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JKim
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Alright... time to confront the trickiest part of the build. The landing gear! The combination of resin, photo-etch and plastic parts had me fearing the worst. The landing gear of the Flogger is a spidery affair that gives the plane its unique butt-down stance.
The first step was to attach the main landing gear legs into the Eduard resin wheel wells. The Eduard instructions clearly instruct the builder NOT to glue the gear legs but trap it into place using a resin cap piece. Once the retraction strut is glued into place, you can rotate the landing gear leg onto the retraction strut and ensuring the correct geometry.
After the struts have been put into place, the wheels can be glued on. This was a bit tricky too since I had to use CA glue to secure the resin wheels and also had to ensure that the flat spots on the tires were in the right place. After that, the remaining doors are glued on.
The airbrakes are glued in the open position.
The nose gear was simple compared to the main gear. The only tricky part was aligning the flat spots. The centerline fuel tank was glued into place as well.
The Flogger can now sit on its own legs!
It looks close to finish but I still need to add lots of bits and pieces to her. But the hard parts have been conquered and there should be anything to stop me from completing this overly long project.
The first step was to attach the main landing gear legs into the Eduard resin wheel wells. The Eduard instructions clearly instruct the builder NOT to glue the gear legs but trap it into place using a resin cap piece. Once the retraction strut is glued into place, you can rotate the landing gear leg onto the retraction strut and ensuring the correct geometry.
After the struts have been put into place, the wheels can be glued on. This was a bit tricky too since I had to use CA glue to secure the resin wheels and also had to ensure that the flat spots on the tires were in the right place. After that, the remaining doors are glued on.
The airbrakes are glued in the open position.
The nose gear was simple compared to the main gear. The only tricky part was aligning the flat spots. The centerline fuel tank was glued into place as well.
The Flogger can now sit on its own legs!
It looks close to finish but I still need to add lots of bits and pieces to her. But the hard parts have been conquered and there should be anything to stop me from completing this overly long project.
