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Series of pics from my phone. Fin half covered in brown paper (pleased with that. Servo tray ready for servos I had to cut this out of fuselage no idea why I placed it where I did it may will be shortened, am going to place 2 battens to support tray lower down to clear wing. Still to work out wing retaining . Nose finished apart from fine tuning gear works ok still need to fit light spring to hold doors open when gear down. nose leg steering servo can be seen. Gun ports fitted inner ports made with paper straws.

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I am switching to my phone from now on so hopefully file size will be better

Thank you Chris.

Hello I have been busy this year honest but not always on the Tigercat. I got sick and tired of the 2 wing halves so joined them together only to find I had screwed up on the one nacelle (it was to long by 30mm) what to do start again or ponder for a week ,pondering worked it required delicate surgery (no record of this) making a template to match the correct one turn it over and mark out the shape then very carefully slice into to top sheeting and into the formers removing what was needed and then bringing the two sides together to match other nacelle it took a while but I got there. This will not be the end of mistakes, more later. Anyway, wing has been moved to hanger 2 out of my sight and the fuselage moved in ,its not easy working on it with limited space. The plan called for bespoke noseleg gear but as this is a reduced scale that wouldnt be possible I sourced a noseleg for a flight line Tigercat as I have done for other bits as its the same scale. After careful measuring, I committed to to cutting open the lower nose section down to a hardwood string gradually removing bits until I could fit in nose leg , A ply plate was made to support the retract and nose leg. The nose leg on the Tigercat is canted forward I packed out the retract until I achieved the desired angle that still allowed the nose leg to retract in just below the fuselage skin. Anyway some pics to show the result.

Magnificent

don't take it near the Brooklyn bridge

Sadly F1 impresario Eddie Jordan died yesterday of an aggressive Prostate cancer . So don't put it of get checked if you haven't it could save your life .it only took a year to claim Eddie

mine is still in its box untouched but I did look at it 🙂

lovely plane

long time since any updates for all those under going treatment I sincerely hope it went well. Me I'm still being monitored PSA reading creeping up but nothing to be alarmed about. My younger brother has been diagnosed after taking my advise to get checked unfortunately has prostate cancer to big to remove prostate so is undergoing hormone treatment to reduce the cancer ( happily not suffering with side affects i.e breast development and a desire to wear a dress. Recent MRI showed the cancer to be confined to the prostate capsule and is about to start radiotherapy long road ahead of him but should have a good outcome. So please get checked you never know because without the test my brother would be looking at a very bleak outcome.

Hi Bruce please see here I would appreciate updates here to remind us blokes to do just that and get the PSA tests PSA

Maybe check to see if its still there

thank you Eric I'm not to bad 🙂

So it continues 🙂 Port wing almost sheeted nav light completed , landing light completed . Ae servo fitted and one flap servo fitted other flap servo will be fitted after wing joining (no far off) and trailing edge shrouds fitted. Inlet ports on wing completed , these were done by laser cutting several pieces of rectangular balsa then laminating and carving to shape plus filler . I meant to show my little homemade tool for creating a bed for trailing edge bed, this was made using 2 pieces of hardwood in an l shape with coarse sandpaper .

that is on heck of a machine Ron

really a credit to you Colin

Yes after I posted I did an extensive search and as you say non available. Just as well I bought 50 a couple of years ago .

Slow progress but at least it is progress. Motor mount is on motor fitted Esc installed and battery tray fitted . next up fit remaining wing servos and join wing sections also fit landing light and nav light with covers.

if anyone still needs to source these SLEC blades they are Swan Morton MajorV surgical blades available from medical supplies. used in orthopaedic surgery 🙂

Hi Edge here is post from 2010 NYLON

congratulations Nick

that is a beautiful work of art ,a credit to your hard work

With a cows reputation for methane release it could have jet powered

Full doors Chris courtesy of Motion RC Flighjtline Tigercat spares although the hinging is going to be my biggest nightmare, just can't get my head around how to accomplish it 😞