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Sid de Koning
Sid de Koning
NL

Tigercat over Korea, the first Tomcat

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16 May 2018, 13:19
gorby
Nice job!
16 May 2018, 14:37
Urban Gardini
Wonderful build!
16 May 2018, 17:20
Eugen P.
Well done. Love this bird!
16 May 2018, 19:28
Sid de Koning
And with the help of 75g of lead it is NOT a tail sitter.. thanks gentlemen!
16 May 2018, 21:45
Erik Leijdens
Looking good. 75 grams.. must be a sturdy nose wheel!
16 May 2018, 21:50
Urban Gardini
HAHAHA, I was thinking that you must've used a shitload of depleted uranium or something...

I've got the same kit and is a bit curious, is it all in the nose or have you put it in the nacelles and extra tanks as well? And how is the gear holding up?
17 May 2018, 00:33
Michael Crisp
wow
17 May 2018, 00:46
Sid de Koning
It's the kits gear, not the shitty soft metal replacement there is on the market. I have put 5 grams of lead in main landing gear well close to the engines. 5 g just behind the bulkhead of the cockpit behind the seat. There is just a little bit of Uschi's lead 0,5g in the tips of the fuel tanks. And the rest is in the nose. The gear is fragile but I made absolutely sure the lead is equally divided left and right and on the centreline to prevent any main gear collapse or unequal forces. I am positive that the flat part of the lovely Royale Resin wheels helps in balancing as well.
17 May 2018, 07:24
Thomas Bischoff
very clean build 👍
17 May 2018, 14:48
Urban Gardini
A bit as I thought then. The resin engines helps as well with the weight.
17 May 2018, 15:13

Project info

25 images
1:48
Completed
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