Tigershark . . . with a twist

Shasper · February 24, 2008, 10:45:42 AM

Ok my first project for the Spring Break GB started life as my sole entry into ARCs Monogram GB, but I never got a chance to finish it in time. (See http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=119400)

Well yesterday I pulled it out of the closet, did a little prepwork & snapped a couple of pics:

The fillerwork on the fwd fuselage & the missile rails on the pylons are the only work I've done to date. Still to be added are the new fin-mounted ECM pod, Dragchute housing, Intakes. . . Oh yeah, and the new radome.

Shas

Shasper · March 03, 2008, 04:29:25 PM

Got the putty sanded down, re primed & the new radome mounted (after some re-cutting), Also I've got the exact A-4 bits I needed so my scratchbuilding load has been reduced.

Shasper · March 09, 2008, 11:39:01 AM

Ok this one will not make it . . . again, but here she is at the moment:

Finally got the nose shaped down & the extra bits from a A-4 kit installed

Shas

John Howling Mouse · March 09, 2008, 12:07:02 PM

Wow, did you ever get that nose perfectly blended in! Looking very sharp...in more ways than one.

Shasper · March 16, 2008, 12:09:54 PM

And here she is today:

Got the idea for the camo from the RoCAF Ching Kuos. I figure I'll have it finished in another wkend or so.

Shas

gunfighter · March 16, 2008, 12:58:00 PM

Shasper, is that a poncho liner you use to cover your bed? Got mine too, it was a MUST piece of equipment in my old Spec Ops days

Shasper · April 30, 2009, 04:33:44 PM

Holy thread revival!

Ok so I dug this beaut out of the closet the other day & nearly hurled when I took a good look at the camo, so I reprimed & began repainting it after I found a good camo diagram on ARC. Hope to have a pic or two up later tonight (No homework + small college town nightlife = Modellin' time).

Shas

anthonyp · July 17, 2009, 08:05:23 PM

...sooooo, it this one finished? And in what markings?

Shasper · August 25, 2009, 12:55:58 PM

We're getting VERY close now!

Eddie M. · August 25, 2009, 02:38:18 PM

Needless to say, I'm a huge Tigershark fan. This one looks super sh*t hot! ( an old USN compliment

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Sauragnmon · August 25, 2009, 05:08:26 PM

I have to admit, the Tigershark is quite a sleek and nice looking bird, Bud - I did one myself from the Hase F-20 for the Gray Pride Parade - Of course, I took the sledgehammer to her and refitted her with an RD-33 and some new trunking, but I do like the look of them.

Keep it up!

Shasper · August 25, 2009, 08:28:19 PM

Sierra Hotel indeed . . . Unfortunatly while I was in the process of moving this one from a safe holding area to my workbench the dern thing decides to take a testflight without my permission, a couple of seconds of fumbling with my hands saw the bird hit the carpet hard enough to twist the right wingtip rail & knock the radome clean off.

Fudrucker!

So now in the morning I'm going to be fixing the damage instead of other things!

Sauragnmon · August 25, 2009, 09:03:07 PM

Ach mein gott - das ist scheisse!

Sucks she took a carpet dive on you, Bud - Maybe if you're lucky you can get her patched and back on track without too much pain or time in the mix.

Shasper · August 26, 2009, 10:46:00 PM

Well it didnt take too much time or effort to fix the damage, and I've started adding the last few fiddly bits . . . All thats left is arming & weathering the brute and we're in business!

Sauragnmon · August 26, 2009, 11:51:45 PM

Nice, good to hear the situation didn't take too much work to rectify, Bud.

Keep up the good work!