Ha, ha, predictive text.....and spell check.

So sorry 🙃

Megga sorry for the typo "Flyingboxcar" 

Thanks for the heads up on the Brookland decals as i was really struggling with .... how am i going to do that!!

I have just bought half a meter of 0.75mm thick steel sheeting at a bargin price as it had a tiny piece of rust. I am going to try and make up some of those compartment catches, which look really scale like.

Regards Spike

Just noticed something in your photo of the catches, one fitting may be upsidedown.
I have found a photo on the internet which shows some good detail
https://kevstigermoth.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/image49.jpeg
Hope thats a help, and lets see the finished ones soon.
Regards Spike

No need for sorry, my response was more in jest than anything else

Fantastic if you want to do it yourself. However, let me know and I can put you in touch with the guy who did the job for me. He is in US

Yes you are right on that. While setting them up, initially I did put it upside down but later had realized I was doing it wrong and it was a simple matter of turning  them around. Thanks for pointing out

Only if I know when will it fly. What if I were to invite one for a particular date and not able to fly that day due to some reason?
Although I will try and see if some one could video the maiden so that it could be shared  

That would be great if you could, it never hurts to have a very good source like that to hand.

Actually while we are on that subject, did you make your pitot tubes too, they are superb and i know PeterF in he UK made his on a lathe but i dont think mine would look anything like the real thing.

Spike,
Peter's Pitot assembly is indeed fantastic and so close to full scale.
I am using the pitot assembly plate mouldings that were supplied in the kit along with some bits of appropriate tube etc. Won't look as good as Peter's example but will pass for one.
I will send you the details of the cutter separately  

Manish, still dropping in from time to time and checking up on your build, I do not always get the email from the site when new posts have been made. Your paint has gone on well with your masks working well. I see you did the lettering in the opposite order to me and that has turned out well.

Regarding maiden flights, I had displayed my model unflown at out clubs competition night and so many people were asking me to let them know about the maiden. In the end I just chose a good day and flew it without advertising the fact. Once I knew it flew OK, then on the second outing a good number of club members turned out even though they were not flying that afternoon. My wife also came on that second flying session. A maiden of such an expensive and time consuming model is nerve wracking enough without a large audience.

Thanks for checking in Peter. Maybe there are glitches in the site's notification system.
Regarding the paint masks, while the wing was done with negative masks , all the fuse letterings were positive masks. My apprehension was that  white may not come out very well on black if I tried negative masks.
Except for minor bleed through and some overspray painting has been largely satisfactory. Truth be told, this is my first spray job.
Hmm! Maiden nerves. I am not even thinking about that right now, first I need to complete the model

Negative masks worked OK for me on the fuselage as the Solarlac silver has a very high pigment content and went over the black OK. On your paler colour I can understand the positive masks. Even on similar colour schemes there are differences to the lettering and decals on the two prototypes.

Absolutely right, no two Tiger's are alike.
The one I am modelling had a different lettering earlier when I started (square cut edges etc) but looks like it has been changed recently (Old DH UK style rounded edges etc), and the placement of N numbers under the Tail plane has also changed.
Two pictures to illustrate the difference, Source - http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photos/N675LF:250279:1.html
 

G-ADNV not in UK?

No, it's based at Santa Paula in USA.
The FAA registration (N number) is on the fuse just under the tailplane leading edge. The A/c wears pseudo November Victor scheme

Manish,

On my build I faced similar issues as the full size plane changed over time, it had the wind deflection air speed indicator removed at some point, it had a wind driven generator added, various parts of the covering changed colour as bits were removed and replaced after inspections or repair. I had so many photographs, but the date of them was not clear in all cases and given the 80 year age, this is not surprising. The model represents the full scale at some point in its life, but not how it currently looks.

Some more pictures
1. The fuel gauge, also seen is the cable guide for slat locking cables
2. Fuel filler cap and vents
3. Fuel tank rear fixing on the center section   
4. Fuel tank fixing underside. Also visible is the tank sump and the drain cock

1. 5mm pulleys on the starboard rear strut to guide the slat locking cables
2. Cable guide with rubber pads
3. Logo applied on cowl cheeks (to be clear coated)

Also completed the control runs check, just a bit of cable tensions to be adjusted to eliminate the servo buzz
Two videos showing the controls working and the other one showing control connections and bellcranks



and

Seems like it's nearing the Big RTF Captain 

Yes, Target is to test fly it in 2018 post Chennai monsoons

Fantastic. Around February 2019?

Oh! No, 2018 Dec.
Later half of Dec is when the rains have stopped and the temperatures are comfortable

excellent build and best of luck for maiden do share video

Wow. Excellent build Manish. Would love to see the Maiden flight in person. Just looking at the video, i thought it would be cool if the elevator control can be linked to the Center Stick as well. Yeh Dil Mange More..