Britman Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Just a heads up for those interested. I am currently building three Britannia's and have realised that the front wheels on the main bogeys should be narrower track compared to the rear one's. Check out a walk round, it should show you what I mean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thanks for that tip, as I have two of these kits too. I guess a simple solution it to shorten the wheel spindles on the front set of wheels? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 I took the whole thing back to the bogey. If I had noticed before assembly it would have been easier! The retraction sequence on the Brit was a work of art and the reason for the narrower front set was so it slipped nicely into the narrowing undercarriage bay . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) thanks Britman. will do. Edited January 5, 2017 by HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Britman is there a work in progress thread I could see and follow.. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 I took the whole thing back to the bogey. If I had noticed before assembly it would have been easier! The retraction sequence on the Brit was a work of art and the reason for the narrower front set was so it slipped nicely into the narrowing undercarriage bay . Well Houston, it's like this, I have not been recording my progress simply because I can't upload it for anyone's purusal. I have to admit total tech failure on my part! I have tried several times and gotten nowhere. I think I should get help from one of the "kids ". Mike and others have been good enough to show me the way but I am at a loss as to how to do it. I promise that when I have the knowledge I will gladly post the finished images. I am on a Britannia fest at the moment as having another for Christmas it has joined the production line along with a F-resin example from the shelf of doom! Look to the skies, you may see one fly by before I can share these with you!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 There are some decent views of the wheel alignment in the Walkaround Section here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I thought the kit parts have narrower front bogie sections/axle spindles than the rear to depict this feature? It's quite distinctive feature on the Britannia and bit of an oversight if they haven't. If you look at old Farnborough videos you can see the clever retraction sequence well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Britman said: F-resin example from the shelf of doom! Been there and gone mad over that one Britman, my example was not the best but after a hard slog( some of it my stupid fault) it turned out rather nice. Good luck with your endeavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Britman.. oh I fully understand... not to worry and it's not a problem.. when you post them I will be sure to look. keep it going . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 23 hours ago, 71chally said: I thought the kit parts have narrower front bogie sections/axle spindles than the rear to depict this feature? It's quite distinctive feature on the Britannia and bit of an oversight if they haven't. If you look at old Farnborough videos you can see the clever retraction sequence well. If there is any difference between the spacing of the front and rear main wheels on the Roden kit it certainly isn't apparent to the naked eye. I'm kicking myself that I overlooked this when I was building the kit for the Airliner III GB a few months ago - it's not as if I didn't look at the walkaround photos. I have no intention of trying to correct the finished model but I'll make sure i get it right the next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ah ok, I thought the instructions show them stepped, maybe the molding doesn't follow that. Mine's loft insulation at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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