not much! I really need to get these finished up and painted so I can get the parts installed in the bay that need to be prior to fuselage assembly. Once I get the gear painted and weathered, as well as a bit of weathering on the well, I will commence the cockpit work! Yay! Martinnfb, Harold and sandokan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Wow is all I can say. Out2gtcha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vulcan32 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I can see that you have left the rod in the leg a little bit longer, so you can stick it into the nose wheel, will give some extra strength - great idea. Out2gtcha, scvrobeson, Dandiego and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Thanks all! It's been up and down the last couple days, as last night I broke part of the folding brace, and had to use some JB Weld to set it, as I couldn't risk soldering after all that assembly and other plastic parts.Hopefully with the GFs relatives coming over today for a late Christmas, i might get some more bench time. I can see that you have left the rod in the leg a little bit longer, so you can stick it into the nose wheel, will give some extra strength - great idea. Hey Heinz,Thanks for looking I'm on me. Honestly, the only real reason I left the rod long like that is so later I can use it to adjust how long I need to make the oleo area to make sure the model sets level.The rod will get cut off flush with the bottom of resin part, so as to make the look of the tire a bit more realistic w/no rod going through it.I'm hoping with the solid brass strut, and brass reinforced nose gear fork, it will be plenty of strength. I hope. Shawn M, Martinnfb and Harold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Incredible work on the nose gear. Will look much better without the rod through the wheel (can't believe the kit does it that way!). Out2gtcha and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Haha, you and me both. Honestly, I think the OOB gear is plenty strong, but the look of the brass rod through the tire is something has HAS to be fixed. I realize they did it for reinforcement, but in the end there are much better and more realistic ways of accomplishing the same thing. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vulcan32 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Just a joke. I´ve started to build the Tigercat, that means I´m preparing all the parts and put them into small bags, every step one bag. what should I say, I´m looking forward to return to my dayjob. I will try to go another way with the brass rod, but you´re right, it has to be fixed. Out2gtcha and Artful69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 I appreciate your input Heinz! Being more in the know than most o these kits, it's nice to have your insight into them. If you find anything on the F7F I havent mentioned here, please do let me know! I'll gladly follow your lead if you forge into uncharted territory. Martinnfb and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 You're well and truely owning this build Brian! Glad to see you moving forward after those initial disappointments. Keep at it! Craig Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Next up I decided to take a stab at the wings and see if things were more on par with what this kit should be. I chopped the wings out of their pour blocks, and cut out the upper wing engine vents, and underwing landing light hole. I added the underwing light and PE ring first: With all of the issues I just had previously, I figured I better test fit, so I cut out all the small resin posts HpH has you put in previously molded holes, to see how the wings lined up. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! This issue unfortunately is even worse than any of the other issues with fit I encountered with the fuselage. The issue is this, and I had Shane (who also has the kit) check his to see if its the same: - the upper wing sections both look really good, and all alighns up with respect to rivets and panel lines, no issues here: - The lower wing panels look fine too; from the root of the wing till where the engine nacelle gets glued onto: However......................if you look close, you will see there is a line of rivets RIGHT next to the wing tip cap on all wing sections except the starboard underside. This pushes all rivet and panel lines about 1 or 2mm to the outside and completely off alignment with the upper wing section. You can see here compared to the port underside. You can see the tip line of rivets on the right, on the port side, and on the left you can see the missing row of the starboard side: This part of the Tigercat has always been a bit of a mystery as to how it should look. The Monogram 1/72 being an older kit can forgiven for lack of detail due to the age but the 1/48 AMT (Now Italeari) does not have the proper detail either. l will be following this build with particular interest in the wings and how the wheel wells should look. Hopefully l can duplicate it on the Monogram one l want to do up as an 3N night fighter. Awesome work on the nose wheel wells! l filed the pictures away for future reference. Hacker....man of many scales Martinnfb, KUROK, Harold and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Brian, it looks like this model is going to take up all your ingenuity and skill, but i'm certain it'll turn out to your satisfaction (as said before) but remember this is a limited run resin model, which will ofcourse need carefull consideration and approach on certain parts and fittings (despite its price tag), but in the end.........it'll be much much much better than the "only availlable other option" , but i'm telling you something you didn't know already ofcourse...... I couldn't give you any more good advise or hints on how to handle things which you didn't find out or heard about already, since i didn't tackle mine yet, but i appreciate your in-progress report with all its ups and downs and i hope to be able to match your level of expertise myself. happy new year Jack. Martinnfb and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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