square pegs, round holes. (104 issue)

GAU-8 · Post by **GAU-8** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:28 am

i misplaced my digi camera.. ill post pics when i find it.

but ill ask my question anyways.

has anybody else run into the missile rack peg problem for mating onto the 104 starfighter?

missile rack----------

x2 round pegs front (opposing)
x2 round pegs back (opposing)
-total of 4 round pegs-

aircraft indentions-----
x2 round pegs (opposing)
x1!! square peg (CENTER)

= no fit!

anybody else get this?

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:48 am

That's odd. The missle rack went onto my German F-104 just fine. Also, my missle rack only had 3 pegs. 2 up front, 1 in the back.

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:52 am

i dont' remember the holes but i do remember that i had no probs whatsoever putting my starfighter together.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:38 am

Are you placing the rack in the center of the aircraft?

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:50 am

Sounds like your rack has two of one type of support (w/ 2 pegs) rather than one of each. Might want to contact 21C for a replacement.

KWR190 · Post by **KWR190** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:59 am

what plane was it my German one was fine but the Smoke II had that
Kurt

GAU-8 · Post by **GAU-8** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:18 pm

lol... thats funny mine is the opposite.

the smoke II was fine, but the marineflieger has the different peg configuration.

i found out why i can find my camera to show whats up.. my fiance' (sp?) is hiding it..photos of her in wedding dress.....

cant look

GAU-8 · Post by **GAU-8** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:56 am

ok, got the camera back.

heres the problem for those that are curious, but dont have the starfighter.

the single square "tab" is the correct one.
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and this is the one that does not fit. (not the two versions i have of the starfighter. maybe a previous version was this way?)

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im not too troubled by it. fairly easy to fix. just wondered why a different configuration is mixed up.

Plastic Spastic · Post by **Plastic Spastic** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:24 am

Dude that's wack, my S1 has the square tab at the front and the two round pegs in the stern and it fits the holes on the plane perfectly.

The aliens got ahold of your toy and altered it!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:24 pm

Yeah, all the F-104s should have the square peg in the front and the two round pegs to the rear. The cross bar is a seperate piece in the missile rack assembly. It seems that when your missile rack was assembled in the factory, they put two rear cross pieces instead of the front and rear ones.

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square pegs, round holes. (104 issue)

square pegs, round holes. (104 issue)

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