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OK!! I have her balanced at 65mm/gear down. (2) 4s 4000 Gforce Elites raised 3/4" up with foam on the rear battery tray so their wires would clear the front battery tray. I did need to grind away small parts of the rear corners but the batteries are going nowhere. I ran all my wiring under the tray and added a longer battery strap. I put my AR7000 on the front battery tray and I did need to add 3/4oz up in the nose of the front battery tray.1 Photo
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Hey guys, been reading all this info on RCGroups about this cool plane. Just wondering if anybody has had any luck with the black color. I want to do one in the gloss black as in Big Boss Man and I understand there has been some success using the Minwax clear spray, 3 coats, over the blue with no gatoring but just wondering about the black. I'm all ears!! Brad
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Hey Downwindleg,
A lot of us started out using Minwax, but found Varathane Spar Urethane to be a superior product. It's water based, made for the outdoors and has a UV protectant in it. If you are going black on your bird, remember to keep it in the shade and real hot days may still be a problem as with all dark colors. I keep my Bearcat in the shade until I'm ready to fly her just to avoid the sun damage.
Grossman56
Team Gross!
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I maidened my new F7F Tigercat yesterday (actually had a friend do it for me) and today I took the sticks to get two more flights in. I was delighted how well it flew with two Admiral 3000/35C batteries. It was very easy to take off and land, and is pretty maneuverable. It is a great new addition to the Motion RC fleet. I took a few pics today at the field, did a little weathering and engine exhaust streaks, too.6 Photos
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Originally posted by Dewey H Lee View PostWow Davegee. Great job on the weathering and exhaust stains. Not to much and not to little. Just right of a combination of both. Congrats on your flights. Your cat is beautiful.
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Looks great Davegee, glad to hear your so pleased with the airplane. I remember Lon telling me that the P-38 was such a dream to takeoff and land due to the tricycle gear and the counter rotating props, good to hear that these characteristics were carried over to the F7F!
Grossman56Team Gross!
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Hi Grossman: I only have four flights on the Tigercat but I've had the P-38 for about a year. My impressions so far is that the P-38 seems to be a little faster, and is a little harder for me to land softly as I did the Tigercat so far. But I need to get more flights in to evaluate further. My firm impression of the Tigercat is that it is a very straight forward aircraft to fly with no bad tendencies so far that I've found. Lots of fun!
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Maidened my Tigercat a couple days ago. Its such a pretty plane I was a bit nervous but it flew like a sweetheart. Didn't see any bad tendencies at all. Field was very short dirt and the Cat floated a bit long and rolled off the end into mid length grass. It didn't even seem to notice the difference between the grass and dirt.
On CG, to be real honest I really didn't pay a lot of attention to it. With a pair of 3700 I just stuck them in a it flew great.
My only real problem is this is only my second 4S plane. I gotta get more batteries for the Arizona Electric Festival this weekend!MRC: Avanti S, F7F Tigercat. Eflite: Carbon Z Cub, A-10, P-47, Micro Radian. Flex Innovations: QQ300, Night Cessna 150, HK Night Walrus, Parkzone F-27 Stryker, Micro F-27 Stryker, Night Vapor, Micro Mosquito
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Originally posted by Grossman56 View Post
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Hey Grossman56,what he said. The Varathane finish makes all the difference in the world!! If what I've read in RCGroups is true, this finish should also make a big difference in the gatoring effect. Hope so but it's going to have to wait 'til I get the A-10 bought and payed for. I'm guessing you know how that goes, Thanks Much, Brad
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