RE: Westbury Hunter Build Thread
Next on the list was to install the landing gear mounting plates. The cut outs were lined with 1/8th ply, and the ¼” ply mounting plates were set on their bearers which set the angles to give the correct angle of the gear, both extended and retracted. A few attempts at getting the bearers cut correctly were needed and this was very much a game of trial and error. Once set, everything was aeropoxied in place, and the wheel-well lined with 1/8th ply. The curved section of the wheel well lining was made from laminating 4 pieces of 1/64th ply around a blue foam former – really easy and quick.
With the mounts in place, I couldn’t resist assembling the model and have it standing on its own feet for the first time.