Boatmans Super Tomcat F14D Build

[boatman]

HI ALL well i/ve been workin on that gatlin gun area of the port side fusalarge again today an actually got some white matt paint in the gun bay by brush painting

AN THEN sprayed the whole part of nose fusalarge port side with matt light gray humbroll no 64 so gettin there now got to work out the next step as ive still got to fit 2 weak white led in the copckpits an the front flashin red A/C led under the nose an then jion all the wires up an no easy task will that be but a challenge i accept

 

[scottie3158]

Chris,
All looking very good mate.

 

[boatman]

Chris,
All looking very good mate.

thanks Scottie sorry all you guys to have been on this part of the model for so long but its very complex tryin to get this all to open to see the gatlin gun an fit a light inside when paint dry an then to get it to all close up but i think im winning but this model wont be as good as james as i really love his tomcat
chris

 

[boatman]

HI ALL well regards the model an the gun well jen an i treid to build that P/E VULCAN GUN an it was rubbish as the P/E WAS SO THIN IT JUST BENT OUT OF SHAPE when jen an i treid to get the 6 gun barrels through the mountin P/E AN WE TREID 8 TIMES until the P/E WAS NO GOOD AN i dont think trumppter ment to have the gun fitted in when the gun panels are closed as it would not fit an im still havin trouble gettin the covers to fit in place over the gun an im not pleased with how its turned out but it will have to do as ive had enough of it near sent me round the bend an wont be as good as James tomcat but will have to accept it as i looked at Barrys TRUMPY bombtomcat build an he had to do a lot of fillin to get his gun panels lookin good which mine dont oh dear but hope to finish it tomorrow ATB
Chris an jen

WELL GUYS done some more work on them vulcan gun covers an i think ive just managded to save the model but its not brilliant but just barely acceptable as ive just sprayed it grey again an it was a light coat as i dint want to lose the fusalarge detail so see what it looks like when paint is dry but for me im done on that section as been workin on tryin to get them gun covers to open an close for two wks now so goin to do some eletrics for a break as the model nearly went into the bin an ive never done that before such a bad fittin kit this is only hope the rest of the model fits better
chrisb

AN thanks for your likes an wow guys an i will put on a pic of the fusalarge with the gatlin gun fitted in a lit up tomorrow as just lettin the paint harden off tonight
cheers Flip an pete an garry
chrisb

 

[boatman]

HI James an all you guys g/m to you sirs an yes im now ready to post pics on how them blasted gun panels turned out as i dont think trummppeter really meant for the vulcan gun to be fitted in its housein an have the gun panels cover over it as ive been grinding away with my mini dremel fitted with a bure file at them panels all week a little at a time an tryin each time so i dont go right through the panel just as well ive got loads of patience but now they fit over the gun an open up with a light to show up the vulcan gun but i near binned the whole plane as these blasted gun panels near drove me to distrackion an i was not enjoyin the build but thank god i peresvered as jen kept sayin you can do it but it was a bad start on that gun p/e as it was so thin lookin at it edge on it could not be seen an was thinner than paper an dint have no strenght at all Aaaaaarrrcchhhhhh but it in the housein now not great but will do me an some pics of that crap vulcan gun kit firstly



an here the gun is fitted in its housein an now the covers will fit over it but im not happy with how it turned out as i should have done this better but i made some mistakes when fittin it an this panel came off 6 times an i had to keep refixin it but how ive done it now it wont happen again



an the light fitted in an this panels light fought me for two wks just when i thought id mastered it all something happened an so back to sqaure one Aaaaaccchhh but glad i perseyvered at it but im not happy with this but well thats life i suppoce

 

[Bri62]

Great work Chris coming together nicely

 

[stillp]

Full marks for your patience Chris! (I nearly wrote 'stubborness' )
Pete

 

[boatman]

Great work Chris coming together nicely

WELL THANKS Bri but after all the trouble it gave me an jen i nearly binned it as jen kept sayin you can do it stick at it but i was very near that line as that gun P/E WAS so thin as soon as jen an i tried to pass the 6 gun barrels through the gun mountins they just fold up worst that paper an we took it all to bits 8 times an treid to flatten it all out to have another go but no joy as it got so bent out of shape i knew it was a failure but got some bits to fit to the gun barrels to give it the rounded shape but it was not up to my standard that i like to work to but anyway its in its housein an the gun panels cover over it an when i open it up the light come on not great but best i can do as i feel its a failure oh dear
cheers for lookin in Bri an love your sub sir
chris an jen

