Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[boatman]

HELLO Chaps well still workin on the big cats engines an hopefully i think ive finished them an i know copper colour on the engines pipes an such may not look right but i see someone else paint them this colour an it was a hit with me so ive had go when paint dry to try an fit them in the fusalarge a then see if its possible to cut out opening hatches so they can be seen but it may not be possible but i'll have a good try but im only goin to do a cut out on the show port side an now a couple of pics

[Tworrs]

Very neatly done Chris, good luck with cutting the opening.

[boatman]

Very neatly done Chris, good luck with cutting the opening.

THANKS Garry yes im pleased with how the engines now look an they are spurrein me on to try the idea of havin a opening engine cover so today im goin to lay out the lower half of the fusalarge an lay in the just the port side engine an see where the cut out for the openin cover will be an if possible see if i can cut it out an fit in two mini hinges for open an closein covers but how i will cut it out still remains to be seen
ATB Garry

[Flip]

it was a hit with me

...and me! So what if it isn't the REAL colour - it's your model and it looks the business :thumb2:

[boatman]

...and me! So what if it isn't the REAL colour - it's your model and it looks the business :thumb2:

THANKS John yes i think the copper colour of the pipes an mainchery sets the engines off as ive looked at the real engines an they are just grey so when looked at these bits hardley show so if im goin to all the trouble to try an show off the engines they may as well be a colour that can be seen but i havnt done today what i hoped for on the cat as jen said its too nice an sunny an warm lets get out sunbathin so thats my day gone an no doubt it will be rainy tomorrow then i can have a go on the cat to do what i planned for today a cheers John for stoppin an havin a look as this will really get intresting when i wire up all the light an such goin to be a real challenge that is
chrisb

[boatman]

well the challenge is now starting on the cats engines fittment an hopefully opening engine cover but doin a lot of thinkin ahead before i cut out the engine cover an here just havin a look first to see where the engines will be on the bottom half of the fuselage

[boatman]

an here ive just taped the bottom fusealarge covers in place to see if the enngines will fit how i want them too an so far loookin at it its lookin promiseing an trumpy must have thought someone would be crazy enough to try an fit opening enigine covers an they have fitted a cut nearly right through the engine cover so should be a lot easyier for me to do the cut but im in two minds on this cover as if i fit hinges at the top an let the cover hinge upwards then i think the engine will hadly be seen due to the cover bend so i may fit the hinges at the bottom an let the cover hang down that way the engine will be seen more easy WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ?
Chrisb

[BattleshipBob]

Not visited much Chris, so missing a treat. The engine looks the real business. Keep it coming my friend

[boatman]

Not visited much Chris, so missing a treat. The engine looks the real business. Keep it coming my friend

Thanks bob mate no probs as i know you have had your hands full but we hope you are feelin better now

[Bri62]

Looking good Chris keep up the great work

[boatman]

Looking good Chris keep up the great work :smiling3:

CHEERS Bri im tryin to but this kit is puttin up a heck of a fight as its so fragile an floppy an tryin to fit these engines is a task as there are no fitment slots to show where the engines fit an how up to the big air intakes they fit so its pot luck an keep tryin with the dryfits but as soon as i move one bit the other keeps fallin out of postion so i think i'll have to tape them in place to hold them parts in the fusalarge an the instckions dont show much either wow talk about frustratin one thing for sure this is no kit for a begginer as over the yrs ive built loads of kits but never like this one even the K/H jag was a walk in the park compared to this kit but im enjoyin to see your sub build well done on the take 2

[A_J_Rimmer]

A Tomcat, but not only a Tomcat but a VF-84 Tomcat, and Marmite sandwiches - you're a man after my own heart!

So not only are you building this big beast (and my 1/48th Tomcat scares the crap out of me) you've decided to go the extra layer of hell and add electrics, LEDs and opening panels!?!? Very impressive Chris - looking forward to seeing how it ends up, it certainly sounds a challenge. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

[Airborne01]

CHEERS Bri im tryin to but this kit is puttin up a heck of a fight as its so fragile an floppy an tryin to fit these engines is a task as there are no fitment slots to show where the engines fit an how up to the big air intakes they fit so its pot luck an keep tryin with the dryfits but as soon as i move one bit the other keeps fallin out of postion so i think i'll have to tape them in place to hold them parts in the fusalarge an the instckions dont show much either wow talk about frustratin one thing for sure this is no kit for a begginer as over the yrs ive built loads of kits but never like this one even the K/H jag was a walk in the park compared to this kit but im enjoyin to see your sub build well done on the take 2

You are nutty as a fruitcake Chris!
Steve

[boatman]

You are nutty as a fruitcake Chris!
Steve

WELL Steve how can i be nutty if its a fruit cake LOL but on my models i like to try an do something differnt like make them work to a certain exstent so theres more of a challange but if others want to build them out of he box then all good for them as they do some remarkable models well done them as thats whats great about this forum we all do things different

A Tomcat, but not only a Tomcat but a VF-84 Tomcat, and Marmite sandwiches - you're a man after my own heart!

So not only are you building this big beast (and my 1/48th Tomcat scares the crap out of me) you've decided to go the extra layer of hell and add electrics, LEDs and opening panels!?!? Very impressive Chris - looking forward to seeing how it ends up, it certainly sounds a challenge. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

HI Arnold yes im havin probs on this kit due to bad fittin but im winning as i get over the probs an marmite sanies HAHA that was just a joke as gern an i cant stand the stuff lol an yes i like to go the extra mile by makin things work if its possible an now goin to post some more pic on how im doin on this big cat an yes im also lookin forward to seein how this build turns out
ATB to you sir
chrisb

[boatman]

HI GUYS well still tryin to build this big cat an things are now lookin promersin as im tryin to fit in the big engine on the starboard side to see how an where a cutout panel will be in comparance to where the engine fits an this is all at the moment loads of dry fits an as can be seen ive fitted the starboard engine cover in place an airintake

an here a engine has just been dry fitted to make sure im right in where i will do the cutout for the engine display panel

AN onece i was sure i had the postion of the cut out panel right then i found trumpy had done something RIGHT as in the engine panel they have actually thought some one would be nutty enough LOL to want to display the enginge so in the cover panel they have put in a cut along the whole lenght of the engine panel so all i had to do was run my sharp stanley knife down the cut an vollay one opening engine panel but now the hard part an thats fittin in the mini hinges so the panel can open an close an im goin to try an fit the panel so that it hinges up just like the real plane but firstly there will be more dry fits as this is goin to be very difficult as the fusalage curves so thin wont be done in a hurry an in the pic below the cut out is done an engine panel lays on the bench

AN overall shot of the model WITH WIP an engine an air intake just laid in for now till tomorrow