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

[Guest]

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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[Guest]

pics are'nt loading like they used to do'nt get it

 

[Guest]

Not sure, try going to media, add media, add to gallery and make a gallery. When editing your thread click the camera icon and the photos will appear in a box. Click then and the BB type code will be added automatically and pictures will show in post when submitted.

 

[Lee W]

Not seeing anything, I click on the attachment and it's reading that it's unable to be viewed!?!?


Trey, it's probably no less than amazing!


Lee

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip,hope I got it sorted

 

[Guest]

You can see how old the glass is in this shot before it was painted


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[Guest]

Lol this is nuts, makes my seaview look tiny,

 

[Guest]

Mmmm....

 

[flyjoe180]

Wow, nice work Trey, 1/7 is huge!

 

[Guest]

That's one big birdie! Excellent stuff Trey

 

[Guest]

wow... just WOW


R.

 

[Guest]

Steve , Joe , Patrick , Roman thank you

 

[colin m]

That has to be the biggest kit I've ever seen. But not many parts I guess ! Nice job......

 

[Snowman]

That is cool!!

 

[papa 695]

Great work Trey

 

[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.....