F-18 Reminder- Support the Gear!!
F-18 Reminder- Support the Gear!!
Since we are on a new forum, just a reminder:
If you are going to display your F-18 on it's gear, you will need to support the fuselage to keep the weight off the landing gear. If you don't, it will "flatten out" and eventually fail. The plane is too heavy for the designed plastic struts. Hope this helps in avoiding dissapointment for many members!
-Ski
If you are going to display your F-18 on it's gear, you will need to support the fuselage to keep the weight off the landing gear. If you don't, it will "flatten out" and eventually fail. The plane is too heavy for the designed plastic struts. Hope this helps in avoiding dissapointment for many members!
-Ski
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You could....
You could easily have a crew member conceal a wood dowel or block. Just set him in front of it. I just have a wood chock supporting mine. It seems to have quit a bit of weight on it, so whatever you use, it needs to be sturdy..........
-Ski
-Ski
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Landing Gear
I wonder if BBI will have improved struts on the new F-16? It seems like this is a problem that needs to be corrected as the design level.
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I think..........
I don't think there will be this problem with the F-16. Note that all of the struts are straight on the plane. The F-18 is damned with having a right angle built into the MLG strut. I'm not too bothered by it really. Both planes are absolute works of art.......
-Ski
-Ski
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mmmmmmmmm..........
Andrew, you got one too, hehehehehe.........
The only things really sagging on it are the wingtips due to the hinges and the wings themselves. The fuselage hook-in is pretty weak, so with the ordinance hung, the wings pull down from the snap-in position. When you get it, you'll notice it right away. The nose gear is absolutely solid. The horizontal stabilizers were slightly warped when I took it out of the box; this due to the soft plastic used on them. They haven't changed shape at all so they look fine. Even with the wings pulled down a bit, the plane looks great.
Again, to me these design flaws are really minor considering the weight involved in such a plane. This is the very reason why I haven't hung it yet. I'm scared to hell of finding it on the floor. Its one heavy sonabitch!
The F-16 should be a far more tighter airplane. It will be a lot lighter with a firmer gear.
The only things really sagging on it are the wingtips due to the hinges and the wings themselves. The fuselage hook-in is pretty weak, so with the ordinance hung, the wings pull down from the snap-in position. When you get it, you'll notice it right away. The nose gear is absolutely solid. The horizontal stabilizers were slightly warped when I took it out of the box; this due to the soft plastic used on them. They haven't changed shape at all so they look fine. Even with the wings pulled down a bit, the plane looks great.
Again, to me these design flaws are really minor considering the weight involved in such a plane. This is the very reason why I haven't hung it yet. I'm scared to hell of finding it on the floor. Its one heavy sonabitch!
The F-16 should be a far more tighter airplane. It will be a lot lighter with a firmer gear.
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NO!!
No,no,no.......
The fuselage, wings, external tanks and canopy are fully hard plastic. The only soft plastic on the plane are the horizontal stab, landing gear struts and the Mk 82 bombs. Trust me, the F-18 is a step above anything else that BBi put out. You won't be disappointed..........
-Ski
The fuselage, wings, external tanks and canopy are fully hard plastic. The only soft plastic on the plane are the horizontal stab, landing gear struts and the Mk 82 bombs. Trust me, the F-18 is a step above anything else that BBi put out. You won't be disappointed..........
-Ski
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