AMT 1/48 Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat

Ooh, that's one plane that's never going to win a beauty contest :)
 
I will admit it looks better in the photos than in the box art :) Certainly sleeker than the painting has it. Still can't say I'm fond of how it looks, but it's not as bad as the initial impression.
 
The TigerCat was ahead of it's time and I seldom see those being built. Looking forward to watching this one, please keep us updated Tim!

EDIT:
Guess that was not the best term to use, it was at the beginning of the jet age and all, so hardly "ahead". But the performance was stunning compared to ICE/prop planes of it's time.
 
Edbert said:
The TigerCat was ahead of it's time and I seldom see those being built. Looking forward to watching this one, please keep us updated Tim!

EDIT:
Guess that was not the best term to use, it was at the beginning of the jet age and all, so hardly "ahead". But the performance was stunning compared to ICE/prop planes of it's time.
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It was a great plane but bad timing.
 
Tamiya's USN blue is definitely too dark, I mixed some lighter blue with it (about 40% XF-8 and 40% XF-17 with about 20% XF-18) for my Corsair and I think the result was improved. Here's a picture from earlier this year, the lighting is very bright (LED) which lightens the appearance considerably over normal light.

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This other picture (without the LEDs) shows it is still fairly dark, but not midnight like out of the bottle.

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Full thread is here https://www.scalemodeladdict.com/threads/tamiya-f4u-1a-in-1-32.15510/
 

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