Grumman F7F Tigercat, 1st Production Version.

[aleatorylamp]

Happy New Year to all!
With the two components (wing and flap) on either side of the nacelle,
improving the existing glue sequence so that the outer flap does not interfere
with the outer wing is still very elusive.

The AF99 logic behind this I bet would even escape the capacities of Sophie,
although it IS remarkable how politely and diplomatically she reacted to the
stroppy university interviewer. Maybe Sophie should be the interviewer, or perhaps
better, a teacher at the university, instead of a student. This way she could teach
some manners, and also suggest ways for students not to shoot their peers...

Anyway, back to the Tigercat:
Now, as I´d already feared, even with the wing in 3 sections - inner and mid with
their flaps, and outer, there are still problems, also with the nacelle in left and
right halves (which I´ve discarded).

Parts Count is at 126.8. There are still 2 components and 12 structures free.

Instead of the outer flap bleeding through the outer wing, it is now the nacelle
end that makes it disappear. Other arrangements make other things disappear.

Then, more glue-frugal building sequences involving all possible groups in the wing
area only yield worse results.

I still have to try out adding insignia flap parts somewhere, although that will probably
also be conflictive because they will also cause problems from some viewpoints...

So anyway, for the moment, here´s WIP model Version 3.
It´s definitely better than before!

It has transparent, inhabited cockpit with provisional dashboard, and also working flaps,
whose display isn´t perfect though. Then, underneath nacelle-wingroots and upper cabin
spars in VC view still need a bit of work.

Cheers,
Aleatorylamp