F7F Tiger Cat 1/7 scale Birdi kit ,pics are now up!

[monica]

do real like the paint work on it,looks great real do like the lines with the blending of dark to lite,

[takeslousyphotos]

Sorry for the long absence Gang hope this atones for it somewhat. I've had to shelve the P-40 build due to a back order of the main gear so I dove into this build. The kit is from 1977 and had some serious damage due to boxes being stacked on it while in storage. The Fuselage is Fiber glass and was bent like a Banana ,took some serious tweaking with clamps and a heat gun but I managed to get it true. The wings and tail feathers are foam core sheeted with 1/32 balsa then clothed and glassed with 1/2 oz cloth. This was built for my friends Dad 80+ years old and still flying RC.
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Well ain't that a cracking job Trey........ I`m lost for words....... Amazing work.

[Guest]

Ooohhh that's a big un'


Nice work mate

[Guest]

Colin thanks,and yes a low parts count as kits go Gavin, Ian, thanks . Monica thanks,doing the panel lines that way was less labor than actually doing them in relief glad you like the effect. Peter , Dougie thanks

[Guest]

Wow excellent work on the diorama, you got the beard hair looking so real! And the graffiti on the trash cans is attention to detail......


Hang on.....

[yak face]

Just seen this one trey , amazing job ! It looks fantastic and you would never guess it was so bent. Your friend will be really pleased with this beauty , i hope she flies as well as she looks , great work , cheers tony