**** DONE: 1/48 P-39 Airacobra - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

[Crimea_River]

Were they at the net Cory?

Go Flames.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Geo!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Dr. Gnomey. Test drove the landing gear and as suspected, the beastie is tail heavy, by a lot. I have no idea where I could have stuffed in more weight without severely modifying the nose gear. C'est la vie, the clear prop it is.

Some small parts, antennae, and touch-ups and this kite is done.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Nearing the finish line George.
When I made the Eduard P-400 I managed to keep the nose gear down but I don't remember exactly how I stuffed in the weight. Pretty sure it was bits of 1/8" lead sheet since that's been my standard nose weight for years and years.

 

[fubar57]

Same thing with the Hasegawa I'm doing in the Start/Finish Glenn. There's plenty of room for lots of buckshot and I've left the top nose hatch open just in case I have to add more. Thanks Wojtek.

Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

Like the look of it George.

 

[fubar57]

On finals, wing tip lights, antennae, final mouting of the clear parts and a few more touch-ups.

Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great Geo. Maybe a lump of Uranium 235 in the nose tire.

 

[le_steph40]

I like this scheme....

 

[Wayne Little]

do like it!

 

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Catch22]

Were they at the net Cory?

Go Flames.

Har har...

Looks great Geo!

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Geo!

 

[Airframes]

I missed the bit about the nose weight Geo. I normally use either strips of roofing lead, or lead shot or air rifle pellets, held in place with 'Plasticine', which itself adds a bit of weight. I use the formula 'Weight x 'P', where 'P' = Plenty' !
I add the weight - as much as possible, wherever possible (rather have a heavy model than a tail sitter), then balance the model with a finger tip under each wing tip. If it doesn't drop 'nose down', I add more weight!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys and thanks Terry. I did balance it using your method but, far too late, I failed to take into cconsideration, the tall front wheel strut and the much smaller main struts. I tried to put weight in the gun pods but there was little room. I have two more of these wee beasties and believe me, there will be so much weight in the front, the nose strut will look like a bow. Off to play in the mud.

Geo

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

George, this little monster looks great sir. I don't think I have the patience for that paint scheme just yet. Can't wait to start on mine. Just have to find all the missing parts.

 

[JKim]

Looks great! What do you with a tail sitter like this?

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Aaron and John. John, they provide a clear rod that mounts in a hole around the wing fuselage join, probably expecting a duffus like me to not add enough weight.

Geo