RE: Westbury Hunter Build Thread
I decided to mold the landing gear doors, so using glass and carbon cloth and some 1.5mm Rohacell foam, I laid up using the fuselage and wing as the mold and a thin layer of waxed plastic as a release layer. As a first attempt again it worked surprisingly well and I ended up with contoured sheets from which to cut out the doors. I am now working on installing the main landing gear, having cut out the retract mounting boxes and the frames to support the gear mount which sets the extended and retracted angles. It looks like the gear legs are about ½” shorter than my reference scale drawing so I might have to cheat a little on the door geometry. Just as Gordon has found with his Mick Reeves Hunter, the doors give you plenty to think about and a simplified arrangement (3 doors, not 4) will probably be the best option.