Tomahawk-Design Bae Hawk 1: 3.5
02-19-2015, 08:39 AM
#1154
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gear leg covers and canopy support
The ABS gear leg covers are a bit too thick.
A german friend of mine has made new molds and so reduced the total thickness.
Other builders have cut-off a few millimeters of the inner part.
After trying, I've decided to use that last option too.
First covered the area with a large piece of clingfilm.
Then, I glued the upper part (as seen when the gear is retracted) by adding a few large dots of aeropoxy in strategic places, place the cover and then retract the gear.
After this had dried, trimmed the lower cover about 2,5 mm lengthwise, again some large dots of aeropoxy and glued that cover in place on the retracted gear.
Then...lots of filler and sanding
For my D4S sideways opening canopy, I've made a simple support.
Two curved pieces of light ply hold a wooden strip with a few holes.
From the metal arm, a M3 rod with a small hook hangs down and can be inserted into one of the holes to keep the canopy fully or partially open.
The white strip of ABS prevents the rod from going outside the support.
The ABS gear leg covers are a bit too thick.
A german friend of mine has made new molds and so reduced the total thickness.
Other builders have cut-off a few millimeters of the inner part.
After trying, I've decided to use that last option too.
First covered the area with a large piece of clingfilm.
Then, I glued the upper part (as seen when the gear is retracted) by adding a few large dots of aeropoxy in strategic places, place the cover and then retract the gear.
After this had dried, trimmed the lower cover about 2,5 mm lengthwise, again some large dots of aeropoxy and glued that cover in place on the retracted gear.
Then...lots of filler and sanding
For my D4S sideways opening canopy, I've made a simple support.
Two curved pieces of light ply hold a wooden strip with a few holes.
From the metal arm, a M3 rod with a small hook hangs down and can be inserted into one of the holes to keep the canopy fully or partially open.
The white strip of ABS prevents the rod from going outside the support.
Last edited by Remco45; 02-19-2015 at 11:08 AM.
02-21-2015, 01:01 PM
#1156
Guys
My plane almost 28kg dray and the spings don’t hold the weight.
And I will have more 8 liters fuel and 2 liters smoke.
I bought the kit jan 2011… maybe know the kits has a stronger spring..
what you are using to fix it?
My plane almost 28kg dray and the spings don’t hold the weight.
And I will have more 8 liters fuel and 2 liters smoke.
I bought the kit jan 2011… maybe know the kits has a stronger spring..
what you are using to fix it?
02-21-2015, 01:23 PM
#1157
You will need to buy the upgrade kit for the springs from IQ Hammer (Turbo Diddi) who made the gear. If you email Tomahawk they will just refer you to IQ Hammer. Kind of a pain in the butt to remove the circlips and you will probably damage them so have them send you new circlips to replace. While you have gear out of the plane lubricate the O-rings in the air cylinders (do nose gear also) so they don't pop out like mine did (see previous threads). I had an O-ring pop out on my nose gear and one of my main gear. Fortunately happened while ground testing but would have been a gear up landing.
02-28-2015, 01:59 PM
#1160
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Your jet looks awesome! I love it, but the drop tanks look like little nipples on there. If no proper sized tank exist, someone should have detail4scale, or some company mould them up. Hopefully before I need them 
Last edited by BlueBus320; 02-28-2015 at 03:55 PM.
03-10-2015, 02:24 PM
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Has anyone ever installed an AMT Olympus HP in one of these? Inorder for me to be able to get my 15 mm from the end of the turbine to the start of bell mouth I need to cut the pipe and modify the engine rails.. Any help please??????
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