Hi David

I will see if i can convince my friends(the guys who built the mig cylinders to perhaps do the machining for a hawk set)
I will be happy to spread the costs on a new nose wheel from glennis just let me know how you want to move forward on that one.
The small doors are a real problem,as i mentioned earlier on this site i initially hinged them in the front corner by making a hinge with some spare board,this allowed a good solid hinge but the door "moved to far fwd when open and resulted in it not being in a scale position when open.(dont bother with this plan hence no photos yet)I have consequently
redone it hinging it in the same place with a ball joint allowing the door to move to the right position when open and closed and have made a ofset hinge for the back of the door
to add strenght, i have decided to use a bvm gear cylinder to actuate it and to force the correct working of it(everything else i tried seem a little suspect and resulted in sporadic jamming etc)The cylinder can be placed at the rear side of the gear mount(there is some space there)
this has proved to be a very tricky fit but the one seems to be working quit well and i will be starting the other side soon just to be sure al is well and will revert back
if everything works perfectly thereafter

PS Henry i have been trying to get hold of you concerning those parts i ordered,dont know if you are getting my mails as im getting no response,please will yoyu get in touch with me/.

Best regards

Francois