LSP_Ron Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Nice stuff! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Wow!!! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Looks good with her wings and horiz stabs on, Brian! Looks like fit is pretty good, too! I bet it is revving your mojo on this kit, too. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Terrific update Brian. Well done. Certainly looking like a Tigercat now! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Brian, A quantum step! Stellar work Brian, and thank you for making me more familiar with this aircraft. Cheers, Tom Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Looking wonderful! I am excited to see this one get so close. Out2gtcha and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Nice dihedral. Good progress. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Nice to see the big kitty with wings! Now you are really tempting me! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Incredible work Brian. looking really good. Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 You're cookin' with gas now, Brian! Cheers, D.B. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thank you gents, very kind of you guys to post. The uplifting comments honestly do help in the trying times, of which there seem to be slightly less of late. I dont want to jinx it, because I know there is a lot of cutting parts out of resin pools left to do. I started this round of updates with a big shout out to our own Harold of AMS resin as I now have a complete set of F7F Tigercat wheels both main and nose. This will save me a lot of work in the long run, as the OOB HpH wheels are excellently molded but they are in halves and I already destroyed the tread on the OOB nose wheel assembling it. Harold's wheels have a nice tread and stamped letters, + no seem work to take care of. I still have some cleanup work to do from the pour blocks but right off (most of) the pour block, the two sided nose wheel aligns and looks great: Ill take care of those soon enough, as it will be another small, but worthwhile "win" as I'm taking those in the small doses they seem to be coming in. It seems to make the distant end seem not so distant. The props were a similar small but needed win even if I haven't actually assembled them yet (was waiting till after airframe assembly to recoup some room on my parts assembly pad since they are easier to store unassembled) . I got the supercharger intake and collector weathered, along with getting the reduction housing, crank case and cylinders weathered as well as finishing the paint on the intake runners. The macro lens is a harsh harsh mistress. You think something is outstanding and the macro says otherwise! : I still think the parts turned out good The cylinders are far from perfect in that some of them have some defects that I assumed would be covered by the heat shields, but in pre assembling the engine parts, I found there (A) wont be enough of them to cover even 6 cylinders on each side of the two engines, but (B) once together, there isnt enough room to run the ignition wires properly. Ill just have to do without the heat shields. In the end you cant see a whole lot down the T-Cats cowl anyway, as they are shaped in a way that closes off much more of the engine than you would think, BUT I'm still pressing on with as much detail as I can manage.............or are willing to apply I should say as there are what seems an giant field of cylinders....... R Palimaka, Wouter, mark31 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 I took her "nose bandage" off and put her under better light to see what she looks like.................I know she still needs a vertical fin badly, but OOOOOOHHHHH LALA, shes purty IMHO even in this highly unfinished state. For a resin kit, she came out as straight and aligned as I could have hoped for. As Mark pointed out, LOADS of dihedral too: Cheers! Iain, Harold, CJP and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Brian, You are a patient modeler. It would drive me crazy to spend as much time as you have taken to get the wings on. I can't wait to close up the fuselage and add the wings, usually to the detriment of the overall build. Great stuff, Dan Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Nice wing-tip work. The bird looks real good. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: The cylinders are far from perfect in that some of them have some defects that I assumed would be covered by the heat shields, but in pre assembling the engine parts, I found there (A) wont be enough of them to cover even 6 cylinders on each side of the two engines, but (B) once together, there isnt enough room to run the ignition wires properly. Ill just have to do without the heat shields. In the end you cant see a whole lot down the T-Cats cowl anyway, as they are shaped in a way that closes off much more of the engine than you would think, BUT I'm still pressing on with as much detail as I can manage.............or are willing to apply I should say as there are what seems an giant field of cylinders....... Don't get too hung up on the oily bits. Pick the best of the bunch from what you have for the front faces. If anybody is stupid enough to start shining a torch in there then they are going to get a slap anyway. Looks great to me so onward and upward ! TaffyMan, Out2gtcha, Kaeone57 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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