Markh-75 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I can't remember if I put this on the forum before but here we are! I made this not long after I'd started making models. This was a delight to build, and to paint! Came up looking beautiful. I replaced the 'plastic sticks' that were meant to be machine guns and cannons, they didnt fit right or look right so I made them with lengths of sewing pins. The kit was hard to find a for a while and I got this at a great price. Painted all over with Hannants Extracolour glossy sea blue and used Starfighter decals because the originals were unusable. I painted the heat areas at the engine exhausts with Humbrol polished steel. I was gonna matt it down but in the end I left it the way it is as it looks magnifico! G-142 of the US Marines MCAS or VMF-312, El Toro. 1946. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 good to see a Tigercat - one of my favourite warbirds. Nice one! Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, WildeSau75 said: good to see a Tigercat - one of my favourite warbirds. Nice one! Cheers, Michael Thank you; its a cracker of a model; I wanted one because it was an aircraft that was fitted with the P & W R-2800 Double Wasp engines; it would have been a formidable fighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Very nice Mark, looks fantastic, bet it was a beast of a machine too. Great work fella. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 Cheers Chris, it was a delight to build, one of those models that the wings and tail thread through the fuselage before the fuselage is closed over, was a dream to paint too even though I wasn’t priming at the time. Monogram say that if the builder is careful then the model won’t need to be painted and moulded it with dark bloo plastic! I watched a YouTube video featuring the Tigercat, Hellcat and the Bearcat all flying together; turned up the volume to hear those Double Wasp engines ROAR! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Beautiful model! Love the gloss! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 That is superb! The Tigercat is such a great looking aircraft and you really did a terrific job on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 36 minutes ago, SAT69 said: Beautiful model! Love the gloss! 7 minutes ago, opus999 said: That is superb! The Tigercat is such a great looking aircraft and you really did a terrific job on this one. Thank you, I knew that people would like this one, I certainly do! It looks the best in gloss!👍 we didn’t see it fight because it was just too late for WW2, I think they may have been used in Korea. thanks guys.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Beautiful glossy finish, one of my all time favourite aircraft 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 I certainly don’t think it would look as good in Matt. Thank you. Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Gidday, she's a beautiful aircraft and you've made a superb model of it. Very well done. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Thank you Jeff.👍🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Lovely job on the old Monogram, one of my favourite kits. Great work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wulfman said: Lovely job on the old Monogram, one of my favourite kits. Great work ! Wulfman Thank you, it was a pleasure to build, and paint, really enjoyed it.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 9:51 PM, Markh-75 said: Thank you; its a cracker of a model; I wanted one because it was an aircraft that was fitted with the P & W R-2800 Double Wasp engines; it would have been a formidable fighter! I do have it as an RC model - 1700mm wingspan - looks so good on the air 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 1700! it must be pretty large! Its fuselage is longer than its wingspan, I'd be scared to fly it in case I crashed it! There's a video in YouTube of the Hellcat, the Tigercat and the Bearcat all flying together, its excellent!👍 All those Double Wasp engines roaring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, Markh-75 said: 1700! it must be pretty large! Its fuselage is longer than its wingspan, I'd be scared to fly it in case I crashed it! There's a video in YouTube of the Hellcat, the Tigercat and the Bearcat all flying together, its excellent!👍 All those Double Wasp engines roaring! yes, its indeed quite large. The bigger they are the easier they are to fly usually. yeah, the Grumman cats are indeed impressive birds - some of the fastest piston engined planes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 What a shine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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