Full marks for your patience Chris! (I nearly wrote 'stubborness' )
Pete

MANY THANKS Pete an yes jen says im stubbon an wont let nothing beat me but after tryin to build that gun 8 times with jen i think the stubboness won out so you should have put it lol as ive been told im a stubbon ole BU**er an to you Pete thanks for lookin in on this so far crap build Aaaarrrccchh but i hope when its all built the plane will redeem itself lol
ATB
chrisb an jen

 

[Tworrs]

Well Chris, you are certainly making it happen, however I take note of your frustrations, and will not be attempting anything of that magnitude myself.
Plain and simple builds for me from now on.
ATB
Garry

 

[boatman]

Well Chris, you are certainly making it happen, however I take note of your frustrations, and will not be attempting anything of that magnitude myself.
Plain and simple builds for me from now on.
ATB
Garry

yes Garry i think you are right but for me im just pushin myself to finish this tomcat as my mojo has gone AWOL again dont really feel like doin anything perhaps i got that SAD THING like dave wards got
chris

 

[Tworrs]

yes Garry i think you are right but for me im just pushin myself to finish this tomcat as my mojo has gone AWOL again dont really feel like doin anything perhaps i got that SAD THING like dave wards got
chris

I hope you haven't got the sad thing mate, it's enough that Dave has it.

 

[boatman]

I hope you haven't got the sad thing mate, it's enough that Dave has it.

YES Garry i hope i feel better soon an feel like doin something but will see on that
chrisb

 

[Jakko]

Just do something else for a while, you’ll soon start thinking about the Tomcat again and want to continue work on it

 

[boatman]

Just do something else for a while, you’ll soon start thinking about the Tomcat again and want to continue work on it

HI Jakko yes did that yesterday as sat out in the sun an read a book an today im goin to try an push myself up to the man cave a have a little go on the tomcat an see how it goes i think my probs stem from all the eletric probs on my tiger as next month a norwich pond open day so i wil take tiger there an try out them new leads to stop them R/C wires from melting as the chap who made them said it should cure the problem
chrisb

 

[boatman]

HI ALL well i forced meself to go up an have a go on the cat today an im back to enjoyin it with the 60's music goin an here i have cut out the plastic screen in the instrument panels as i want to fit green acetate behind the panels an then lite the screens up with weak white leds so they will hopefully look like they are energised an the plane soon ready for the off but i filed them out but looks like they may need more done

 

[Flip]

i want to fit green acetate behind the panels an then lite the screens up with weak white leds

Clever idea !

 

[boatman]

AN JUST give the drivers bay a litte coat of black an no no bang seats made yet as they are not all that big but felt like givin up on them as there are several parts to them why could they not have just mouled them all in one AAARRRCCCHHHHH

Clever idea !

AN THANKS Flip will see how they turn out as they should have had decals in them but not for me as they are too tiny an hopefully the lighted screens will look more effective
CHEERS FOR LOOKIN IN SIR
chrisb

 

[Jim R]

Amazing work Chris. You have great skills and patience. I don't think I've seen a kit modified like this, working parts and lights. Wel done indeed.

 

[boatman]

Amazing work Chris. You have great skills and patience. I don't think I've seen a kit modified like this, working parts and lights. Wel done indeed.

HI JIM THANKS for your kind commens but i havnt done it yet as a lot still can go wrong but i love the challenges to try an go that bit further on a kit an dont know wheather if the lights in the cockpit will be seen much but wont know till i try it eh
CHEERS FOR STOPPIN
CHRISB

 

[boatman]

HI GUYS well ive been workin on the catty builds I/P 's an fitted some green an orange acetate behind the I/P an i looked fairly good not brilliant but will do as when in the cockpit it may not be seen so a couple of pics an i was paintin the white buttons on the panel when my sis in law turned up to stay for the week end so i got pulled off doin it to make the tea for jen an rose so now got two of them natterin away in my lughole so genaral qauters an switch off my hearin aids an lovely now AH LOL

An i treid to light up them I/P with a big led 12v as the decal what should have gone in the big screen just splinted so just shone it through the coloured acetate to illiminate the screens but it was terrible an could not get the affect i wanted so im leavein the lights out oh dear


Perhaps i could usein a very fine tipped hairy stick i maybe able to paint some lines on the screens but not if i get the shakes lol
chrisb