Posted by Bockscar on Fri, Nov 9 2012 5:59 PM |
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Striker8241
B-52D outriggers:
I’ve never been happy with the way they did the outrigger wheels on this model - the wheels are molded together with the strut yokes. I know they did this for strength so the outriggers could support the pressure from the sloped wings. Any type of plastic axel that could support the weight would have to be oversized - anything smaller would break.
Once the glue around the pin is hardened, insert each wheel through the hole in the axel and cut off the excess pin, then glue it in place. I also plan to glue the inside of the wheel to the strut for added strength. You will also need to file down and finish the hub on the outside of the yoke.
Cheers,
Russ
Nice work there Russ!
They never painted those outriggers up in Hawaiian colours,
did they?
I don’t think anyone other than the super-geeks will spot they
are from a 1/72 F-4. By the way, nice drilling job there,
yeah, you get a pass for Grade 9 shop pal!!!
Dom
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the hours we spend modeling."
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