building and attaching landing gear to model aircraft..

[whiskee]

FREAKIN SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!


ok i am done.

 

[spud]

lol just had to get it off your chest dint ya!

 

[13aceofspades13]

you're talking too me, landing gears are not my specialty, and since most of the kits i have require the gears closed, i usually have to custom fit everything to be closed, flaps and gears, beacuse the kits usually make them so they are open.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Any aircraft I have every built, could be built with the gear up or down....granted some of the cheaper kits required a little more finesse to get the gear doors on to there aren't huge gaps....but can still be done relatively easy.

The last aircraft I built....my Zero....the gear fit in it so well, I didn't bother even gluing them in.

 

[13aceofspades13]

i had some issues with a few kits, some are easy, some take some work, some are a pain. i had a hasagawa 1/48th scale FW-190A-8 and that one required some work to get them to close, i got the Revell P-61 Black widow and i had to do some trimming to the flaps to get them closed. as for the Revell B-19 Superfortress, that is a pain to have the gears closed, i had to basically glue the doors shut trim them just right to fit, and have them healed in place just right... i wish they had peaces for the doors to be closed, but i had to do some custom fitting.

i also did a build for the Revell B-25 Mitchel, and the little landing gear doors, i never got the stinking things to stay, but the Revell P-51, with just a teeny bit of trimming they just fall in place, a tad bit of glue and they look really nice.

what really sucks is when you want to have the landing gears open and they break, then you have to mess with them to fix them.

 

[Gundamhead]

FREAKIN SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!


ok i am done.

Use a hotter glue like Tenax 7R or Ambroid Pro Weld. Then you only hafta keep things lined up and squared for a few minutes until the glue sets. Or some CA and Kicker. Easy peasey.

 

[whiskee]

yea.. i had to get that off my chest, landing gear, suspension components(on any vehicle) and painting are my modeling Achilles heel. I cant seem to slow down know matter how hard i try and being in a rush is what gets me. then again no matter how slow i went i would do a less than a proffesional job painting. I cant seem to get my paint not gunky. I use tamiya paints. maybe its my brushes, is there a good starter set anyone would reccomend..like a set of 5? I am giving myself another 6 months to make sure i am truly devoted to the hobby before dropping $500 on an airbrush, and another $300 on a spectrum of high dollar paint.

and as far as the landing gear go, I also seem to break some crucial component during assembly.

 

[whiskee]

thanks gundam, the glue is getting me too, the start swaying and moving while they are drying.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

You don't need to spend that kind of money on airbrush and paints.

While I would love to sell you a top of the line H&S airbrush and compressor....if you are just starting out, you are probably better off to buy a set up from Harbor Freight or a similar place where you can get the airbrush and compressor for under $150.

As far as paint goes....no one says you have to buy a whole bunch at a time....heck $300 will get you 75 or so Vallejo paints.

I tell people all the time...if you have access to get Vallejo....just buy one bottle, and make that one bottle #950 Black, because everyone can use black, just to try it. I guarantee you won't go back to Tamiya for your brush painting needs, and likely your airbrushing needs either.

 

[whiskee]

That's exactly what I was planning on doing with the paint, I have access to vellejo through my local hobby shop, and i will get an airbrush after i master the hairy stick.

 

[Gundamhead]

That's exactly what I was planning on doing with the paint, I have access to vellejo through my local hobby shop, and i will get an airbrush after i master the hairy stick.

Just so's ya know, the brush and the airbrush are two entirely different animals. There are masters of one and fumblers of the other. It's not like you need to know one for ground work to learn the other. And I second the money you mention...A decent airbrush and compressor for under $200 is quite doable, depending on your personal requirements.

 

[Chiefpettyofficer]

This is the selfmade gear of the Do 335 A-6 (work in progress). Most of the original Parts are missing. Its not 100% accurate but much better than no gear )

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