Hi all , heres the winner of the poll i had to see which kit got built next . Its the excellent AMT grumman f7f-3 Tigercat in 1/48 scale. A lovely kit , very well regarded at its release in 1995 and still stands up today . It features recessed panel lines , very nicely detailed interiors and engines ,and treaded rubber tyres . The Tigercat itself was a bit of a latecomer to the party ,first deliveries being in mid 1944 and not actually seeing any action in ww2 and very limited action in Korea . That said its a beast of an aircraft , its all about the engines and guns ! The designers just got the biggest engines they could find and wrapped the least amount of airframe around them ! Add four fifty cal. guns and four 20 mm cannons and youve got yourself a very fast , hard hitting fighter . The end of the war and the emergence of jet power meant that a very promising aircraft never really had a chance to shine , its only combat victories being two polikarpov po2 biplanes in Korea , talk about a sledgehammer to crack a nut ! Heres the kit and some sprue shots , I’ll be starting with the engines , which although supplied with the horseshoe shaped ignition harness ,dont depict any ignition leads, which is very noticeable in this scale . These will be added from copper wire , stripped from a bit of 13amp twin and earth cable .