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1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby oz rb fan » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:49 am

year ago i bought a resin F7F kit off AMI and thought i'd pull it out and have a go.
Image91021661_1229880497207320_5609081010579832832_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
i have no idea the brand ...but it is molded in blue resin (the tailplanes are almost see through) and is very sturdy the details aren't too bad.
Image91361137_1233116140217089_4197643766569369600_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
the plan for it is to be a firebomber..Cal Nat Airways flew the first tigercats with the big tanks so it will be one of those.....still need to get the tank and decals.
Image91869134_1234631900065513_7327388934835535872_n by paul sabin, on Flickr it almost balances(there is a tiny bit of bluetac holding it down here BUT whe the tank goes on i'll put more lead in that as well.
Image91976245_1234850593376977_4251531265238368256_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
and here is where it stands at the moment.
Image92104335_1234908410037862_4397869060235198464_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
so far been an enjoyable build even with the odd little problem here and there.
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby RayS » Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:36 am

nice progress Paul, AM I seeing double with threads for this one? :)
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby Graeme H » Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:52 am

A big resin Tigercat, what's not to love
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby oz rb fan » Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:48 pm

RayS wrote:nice progress Paul, AM I seeing double with threads for this one? :)

oooppps...yup i had better fix that.
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby Adam the Akrodude » Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:25 pm

Nice - very nice! Tiger Cat and fire bomber - that's double love right there!
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby oz rb fan » Tue May 05, 2020 12:30 pm

well a little more has happened...she is now white and i have polished the white primer,i am now waiting for decals and a borate tank for it.
Image95582014_1258767544318615_3396609155862102016_n by paul sabin, on Flickr

Image95582014_1258767544318615_3396609155862102016_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
it still amazes me how well the primer polishes.
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby Uros » Wed May 20, 2020 6:17 am

Looking good!
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby oz rb fan » Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:57 pm

well after a 2 month + wait for decals....they have arrived and i have got stuck back into it.

so i didnt photograph the masking of the yellow........who knew RLM 4 was a perfect match for the Cal nat yellow :o
but i did photograph the masking of the orange
Image105533789_1305193406342695_3896761748385420676_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
and unmasked
Image105562026_1305193449676024_5435282022111084352_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
then i masked the black for the antidazzle screen and outer exhaust panels.
Image105427217_1305920476269988_4439179868274957137_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
and unmasked
Image104832829_1305938446268191_8239706241049439931_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
she is looking great....clear gloss in the next couple of days and decals this weekend.....still need to find a tank
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby oz rb fan » Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:25 pm

and now she has decals
Image107168025_1308439699351399_7656657038449266318_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
hope to have the borate tank soon and then put her on her wheels.
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Re: 1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

Postby hrtpaul » Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:22 pm

Looking awesome man :)
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