Sig 1/3 Scale Spacewalker Review
Landing Gear and Wheel Pants
9/1/2002 - I assembled the landing gear components to the point that they are ready for installation on the fuselage. Let me start off by saying that no matter how much I try, I am mediocre at best at soldering. I clean the surfaces well, use soldering paste, following instructions to the letter, but still end up with an ugly, less than sturdy solder joint. After much frustration, I believe I have the joints secure enough. I then coated the joints with J&B Weld and let this dry thoroughly. I then sanded the joints to as nice a contour as I could get. I will eventually paint the landing gear assembly black, and most of my mess-ups will be hidden.
The instructions call for placing a light ply fairing between the landing gear struts. These are to be glued into place and then covered/painted. Since I am covering the plane with Ultracote, I don't think the end product would look like I want. So, I built my own fairings, which I plan to lace into place with lanyard material. I have done this before on a couple of Cubs and liked the results. Gives sort of a nostalgic look (even though this is not a nostalgic plane....). See pictures for details for the fairings.
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