P51 Landing gear

Love to tweak toys and models? Add features and small details? This forum is for you!
Post Reply
mikeyt
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 178
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 9:44 pm

P51 Landing gear

Post by mikeyt » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:56 am

ImageImage a simple mod to lower the gear and still be able to show it retracted

MZ826
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 125
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:14 pm
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

Post by MZ826 » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:20 am

Nice repair. Thats one thing with almost all of these planes those stiff landing gear.

User avatar
Studly
Officer - Lt. Colonel
Officer - Lt. Colonel
Posts: 1190
Joined: Sat May 19, 2007 5:17 pm
Location: Bundaberg Queensland Australia

Post by Studly » Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:26 pm

Hey mikeyt nice to see the undercart doors in the right position...can you tell us how you did it? :D

mikeyt
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 178
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 9:44 pm

Post by mikeyt » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:13 pm

Studly wrote:Hey mikeyt nice to see the undercart doors in the right position...can you tell us how you did it? :D
how i did this is i cut a section out of the gear legs .i drilled the gear legs and installed a pin and brass tube the gear sits closer to the wing and the door covers half the wheel youImage[/UR[URL=http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2988008880105162229JOiYda]ImageL]the gear can still retract just slide the leg down and close the doors before and affter pics

snake
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 3657
Joined: Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:28 am
Location: Victoria,B.C. Canada

Post by snake » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:45 am

Nice mod, mikeyt.

Looks far better.

Just don't have the tools,or probably the skill anymore,to attempt this myself.

tko211
Fan Club President - All Go Toys
Fan Club President - All Go Toys
Posts: 1880
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:50 pm

Post by tko211 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:10 am

Looks way better. Do they still retract into the wing properly now that they are shorter? I might have to do this to mine!

mikeyt
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 178
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 9:44 pm

Post by mikeyt » Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:28 am

tko211 wrote:Looks way better. Do they still retract into the wing properly now that they are shorter? I might have to do this to mine!
yes still will retract or remove and close up the doors your choice

tko211
Fan Club President - All Go Toys
Fan Club President - All Go Toys
Posts: 1880
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:50 pm

Post by tko211 » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:49 am

So just to clarify. Do you have to remove a portion of the main landing gear to retract and close the doors up (now that the gear is essentially shorter). Or do the shorter gears sill allow you the clearance to fit the wheel inside the wheel well.

mikeyt
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 178
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 9:44 pm

Post by mikeyt » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:47 pm

tko211 wrote:So just to clarify. Do you have to remove a portion of the main landing gear to retract and close the doors up (now that the gear is essentially shorter). Or do the shorter gears sill allow you the clearance to fit the wheel inside the wheel well.
you can pull the gear legs back to the orginal size and close the doors or pull them off and close the doors the shorter gears will not retract you have to remove or slide them down

mikeyt
Sergeant
Sergeant
Posts: 178
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 9:44 pm

Post by mikeyt » Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:29 pm

ImageImageright side pulled out to retract and close doors left side not pulled out doors will not close. a 3/4in section was cut out of the gear leg

Post Reply