Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[boatman]

Up to your usual high standards Chris.

Sorry not posted much on this great build!!

HI BOB MATE no worries as i know you have your platefull on your poor mum an julie so keep goin an you will get through it
chrisb

[stillp]

Glad you found that clear part Chris!
Pete

[boatman]

Glad you found that clear part Chris!
Pete

HI Pete so am i as i dint think i was goin too as sheer luck too fallen onto it an it stickin to the selotape as i could have made it up but the real part is the best an so awkward to hold only bein about 3mm long by about
2an a half mm an rounded edged
chrisb

[tr1ckey66]

The lights look great Chris. And what a stroke of luck finding that transparent part!
The Tomcat will be very impressive once complete with all the lights working.

Looking good
ATB
Paul

[boatman]

The lights look great Chris. And what a stroke of luck finding that transparent part!
The Tomcat will be very impressive once complete with all the lights working.

Looking good
ATB
Paul

HI Paul thanks an yes it was as who would have thought fallen onto sumit to find the part i lost may do the lottery lol butim glad that it turned up to make the tail look proper as would have been very hard to make it an yes i hope the plane will look good but i think this will be a slow build as im tryin to remember how i used to do things on my old planes from 20 odd yrs ago but i think im gettin there an i now wish at times that i an jen had bought different aircraft as ive got both my big kits in 1/48th scale with lights but never mind onward an up
HOPE you are well Paul
chrisb

[Andy the Sheep]

Chris, it seems your hand landed right on the carpet monster's stomach and he had to spit his prey out! :tongue-out3:
Great work with those lights.

[Jim R]

Just had a good catch up while munching on a couple of your excellent Marmite sannies. The wing lights look great. Very fiddly. So glad the carpet monster didn't get to keep your clear part. A lucky slip to find it. That channel in the tail is a real credit to your patience - well done. Lighting a model certainly looks great but is a lot of work.

[boatman]

Chris, it seems your hand landed right on the carpet monster's stomach and he had to spit his prey out! :tongue-out3:
Great work with those lights.

HI Andy yes i was lucky i got one over that ole carpet muncher lol an cheers but more to come
cheers sir

Just had a good catch up while munching on a couple of your excellent Marmite sannies. The wing lights look great. Very fiddly. So glad the carpet monster didn't get to keep your clear part. A lucky slip to find it. That channel in the tail is a real credit to your patience - well done. Lighting a model certainly looks great but is a lot of work.

AN HI Jim yes very lucky find what are the chances of doin that again ?an thank you for your kind words on my work
cheers Jim
chrisb

[boatman]

AN HI ALL well today started on that other tail vertical which i thought would be a lot easyier than the first one well boy was i wrong as it took me all day to bure out the channell for that flashin rec A/C light an i now feel shattered after concentratin to hard but got it done an this bure treid to keep smaller so not to much filler an first pic of the awkward burein i had to do as the led sits on the tail top an not on the back of the tail anyway some more pics what i have done today an it looks a bit rough burein but when wires are fitted in an the i will pour some super glue in to fill the gaps an it will settle like water an go hard then i can gently sand it down

[boatman]

AN The red flashin led an all wires fitted in place in the tail plane but was not easy but hopefully the worst ones are done

[boatman]

[boatman]

WELLL apart from just fittin in both rudders on the tails verticals they are now ready to paint thank gawrd lol now whats next oh fittin the nav lights in the fusalarge an i only hope they will be easyier but hope to do a bit more tomorrow after seein the vampire an then the docs over my back trouble
chrisb

[Andy T]

As has been said, cutting out that channel must have been a nervy task. Great stuff.

[boatman]

As has been said, cutting out that channel must have been a nervy task. Great stuff.

G/M Andy yes it was but the plastic of this model is very hard stuff so if im patien an take it easy then all will be well but it did take all day but hope when done should be worth it
ATB Andy an thanks for lookin in on the build an quite a few more to do yet have a nice day sir
chrisb

[boatman]

HI GUYS well today im been back at the bench to get a bit more done on the tomcat for fittin in lights an today was the first time id lifted the main back airframe outof its plastic casin an Wow IT HUGE campered to hmy hand