Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[A_J_Rimmer]

Superb work Chris, that looks fantastic.

Just in case I've missed something, you've not servo'd the wings as well have you, or do they open and close manually?

[boatman]

Superb work Chris, that looks fantastic.

Just in case I've missed something, you've not servo'd the wings as well have you, or do they open and close manually?

WOW Arnie im not that much of a plane nut to fit servos in to work the wings lol
an yes they are just manually operated by the mark 1 hand lol
an now goin to fit some more pics on site
chrisb

[boatman]

AN HI AGAIN Guys well ive said for days now i was goin to fit the nose secktion on to the fusealage well to day it happened but first fitted it to gether by the eletric plug to try out an im not goin to say yet if the all work as i want to keep you all in suppence lol an the wirein is a nice clean fit with them plugs

an its not a tail sitter so thats one good thing



an here the nose is fitted in right home an its a terrible fit as the bottom fualage plate doesnt fit but i was exspectin this as barry said in his bombcat build it took a lot of filein down to get it to fit an snap mines the same so will get out the dremel grinder to take a bit off

WELL ANOTHER HORROR STORY HERE look at this gap about 2 mm short on the top of the spine of the fusalarge so out with the plasti card to bridge that gap cant understand it as in the last pic the bottom part of the fusealarge was to big Aaaaaaccchhhrrrr so more grindin down to get a fit this kit is givin me nightmares an just as well the big hammer is down in the shed lol an in barryies bombcat it looks as though he had the same problem an there was no glue fitted in this jiont just pushed in ti it clicked so i cant get it right home an i cant get it out so i have a nerve tabs to calm me down

AN its not the wirein at all as it all nice an tidy an missin the fusalardge jion easy so that not the trouble make me wonder if this was a teabreak kit Aaaarrgghh

but if i can get over these fit probs then she should look a nice tomcat but for now got to takle all these probs

an starboard side well thats me done for today exscue me while i have a nervous breakdown Aaaaarrrgggghhh this kit is the very devil but at least the nose swivels up nicely so thats one thing in my favor

[Tworrs]

She is looking good despite the hassles you are having mate.
I have every confidence that you will get there in the end.

[Guest]

WELL ANOTHER HORROR STORY HERE look at this gap about 2 mm short on the top of the spine

Could this be a knock-on problem? Meaning, it results from the poor fit of the earlier parts, so that had you gotten those in exactly right, this gap might not have been there either?

[boatman]

Could this be a knock-on problem? Meaning, it results from the poor fit of the earlier parts, so that had you gotten those in exactly right, this gap might not have been there either?

HI Jakko i dont think so as the front nose section all lined up on each sides so not something ive done but if you look through barrys bombcat thread on this page you will see he had the same prob but not as bad but he had to do a lot of work sanding the jion in his fusalarges spine so im sure its not me an if that was the case jakko why has the bottom part of the fusalarge met up an as barry said he also on this part has to do a lot of filein an sandin like im goin to have to have a look at his bomb cat thread an you will see what i mean
chrisb

She is looking good despite the hassles you are having mate.
I have every confidence that you will get there in the end.

CHEERS Garry but its gonna take a lot of work
chrisb

HI GUYS well regardin this bad gap jion on the spine well ive permiossin from barry to use one of his bombcat build pics showin the trouble he also had like ive got now an it took a lot of sandin down for him also an pic to show it an his is better than mine but he had the same trouble
chrisb

[Guest]

if you look through barrys bombcat thread on this page you will see he had the same prob

I agree, in that case it’s almost certainly poor kit design. Hopefully you can fill the gap well enough that it won’t be obvious.

[A_J_Rimmer]

Man I hate it when that happens, it wouldn't be so bad if it was on the bottom, but that sucks it being on the top.

Other than that though Chris it's looking good.

[boatman]

I agree, in that case it’s almost certainly poor kit design. Hopefully you can fill the gap well enough that it won’t be obvious.

YES Jakko it is a poor kit design in my book like the probs ive had perhaps this is an old kit before every one got fussy lol but yes i'll get over it but really its work i should not have to do urg an got to fit an grind down that bottom fusalrge plate as well oh dear
ATB
CHRISB

Man I hate it when that happens, it wouldn't be so bad if it was on the bottom, but that sucks it being on the top.

Other than that though Chris it's looking good.

an hi Arnie yes so do i on the bottom is getawayable but right up top in plain sight its gonna be a job to get this down smooth as not only a 2mm gap but the front part is also 2mm higher so how much i'll have to grind off lords knows an just hope it wont show to much
cheers for lookin in both of you will start on the gap today
chrisb

[boatman]

WELL GUYS ive been atthis gap fill all day an it was a job to stop it gettin out of hand but ive treid to keep it local to that jiont an it has now been filled but its not right yet as im sure there are some dimples that will need to be refilled but wont know yet till ive spray painted it as ive run my finger tip over the jiont an it seems smooth but i bet there will be dimples to refill an thn spray paint again but at least its filled

an just lookin at it it seems low but till paint on wont know proberly so ive taped it all up an just now spray painted it but now got to wait till paint is dry then it will need to be sanded an painted again

[Guest]

perhaps this is an old kit

Trumpeter hasn’t even been making kits for 25 years, in my book this is not an old kit

[boatman]

Trumpeter hasn’t even been making kits for 25 years, in my book this is not an old kit :smiling3:

WOW Jakko well how old do you think it is then

[Guest]

Let me ask my good friend Scalemates

That says it’s from 2010:

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And with two variant kits released the same year. I would not expect the kind of fit issues Barry and you have with it on a kit fourteen years old, TBH.

[boatman]

Let me ask my good friend Scalemates

That says it’s from 2010:

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And with two variant kits released the same year. I would not expect the kind of fit issues Barry and you have with it on a kit fourteen years old, TBH.

AN NO Jakko no would i esp for the amount of money it cost i thought jen had bought a R/R of kits as the box is like a fancy siutcase with a carry handle but never mind im getting it built i think if i just get over this top joint lookin decent an the bottom part of the fusalarge then it should be plain sailin an should look a decent model an with my extras should set it of just nice an does it say when my super hornet was made ? in 1 /32
an many thanks kind sir for that info
chrisb

[scottie3158]

Chris, I have every confidence in you to sort the issue out, but it would be better the kit fitted better.