ORIGINAL: Jgwright

Hi Jeremy

It has been great fun making the Rafale with the minimum of pictures and instructions! I am nearing the end of mine now. I think that this part must be screwed to the former that holds the tank. It will pin the tank down onto the recess and form a bridge over the top of the tank. It will leave a flat area perhaps for the pump or the LED I/O board.

If you have not tried yet have a go at fitting the nose leg steering. It is super neat, but I couldn't find a way of fitting the ball links. My fingers must be too fat and not long enough! In the end I gave up and made up links from wire with swivel locking screws. This at least gives an easily adjustable link that can be assembled and locked from above.

I was wondering when the first posts on fitting out the Rafale would appear. I am very pleased with the kit, the quality is as good as I have seen from any maker. I have not deviated much from the supplied parts. I have tested all the rams and U/C legs and did find a very small leak in 2 of the rams. I will try and remedy with silcone oil/grease. I will post a note when it is finished with the completed weight.

John