1/18 aircraft mechanic needed!

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:44 pm

I bought a FW 190 and one of the landing gear pivot pins is broken.
I'm sure I can fix the landing gear by drilling a hole through the gear strut and putting a metal pin in place of it, but I need to seperate the wing halves in order to reinstall the gear/strut back into the wing.
How do I seperate the upper wing from the lower wing? Are thet glued together or just pressed/snapped together?

Thanks,
Brian

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:22 pm

Tracer,
I think the wings are screwed together, with "plugs" covering the screw holes.. I couldn't begin to tell you how to get them apart though...

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:32 pm

I'm you're guy. I busted mine right after getting the plane. The wing comes apart after unscrewing the 4 screws that hold it together. The plugs can be carefully removed with a tip of a knife. I fixed mine by heating up a cut down nail that was about the same diameter as the pin and driving it into the strut where the pin was. Once it cooled, it was stronger than the pin it replaced.

It takes a bit to get the 2 halves together since you have to make sure the flap and aileron are in their proper positions along with the landing gear.

Good luck!!

-Ski

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:34 am

Thanks a ton Ski.
I'll give it what fer tonight

Brian

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:08 pm

No problem. Let me know how it goes..........

-Ski

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:12 pm

She back on her feet now (both of them).
It's guys like you and all the others here on this board that keep these old birds operational.

Thanks again,
Brian

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:29 pm

We could also use a 1:18 aircraft mechanic or two! They could come with wrenches and other such mechanic accessories.

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:57 pm

The same thing happened to my plane after I got it. I repaired mine with a small tension pin I had laying around, (essentially a metal rod) and so far so good it appears stronger than the original. I had to repair a flap also-used small wire and it seems to be working OK too-it actually gives it slightly more movement than before. I wonder if there is much interest in a customizing thread for the 1:18 planes?
Todd

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1/18 aircraft mechanic needed!

1/18 aircraft mechanic needed!

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