ORIGINAL: RCurtis
Pardon me for jumping in here...I've been lurking and following this thread since I am building a T60 Deluxe right now. I'm at the point of cutting out the wheel wells for the retracts. I would be interested if anybody knows where I could find a commercially available molded wheel well kit that would work with this kit? While I know I could eventually come up with a passable balsa lining as called for, I would prefer to just spring for a really nice pre-molded item...maybe something available as a replacement part that is intended for an ARF. I'm using the recommended 2 1/2" wheels with a 3" cutout (I've already made the cutout...)
Any ideas?
P.S. I liked the idea that krossk came up with in regards to dual wing pins as opposed to the single! I built the CG Protege which has pretty much the exact same wing design (minus retracts, of course) and it has a single pin. I built it as called for with a single pin and have always felt like it might be a bit of a problem down the road.... I'm paying close attention to all mods being done in this build thread!
Welcome aboard! Please, by all means, feel free to lurk, jump in, contribute, participate - whatever thoughts, questions, or ideas you might have. It is my hope that this thread can become a resource for anyone interested in this kit. Collective wisdom almost always reigns supreme.
Unfortunately, I don't have any good answer to your wheel well question as I have absolutely NO experience with retracts. (Maybe someday, though...) The best I could offer would be to start looking for kits or ARFs that have retracts and then look to the manufacturer and see if they have parts available. I would think that perhaps some of the Top-Flite .60 size war birds are potential candidates. Another possibility might be to look for plastic bottles or cans of the right size - maybe ask a local pharmacist for discarded pill cans or medicine bottles. Possibly look on-line for specialty containers, etc. Something like that cut down to the desired depth might meet your needs.
In any case, let us know what you come up with...