Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:30 pm
Duke Maddog wrote: You're welcome. Glad to help.
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Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:33 pm
very nice ! I love the camo ! looks much better
great work stuart !
gino
great work stuart !
gino
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:48 am
Wouh Stuart,
what a special What if story and a very cool build with the gray camo!
Have for some reason missed this WIP earlier, happy catched up with it!
- Kari
what a special What if story and a very cool build with the gray camo!
Have for some reason missed this WIP earlier, happy catched up with it!
- Kari
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:07 am
Thanks Kari - I'm really pleased with the camo as it happens.
And some progress - the gear is on.
it was a bit fiddly to get on - I had to dry assemble it and then go round with liquid cement. But it's on. I'm not 100% certain my belly tank will clear the ground but we'll see once the wheels are on.
Bullpups!
And some progress - the gear is on.
it was a bit fiddly to get on - I had to dry assemble it and then go round with liquid cement. But it's on. I'm not 100% certain my belly tank will clear the ground but we'll see once the wheels are on.
Bullpups!
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:26 am
Dry fit the wheels and see if they cleared.
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:58 am
JustBlackSheep214 wrote:Dry fit the wheels and see if they cleared.
- it might be a tad unrealistic ground clearance for a carrier aircraft but it'll do.Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:25 pm
That's mainly an issue on landing when the struts compress the most. The F-11 wings don't really have dihedral , but maybe mounting the Bullpups on the inboard pylons might help?
I was just looking at some images for load outs of the Tiger, and I never noticed before how much the A version resembled the Harrier...
I was just looking at some images for load outs of the Tiger, and I never noticed before how much the A version resembled the Harrier...
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:50 pm
That is really a beautiful plane, for me pretty unfamiliar (still)
- Kari
- Kari
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:59 pm
Yep it sure is a really nice looking aircraft Kari - it's very sleek, although it was over shadowed by the F-8 Crusader and had a short service life. It was the first super-sonic aircraft operated by the USN
Re: A What-IF Hasegawa Grumman Tiger
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:05 pm
It does rather - slightly sleeker and sexier but yeah, I can see a Harrier.Stikpusher wrote:
That's mainly an issue on landing when the struts compress the most. The F-11 wings don't really have dihedral , but maybe mounting the Bullpups on the inboard pylons might help?
I was just looking at some images for load outs of the Tiger, and I never noticed before how much the A version resembled the Harrier...
The Bullpups should fit on the inner pylons, But alas I've had something go wrong with the gear - it looks like its gone together correctly but the tail is dragging on ground...
Need to have a think I think....