Grumman F-7 Tigercat

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Grumman F-7 Tigercat

Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:26 pm

I would love to see one made in 1:18 scale
In fact I would love to see all the Grumman Cats made!!!


http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&l ... a=N&tab=wi

This is a 1:72 scale model I found of the Internet.

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Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by catman » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:33 pm

WHOA.. whats that? ive never seen it....

eh, if its got 'cat' its got my vote... :wink:

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:36 pm

There are some other classic warbirds on that web address
http://www.air-and-space.com/20050522%2 ... Static.htm


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I would love to see this one made
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Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by catman » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:37 pm

is it a bomber or what?

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:42 pm

catman wrote:is it a bomber or what?
Its a fighter

Armaments: Four 20mm cannon, four .50 caliber machine guns

"The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the first twin-engined fighter aircraft design to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed for the new Midway class aircraft carriers, the aircraft were too large to operate from earlier decks. Although delivered to United States Marine Corps combat units before the end of World War II, the aircraft did not see combat service in that war. Most F7Fs ended up in land-based service, as attack aircraft or night fighters; only the later F7F-4N was certified for carrier service. They saw service in the Korean war, and were withdrawn from service in 1954."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F7F_Tigercat
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Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by boyx30 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:42 pm

catman,


I used to watch these as a kid dive bombing forest fires...very cool!....

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Post by catman » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:47 pm

lol cool
yeah... lol remember that bear? hehe
i loved that guy
something new..



vmf this is a fighter? i fighter with two side propeller engines??

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:47 pm

boyx30 wrote:catman,


I used to watch these as a kid dive bombing forest fires...very cool!....
That would be cool to see! 8)
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:49 pm

catman wrote:lol cool
yeah... lol remember that bear? hehe
i loved that guy
something new..



vmf this is a fighter? i fighter with two side propeller engines??
Yup, so is the P-38 and the P-61
the F7 did not make it in to WWII
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by catman » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:50 pm

oh i thought this was a modern plane...


damn i suck at this game.. :oops:

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:56 pm

Correction it did fight in the end of WWII but like the P-61 it did not have many targets to engage, since the reason it did not make much of an impact on the out come of the war.
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by momaw nadon » Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:05 pm

Would make a good choice for the contest. I don't really care for it, but that is just me. There are others I would like to see before odd planes like this one.
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Post by Plastic Spastic » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:36 pm

yeah that is a sexy plane. I like the shorter nosed one but that is a sweet build on that model.

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Post by c44 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:41 pm

Personally, I would love to see one in XD or 32x, or best yet both scales...If my memory serves me well (a very iffy proposition), there is one of these in the USMC museum at Quantico...I visited there back in the '90s, it's a super cool place to check out if you got a little time to kill...I hope it's still open to the public...
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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:10 pm

Plastic Spastic wrote:yeah that is a sexy plane. I like the shorter nosed one but that is a sweet build on that model.



Yup, I like the shorter nose my self

c44 wrote:Personally, I would love to see one in XD or 32x, or best yet both scales...If my memory serves me well (a very iffy proposition), there is one of these in the USMC museum at Quantico...I visited there back in the '90s, it's a super cool place to check out if you got a little time to kill...I hope it's still open to the public...
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Dimensions: wing Span 51ft 6in; length 45ft 4in; height 16 ft 4 in


1:18 scale
Wing span 34.3 Inches

Length 30.2 Inches

Height 10.8 Inches
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by ostketten » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:49 pm

I would love to see one made in 1:18 scale
Yeah, the Tigercat would make a splendid subject for an XD model, but take a look at the second set of pics you posted, the ones from warbirds, see how small the pilot and ground crewman look compared to the aircraft?? The T-Cat is a BIG airplane, almost as big as WWII medium bomber, it would be a HUGE 1/18th scale model, and I think that fact is what dooms it for any consideration as a future project from 21C or any other manufacturer. Oh well, there is no harm in dreaming I suppose, nice pics too.
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Post by Rogue » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:58 am

Not much bigger than a P-38.
I would love to have a F7F as well as any "Cat" in 1/18.

There quite impressive with the 2 R-2800's roaring.

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Post by grockwood » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:18 am

It would make a nice display companion with the P38.

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Post by Flytiger » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:10 pm

Go to Reno in September and see on that races!

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Post by Sabrefan » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:13 pm

The F7F Tigercat is an awesome twin engine plane. But I would really like to see an 1/18th scale F8F Bearcat.
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