BBi F4 Phantom wing tip help

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:52 am

Finally took my BBi Phantom out of the box last night but one of the wing tips doesnt want to latch properly in the folded down position. Anybody out there have this problem and a fix?

Thanks,

Andy

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:27 pm

I have a similar one and have just learned to live with it.

It doesn't look that bad if you don't know what you are looking for.

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:16 pm

They "snap" down into the slightly angled position. It takes a bit of effort to get them to finally give. Once they are loose, you have to push the tip "inboard" to get them to lock into the down position...

TJ

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:59 pm

Thanks guys. Will give it a try!

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:25 pm

Everytime I would manipulate the wing tips, it felt like I was breaking them...

TJ

AlloySkull · Post by **AlloySkull** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:39 am

Yeah, everytime you snap them into place or out, it feels like it will be the last time. It's painful. Worse than snapping the gear in on the 109G.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:19 am

Is this what you're saying?..... In order to lock the wingtips in the Flying position (wingtips angled up slightly), you have to do the following?

1. Pull the wingtips out and position them in the Flying position.
2. Then, push the wingtips in towards the fuselage until it locks into place.

If this is right, there shouldn't be a visible gap between the inner wing and the wingtip so the hinge can't be seen?

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:30 pm

That sounds about right. I dont recall pulling them out before bending them down, but that may the answer to the horrible snapping sensation when I do it on miy F4.

Ooh yes those 109 gears. Also the Fw`s with their spindley legs...

TJ

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:42 pm

KRIEGLOK:

My BBI F-4J's wingtips seem to lock in the airborne position at an angle that's too high. I've looked at several photos of real F-4s from the front position and the wingtips are angled upwards, but not as high as BBI's.
I noticed that Badcat's photos of the BBI F-4J are also too high---at least they appear too high to me.
Does anyone else think this is a problem?

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:00 pm

dragon53 wrote:KRIEGLOK:

My BBI F-4J's wingtips seem to lock in the airborne position at an angle that's too high. I've looked at several photos of real F-4s from the front position and the wingtips are angled upwards, but not as high as BBI's.
I noticed that Badcat's photos of the BBI F-4J are also too high---at least they appear too high to me.
Does anyone else think this is a problem?

Yes, and one of them locks at a greater angle than the other. I have learned to overlook that on what is really a stellar piece the have put out.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:06 pm

OLIFANT:

Yes, I have the same problem---on my F-4J, the left wings locks at a higher angle than the left. This is why I hate folding wings that don't fold correctly and movable flaps that droop.

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:00 am

I never noticed the angle in the deployed postion, but the one side does droop a little. Something with the hinge not holding it tight.

I would suppose that any model of the F4 may depict a difference in wing tip angle. It is a factor when they make them. The only way to know for sure would be to find out the angle of a real F4 and see if the model matches it or is close to it.

TJ