Gary West Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Done something dead stupid - been working on this kit on and off for over 5 years believe it or not, and finally I'm on the home straight except..............I must have forgotten to weight the nose because she's a tail sitter. Whilst I consider my options, I was wondering if anyone has an un-made Aconagua Tucano? I need some information please if you do I'm thinking of drilling through the front end of the fuselage immediately behind the spinner to drop some weights in and I could do with knowing how thick the resin wall is? If someone could measure that, Id be very grateful! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I have buit this kit & take it from me there is no way you could cram in enough nose weight to prevent rail sitting. The resin is very thick all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Have Dremel will travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Have Dremel will travel Good luck with that - I fear you'll still need an old Mini engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 S*** I just found an old image of the kit before I started assembly and now remember that the nose section is a solid resin part, and the 2 separate fuselage halves only start at the cockpit! That's that idea out the window then. Looks like the first build I'll have to secure onto a base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 S*** I just found an old image of the kit before I started assembly and now remember that the nose section is a solid resin part, and the 2 separate fuselage halves only start at the cockpit! That's that idea out the window then. Looks like the first build I'll have to secure onto a base Mine sits in the cabinet with the nose wheel held down by blue tac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Drill a decent sized hole from underside and insert lead? You know it's solid, so wont "give". The filling point will be underneath, so not seen, job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Is the back end of the model solid resin too? If so, do you possibly have a convenient panel line aft of the cockpit where you could cut off the rear fuselage and simply grind out enough resin so that the nose as it is would be heavy enough to keep all three wheels on the ground? The reason I ask is that I had a 1/72 kit from Planet Models that had the complete fuselage and wings molded as a single piece. the only way to keep it from tail sitting was to cut the rear fuselage off at a panel line that ran completely around the fuselage just behind the cockpit and ream a whole lot of resin out of the tail section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Thanks for your suggestions chaps - can I just show you where the build is So I'm pretty reluctant at this late stage to go hacking. Now if I could find a very small item that weighted 50gms I could hide it in the nose wheel u/c bay, but I cant see that happening somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Can you not go with your original idea of drilling (8mm bit) into the engine block behind the spinner. If it's solid resin back to the cockpit you would get a lot of lead in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The Tucano would seem like such a natural for Airfix to do in 1/48th, especially with their Hawk kit out. Hmmmm, a Tucano and Gnat from Airfix in 1/48th would be just what the Doctor ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Can you not go with your original idea of drilling (8mm bit) into the engine block behind the spinner. If it's solid resin back to the cockpit you would get a lot of lead in there. It comes down to bottle I guess. Can imagine the drill bit slipping right down the side ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Start with a 1mm pilot hole, followed by a 4mm then finish with the 8mm. Go slow and you shouldn't have any problems And mark the desired depth you want on the bit with tape or paint so you don't over drill into the cockpit . Edited August 22, 2013 by scotthldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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