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Hi,

 

I was a bit surprised that I hadn't started a thread for the F-105 yet. Then I noticed that I took the picture on the 7th of September...just as the forums went off-line for a while.

28893098504_966d9f465b_z.jpgF-105D by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

I had some time to do some modeling today and of all things, this one was the one I felt most like working on.

Some minor stuff got done...some challenges were detected.

I noticed that the metal nosegear has a small axle on both sides, so it will be impossible squeeze the wheel through there. I think I'll cut one axle off and attach the wheel to the remaining axle.

I also noticed that the Master pitot is not a drop-in replacement for the Monogram part. Maybe it is intended for the Trumpeter kit. I'll attach the Monogram part, cut off the bit I can replace with the Master part, drill a hole and attach the Master pitot. 

 

Cheers, Stefan.

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Hi,

 

The problem was that there is an axle on both sides, so the wheel was a bit too broad to sqeeze through. I have now found that the white metal is quite bendable, so I can open it up and close it again.

Probably something that you can't do very often before you break it.

30415220056_93569250c4_z.jpgnosewheel by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

30365382391_0ce126b4d2_z.jpgsolution by StefanBuysse, on Flickr

 

Cheers, Stefan.

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I faced that nose gear challenge a few years ago, and did exactly the same thing.  Still holding strong, so don't worry about it!

 

Love the Monogram F-105.  I've built two and have the Thunderstick version in the stash, but the gear is the weak part (literally!) of the kit.

 

Mike

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Hi, Mike.

 

Yeah, I love that kit as well. I found out the hard way back in 1987 that the gear is a weak point. It was a Call to glory" boxing of the F-105F and  one of the main gears snapped off within a few weeks.

Hard to believe it's nearly 30 years ago...and hard to believe I haven't finished another 1/48 F-105 in between.

 

Cheers, Stefan.

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