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  1. Kriss
    And so, here is my F7F-2D ‘Tigercat’ still in the workshop setting. I would like to thank my colleague ‘Moses’ for his invaluable support in building the model. To sum up, the decals are the weakest element, as there is a colour shift, but on the plus side, they fit very nicely on the model. The kit includes a nicely reproduced plastic instrument panel, but decals for it would be useful. On the plus side, the kit includes a mask, and the 3D engine and wheel accessories look very nice. When building, it is advisable to read the documentation. I still have to correct the identification marks, but I will do that only after the model returns from the exhibition. So you can admire it, as well as my other models, at the exhibition at MDK Lubliniec until 15 March 2026.
  2. Kriss
    The engines are installed, just the covers, antennas and drones left to go.
  3. Kriss
    This is what my drones look like as they wait to be suspended.
  4. Kriss
    The 3D motors have been painted, and there is no comparison with the ones on the sprues. I cut the ends of the propellers straight, as shown in the photos of my model. So now I just need the drones and I can put it all together.
  5. Kriss
    I am starting to work on models that I began years ago and, for various reasons, ended up in the cupboard. For example, I now have a U-2 in parts, already painted and ready to assemble. And from Fly, I have two Ar-234s waiting to be finished, which I started several years ago.
  6. Kriss
    The red warning stripe has been painted on, and now it's time for the rest of the decals. As I mentioned earlier, the decals are delicate and fit nicely on the model. I changed my approach to model building a long time ago, and now when I take a model to the workshop, I work on it until I finish it. Some I build straight out of the box, and others are upgraded. I have all the Fly models, so they will be in the workshop. Sometimes I like challenges with difficult models to build.
  7. Kriss
    It's time for the decals, which fit very well on the surface of the model. But there was also a mistake: on the model I am building, the red warning stripe goes around the fuselage, but on the model it is too short and, in addition, there is a colour shift and a thin white line is visible. I made a quick decision and removed the decal before it settled permanently on the model. I will paint over the area that needs correction and paint the stripe. It should work out.
  8. Kriss
    Colours applied and minor corrections made. The transition between yellow and sea blue between the stabiliser and the hull is slanted in the photos of my model, so I did the same. The instructions incorrectly show it as vertical and on the hull.
  9. Kriss
    After analysing the photos available on Google and the documentation, I made several changes to my version of the model. Starting with the fuselage, I added an antenna on the right side of the fuselage, at the bottom. The photo shows two small antenna masts. On the underside of the wings, near the fuselage, there are two T-shaped antennas, one on each wing. Additionally, a pitot tube protrudes from the leading edge of the wing.
  10. Kriss
    The chassis compartment is fitted, the parts are only placed in order to fit them. So not everything in the photo is perfectly straight.
  11. Kriss
    The next stage is glazing the cabin, and here ‘Fly’ has made a nice gesture, and you could say a double one at that. The cabin can be made in a closed or open version, with different parts of the cabin glazing. The second nice gesture is the inclusion of masks with the model, which make the work much easier, as can be seen in the photo.
  12. Kriss
    After assembling the nacelle and fitting it to the wing, it was time for the engines and their covers. I didn't even cut the kit engines out of their frames; I immediately started fitting the 3D-printed ones, and there's no comparison between them. The printed ones are better, and after cutting them out, there was no problem fitting them. The only thing I had to do was sand down the places where the exhaust pipes come out in the nacelle. However, after fitting, the engine cover turned out to be slightly too small, so to widen it to the right diameter, I inserted a piece of 0.5 mm plastic plate on one side, and that solved the problem with the diameter of the engine covers.
  13. Kriss
    The version with drones flew without armament and with blinded gun ports, and I already have the plugs ready, a little sanding and a drop of glue and it will be fine. The front landing gear bay still needs to be corrected to Interior Green.
  14. Kriss
    Slowly but surely, it's coming along. The gondolas need a bit of sanding, but more drilling. One is already ready for assembly, and the other still needs drilling and assembly.
  15. Kriss
    The fuselage is ready to be closed, but there will be some corrections thanks to my friend ‘Moses’, whose help proved to be very useful. Many thanks! For now, you can see a little bit of lead packed in, and the model was assembled dry and should stand on its wheels. We'll see how it turns out when it's ready. I'll start the list of corrections by removing the barrels in the front wheel compartment, and the compartment itself will be repainted Interior Green. The rifle mounts on the fuselage and wings will be covered up, as the drone version had no armament. In the cabin above the side panels, the colour is black, in accordance with the 1943 SR-2 painting instructions. And the seats need to be repainted in Interior Green, as mine are silver. That's all for the corrections for now, the rest will be done during construction.
  16. Kriss
    It was a bit of fun, but we managed to install the cables and the antenna, so the next stage of construction is complete.
  17. Kriss
    The decal gave me a hard time, it fell apart like a jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately, not all the pieces fell apart, only some of them. One piece came off nicely in one piece and the other in pieces. It took some time, but I managed to apply them all.
  18. Kriss
    The hull is ready for assembly. All I have to do is weigh it down and it can be closed.
  19. Kriss
    The colours have been applied and the gloss under the decals has also been applied, so now it's time for the decals.
  20. Kriss
    Curtiss prepared for camouflage painting. Apart from the photograph, everything else is also prepared for painting, i.e. the engine cowling, brackets, antenna, etc.
  21. Kriss
    The hull is ready for painting, so it's time for the engine. It's clearly visible from the front and rear, so I decided to enhance it a little by adding the missing push rods and replacing them with new ones. Anyway, you can see everything in the photos.
  22. Kriss
    The time has come to assemble the model, and Lego bricks almost always come to my aid. Anticipating comments, yes, the geometry has been preserved in this 6-degree elevation, etc.
  23. Kriss
    What can I write when the photo shows everything: the glazing is fitted to the fuselage and camouflaged.
  24. Kriss
    The set includes two wheel options to choose from: injection-moulded and resin with tyre deflection. And here the problem is the same as with the Curtiss A-8, namely that the resin wheels are too large and do not fit in the wheel covers. So the injection-moulded ones were installed.
  25. Kriss
    I have already made the first cuts, as there is one fuselage for multiple versions. In my version, the stabiliser is replaced and a cut-out is made in the fuselage for the drone operator.
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