1/48 F7F tigercat fire bomber

[oz rb fan]

year ago i bought a resin F7F kit off AMI and thought i'd pull it out and have a go.
91021661_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.
91361137_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.
91869134_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.
91976245_1234850593376977_4251531265238368256_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
and here is where it stands at the moment.
92104335_1234908410037862_4397869060235198464_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
so far been an enjoyable build even with the odd little problem here and there.

[RayS]

nice progress Paul, AM I seeing double with threads for this one?

[Graeme H]

A big resin Tigercat, what's not to love

[oz rb fan]

nice progress Paul, AM I seeing double with threads for this one?

oooppps...yup i had better fix that.

[Adam the Akrodude]

Nice - very nice! Tiger Cat and fire bomber - that's double love right there!

[oz rb fan]

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.
95582014_1258767544318615_3396609155862102016_n by paul sabin, on Flickr

95582014_1258767544318615_3396609155862102016_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
it still amazes me how well the primer polishes.

[Uros]

Looking good!

[oz rb fan]

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
but i did photograph the masking of the orange
105533789_1305193406342695_3896761748385420676_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
and unmasked
105562026_1305193449676024_5435282022111084352_n by paul sabin, on Flickr
then i masked the black for the antidazzle screen and outer exhaust panels.
105427217_1305920476269988_4439179868274957137_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
and unmasked
104832829_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

[oz rb fan]

and now she has decals
107168025_1308439699351399_7656657038449266318_o by paul sabin, on Flickr
hope to have the borate tank soon and then put her on her wheels.

[hrtpaul]

Looking awesome man