AMT/ERTL 1/48 scale F7F-3 Tigercat

Herk · Fri 07/24/15 08:16 PM

Lee,
As you have two kits AND the required skills, have you thought of doing a twin Spitfire? A pic and two drawings of the actual A/C are located at http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/birds/spitfire/secret/spitproject.htm You need to scroll down about half way in the article. I got this from my friends in the IPMS-UK York and District Plastic Modelers Society.
Best wishes on what ever you attempt.
Regards,
Steve

http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/birds/spitfire/secret/spit18.jpg

Lee_K · Fri 07/24/15 07:56 PM

Thanks, Steve. I've got a pair of 1/32 scale Spitfires in the pattern. After that, I may just do a Tomcat as my winter project. We shall see. I hope you are doing well.

Lee K

Herk · Fri 07/24/15 09:28 AM

Nice to the that bit of trivia (box & barrel) included in the kit as I am sure it was a REAL tail sitter. As done, you would make any plane captain proud of the A/C.
What is next on the table?
Good hearing from you - hope you are handling the hot weather out there.
Regards,
Steve

Lee_K · Thu 07/23/15 11:11 PM

Thanks, guys!

Lee K

lgriffin · Thu 07/23/15 05:30 PM

Nice one, Lee!

Lee G.

Ryan K · Wed 07/22/15 06:44 PM

Quote from: Bill L. on Wed 07/22/15 06:43 PM
That looks pretty sweet Lee. Another nicely done Aircraft.

Bill L.

Hear Hear!!

Bill L. · Wed 07/22/15 06:43 PM

That looks pretty sweet Lee. Another nicely done Aircraft.

Bill L.

Lee_K · Wed 07/22/15 05:47 PM

Thanks to a gift from Ronnie Murray, here is the Grumman Tigercat in 1/48. This kit is notorious for the vinyl tires reacting with the polystyrene, so True Details resin wheels were used. Also included in this build is a Cutting Edge resin cockpit and Obscureco resin propellers to replace the incorrectly-shaped kit pieces. Overall this model was a pleasure to build although I did have a tough time when it came time to add the landing gear which unfortunately did not fit inside the nacelles very well. Also notice the kit-provided 55 gallon barrel and wooden box, a feature frequently seen in pictures of F7Fs because the center of gravity was so far rearward on the airplane that it would tail-sit when the fuel tanks were empty. Testors Dark Sea Blue acrylic and minimal weathering as these single-place aircraft didn't see any combat in their lives and spent their service time on the US mainland. The two-seat nightfighter saw a lot of action in Korea, though, and those all-black airplanes were rode hard and put up wet.

Lee K