ORIGINAL: dionysusbacchus
ORIGINAL: frets24
Very nice strut mod there. What did you use to build up the offset with? My first guess was JB Weld? You continue to raise the bar...Between you and Misha lately, I'm thinking I might just have to put my Zero further back in the kitbash que so I can practice on some different ones first
No, you're over thinking it, it is not structural but only a fairing. So, I built it up very quickly and easily with hard balsa saturated with thin CA and epoxy and micro balloons. All this was done after bending the struts to the closest scale outline I could.
I just thought these would be a nice touch, adding to my scale tail wheel. Keep going on yours, just pick up some ideas for the next one.
Aaahhhsooo! You're right, I was just thinking that plastic putty would be too fragile and the next thought was the JB Weld, not so much for sruct strength, but for durability and shapability with a file once it was cured....your way is much better!! And quicker.
I have a set of those Robart clones on a Kyosho ME/BF 109 and they have a few hundred landings on them now without a hitch...great value.
I have a set of these guys below packed away in the Zero box now. They look pretty good and my plan was to warm/heat the lower offset and bend it just a bit. Gotta be careful with that as they are aluminum and probably won't respond well to too much heat or to quick of bend. Patience and small increments will be the key here. The top of the torq link is mounted to a slip collar that can be easily rotated so it's just a matter of then doing a lower mount.
If that doesn't work, Plan B will be your method
Link to supplier below. Great service. ordered, paid and had shipping notice within 36 hrs, in my mailbox in 8 days from Hong Kong. Had some overseas stuff a day or two faster and have had a few take 4 weeks after getting tracking info and verification of shipment there...I think some shipments get tied up in customs
http://www.rcskylite.com/categories/Struts/