Thanks LDM. That's not my favorite method, it's just what I had in stock at the time. By the way the connector on the elevator is not a stock one, it's a very good quality aftermarket one. Once adjusted it will get a drop of blue Locktight though!
ORIGINAL: JohnMcGowan
Well,.... I worked on installing my gear doors one one side last nite and I've got a question for you, Oh Luke Skyscraper, master of all things good , LOL!!!! ( or anyone else that wants to chime in)
I ca'd some small wood pieces to the inside of the doors so I could have a mount of some sort to screw a lilttle plastic strap around the struts to keep the doors steady and straight.The problem is the little wood pieces are preventing the door from closing all the way now.The slot in the wing where the struts sit when the are closed is a little too narrow and altho I could take the dremel and make it(the slot) wider, it would look sorta ugly.
There's gotta be a smarter way to install the doors that what Im doing- (I'm not known as the smartest pup in the litter anyway, LOL
Whatup with dat??
Thanks guys!!!
John
John! What is wrong with making the gear well a big ugly scale size opening? That's what I did and it looks fine, when it's on the ground no one will see it and when it's in the air the door will cover it! If you want to keep the openings in the wing smaller so the bugs on the ground enjoy the nice work you did then I would use a smaller piece of wood that is flush with the door or less. (I'd have to look to see how big they need to be) Then you can use a small brass band on the inside and a few small bolts from outside. They would be attached on the inside with some small nuts. I have not tried this, just giving you more ideas! Of course your door now looks ugly but you'll have smaller wheel wells. Keep us posted on your experiments, and I'm just teasing you, it's all about what makes you happy in the end!
Dion