AREA 88 - F7F-3 Tigercat "Mickey"
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An oooooold kit... but a good one!
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The kit had been started, so time to count all the pieces and clean them up
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Will be using the engines from the Academy F4U-1 Corsair. Not sure about the props.
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Raised panel lines... grrr
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Scribing... ever so slowly.
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Boxing in the wheel wells.
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Dry fit with a bit of Tamiya tape.
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Old, built-in engines painstakingly removed and ready for new ones.
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A good fit it seems.
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Removing raised panel lines and scribing new ones more or less complete.
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Adding some details to the wheel well and landing gear.
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My scribing tools.
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Air intakes added to wings
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Interior wheel well structure added.
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Wheel well sidewallstructure complete
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Engine details added
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Yellow oil tanks painted
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Dry fit to se how it looks
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Engines primed and painted.
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Painted the engines black and dry brushed on the chrome instead.
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15 June 2024, 23:47 -