FMS 1700mm Tigercat

[Beeg]

Something else the real Tigercat didn't have was massive protruding rivets on the forward fuselage and wings. Most of the FMS F7F looks fantastic. Especially the gear. I just cant get past why they decided to cover it with warts. What a waste of time, effort and expense by the mold maker. Somebody should have caught this error in the design phase.

[Rick227]

I was not aware that the real one did not have them, learned something.....however anyone flying a real twin or even one with a large thrust vector as this model would certainly appreciate it when losing the critical engine.....I can certainly understand the cost factor though.....either way it looks like an awesome model...FMS did a nice job with this one ..

[Brandon Moon]

Just added this to mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzooxASkKFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deA-6PW-Lnw

[TiredIronGRB]

I am surprised that with all the R & D that went into this beautiful plane , that they did not put counter rotating props on it......

The real F7F didn't have counter rotating props.

[Brandon Moon]

I am surprised that with all the R & D that went into this beautiful plane , that they did not put counter rotating props on it......

Simply not done due to extra cost...it was suggested though. just not opted for or really needed. does great without it and keeps all the parts the same to reduce cost.

And like "TI" statated below...the real F7F didn't have counter rotating props

[Rick227]

I am surprised that with all the R & D that went into this beautiful plane , that they did not put counter rotating props on it......

[DonRhone]

As to the FMS line of their 1700 Airplanes,

While FMS updated most of their 1400 warbirds as indicated by the number of versions of the 1400 warbird series, it seems that FMS has not updated the 1700 size planes, with the exception of their newest plane in the FMS line the F7F, which has not yet been widely released.

I am certainly waiting to see this plane, the early pics on their version of the F7f with their newly designed landing gear really. This plane interests me specifically as it has newly designed landing gear, that is usually the weak link in the RC planes with retractable landing gear.

There is third party landing gear available which is very sturdy, but not only are they very expensive most also take considerable work to mount to the airplanes. In most cases the would more than double the cost of the plane.

Seeing new redesigned landing gear from Freewing and FMS is very promising, as they finally are getting into some sturdy sprung units which are electrical and not the air driven units which require excellent maintenance, and are quite robust but are very costly. I am of course referring mainly to the line of Robarts landing gear.

While FMS has not updated many of their larger planes other than their 1400 series for a few years, with the exception their P-47 in the 1500 size. Now that plane I have heard mainly good remarks about it.

With the new larger Flightline planes being released I would expect to see FMS upgrade their 1700 line of warbirds, and like the new F7F also bring out new models as well in this size..

[rifleman_btx]

Nice!

[Brandon Moon]

Did a few changes and additions to mine over the past week. and shot some pictures of it next to my fantasy FlightlineRC Tigercat. Really enjoy them both and both are fantastic planes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPxY4C-Nk7s&t=8s

[DonRhone]

Well, judging by the number of postings on the RC Groups site of those flyers who got to test fly the new FMS F7F the FMS version is quite a nice flyer and the landing gears seems to be well received. The landing gears certainly seem robust,

I will wait and see how well they fly and how well the landing gear lasts before I make my decision,

As everyone is aware the weak link in the electric rc flying models are the landing gear, hopefully the new design by FMS will prove to be robust and their design will become the new standard.

[rifleman_btx]

to even have any opportunity to sell this thing, they better keep pricing close to the flightline pricing. Even at that, it would be an uphill battle knowing flightline quality.

[stitch]

that tail just dont look like flightline,s for sure.i like fl better that one looks too skinny.

[Brandon Moon]

Looks good to me :)

[F106DeltaDart]

The rivets are a bit much, but the gear looks fantastic! If it comes in the "Bad Kitty" paint scheme I will definitely pick one up.

[TiredIronGRB]

I think it may look good once it's got some paint on it...I plan to get one...once Motion has it in stock.

[Beeg]

That is an EPO model, from an actual mold. The way molds are constructed, those rivets are milled into the mold. Removing those rivets is impossible, because milling is a reductive process. They would need to create an entirely new mold, which I cannot imagine them doing at this point because the cost of mold this size is expensive. As in, in the neighborhood of the average American annual income.

Up until I saw the rivets I was think g this is a pretty cool model. Well if that's the final mold than I'll have to pass unless they sell a cheaper unpainted kit version. No way I'm paying $500 for a foamy that looks like that no matter how cool the size and landing gear. Why would they ruin it this way? They had everything going for them. Maybe they'll get the hint and have a couple extra body's sand them all smooth before paint! Plus I wonder if it's been blessed by Northup Grumman.

[TiredIronGRB]

I can't believe how nasty that shop is...

[TiredIronGRB]

The rivets would look great on a B-17 or B-24.

[Alpha]

That is an EPO model, from an actual mold. The way molds are constructed, those rivets are milled into the mold. Removing those rivets is impossible, because milling is a reductive process. They would need to create an entirely new mold, which I cannot imagine them doing at this point because the cost of mold this size is expensive. As in, in the neighborhood of the average American annual income.

[Beeg]

I hope that isn't the final production mold. They got way too carried away with the rivets. Most of the Tigercat is flush riveted. I guess FMS hasn't seen one up close. I'd hate to pay top dollar for this one just to have to sand and refinish the entire airframe.