I recommend you use some gorilla glue on the inside to help keep the landing gear blocks in place and then drill and re-tap the holes for 1/4-20 nylon bolts. If you hit hard or land off the runway, it will tear the gear out and leave the LG block in the fuse. If you are using the SFG's, they will obviously be damaged, but they would be either way. They are actually pretty easy to repair if you do break them. I repaired mine a few times and they worked just fine. The Monokote Pearl purple is a pretty close match if you can't find the Oracover to re-cover it.