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    P-38 Lightning Nose Wheel Shimmy Damper Kinematic Problem

    Deuelly - you are absolutely right, as I have found out independently from a shop that was "annualing" a P-38. It seems such a crude setup, for a flat rod end to be contacting a round bearing, like an afterthought. But whatever works - I guess shimmy damping doesn't necessarily involve alot of...
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    P-38 Lightning Nose Wheel Shimmy Damper Kinematic Problem

    FlyboyJ - thanks for the response. I agree with everything you stated. Yes the torque links caster with the wheel freely, and yes the steering is accomplished with differential braking or rudder. The dampers are passive devices that are merely loaded up with pressure; they do not steer. But...
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    P-38 Lightning Nose Wheel Shimmy Damper Kinematic Problem

    Hey, why the funny face on the scale? That is one eighteenth scale, to eliminate the confusion.
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    P-38 Lightning Nose Wheel Shimmy Damper Kinematic Problem

    I am modelling a large scale (1/18 ) P-38 and will be adding a considerable amount of detail to it, including the landing gear. The noses gear will be displayed turned maybe 15-20 deg from center. To do this the shimmy damper pistons (one on each side of the gear strut) will be retracted...
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    New Member - Collierville Tennessee

    Thanks for the welcome all. Ozhawk, I do not know the markings yet. I wish I could keep the existing ones (Les Vin, Les Femmes, et Les Chansons), but I know there will be too much cosmetic surgery on it so I might as well do something all new. It will not be OD, as OD requires white (or...
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    New Member - Collierville Tennessee

    Hi, I just joined up, mostly to help support a model build I am going to do on a 1/18 scale P-38J or L. It will be an attempt to make a silk purse out of a sows ear, as the chassis is a 21st Century Toys "toy". I have done this already for a 21st CT P-51D, and posted a 4-part article on LSP...
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