Ryan Hothersall Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Fishing weights superglued into the radome. MiG-25 has plenty of room for enough weight, but MiG-15 is a different story... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cf18hornet Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I use lead fishing weight that comes in a coil. I just cut off a piece the length I need, hammer it into shape if necessary and slide it into the nose area and then use plasticine to hold it into place which also prevents it rattling around. This way you only have one piece instead of several tiny little bearing sized pieces that could come loose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLoggie Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 small lead fishing sinkers, or stray nuts &/or bolts (found lying around the workshop), occasionally lengths of coat-hanger wire (sometimes easily inserted into a closed fuselage). Held in-place by superglue or scratch-built bulkheads or lengths of sprue. George, out....................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk10 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I have used about everything I could find for weight (bb's, cut up wheel weights, coins etc). Then about a dozen or so years ago, I was in the process of rebuilding a set of elevators for a 1 to 1 airplane and needed to balance them. This led to the purchase of a 25 lb bag of #12 buckshot to aid in that enterprise and once it was done, I started using that buckshot in the nose of my models. I use epoxy, CA and Elmers glue to secure it. Still have about 2 1/2 to three lbs left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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