discussion Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[boatman]

I thought being retired I’d have all the time in the world!! Ha!!
I just grab opportunities as they appear. I certainly can’t plan bench time. However, that does mean I actually enjoy those times sitting with a file or glue pot!! Especially if there is a cup of something as well.
Keep up the good wok Chris.

YES Doug since i retired im the same thought loads of time which i had when building tiger nr every day workin on it for 5 or 6 yrs then we started to meet new freinds as ive met some up boaty lake when they see my norfolk an then saw tiger an its great to have freinds who come an see us an jen has made new freinds who come an see us its just weird never had so many freinds but i'll lose one tomorrow at the fureral so sad
chrisb

 

[Airborne01]

Know your pain Chris, inadvertently glued my mouth shut last week.

mmmmmmmmme too!

 

[boatman]

mmmmmmmmme too!

NOT you too Steve howd that happen ?

 

[Airborne01]

NOT you too Steve howd that happen ?

My wife did it to me when my gorgeous (single) neighbour asked if I could go to a Karaoke party with her ...

 

[stillp]

Sorry about your friend/neighbour Chris.
Pete

 

[boatman]

Sorry about your friend/neighbour Chris.
Pete

Thanks Pete always had a good word to say about people . An as he has lived around where i haved lived all our lives he knew people from the 50s an then on UP to present day an it was great remeniseing an he often told me about how things used to be before my time as he was older than me an he brought up peoples names who id completerly forgot about but will pop next door to see if his wife is ok as she loves a good chat very nice lady
ATB Pete
chrisb

 

[boatman]

HI GUYS well spent a few hrs at the bench today or should i say on the floor dealin with the carpet monster Aaaarrrccchhhhh as i knew it would happen as i put a tin lid on my bench so if i drop any parts an yes i did an it bounced right out of the tin lid onto the floor an the part i knew i lose was that tiny 3mm clear tranparient glass part that fit over the front red anti collishion light on the port tail vertical

OH BOY so not to be beaten i was on my hands an knees crawling around where i think it landed an no joy so then i had a brain wave dont happen often lol i grabbed the two inch wide clear selotape an after an hr or so i went around on the carpet stickin it down an then liftin it up to look to see if i had caught it but NO IT seemed like he carpet monster was laughin at me

an i was about ready to give up when holdin the tape in my hand an i overbalanced sittin on the floor an goin backwards i put my hands out to save myselve an when i got up what was stuck to the bl**dy tape yes you geussed it the glass light what a stroke of luck OH WOW was i happy an now its stuck to that tail top an it was very difficult to hold an makes me wonder how barry an james did theirs ?
AN NOW some pics of the little blighter an lights goin

 

[scottie3158]

Chris,
Outstanding mate, as Jakko said great skills cutting the channels for the wires and the result is very effective.

 

[boatman]

Chris,
Outstanding mate, as Jakko said great skills cutting the channels for the wires and the result is very effective.

THANKS Scottie an the lights will look a lot better when they are all painted in their tamyia clear paint an finished off propberly an now next the starboard tail vetertical with it rear red anti collishion light to be fitted an should be a lot easyier than the one ive just done
chrisb

 

[BattleshipBob]

Up to your usual high standards Chris.

Sorry not posted much on this great 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