A long way from home - 1/72 Valom Fokker F.VII/3m 'Southern Cross'

[Rabbit Leader]

Thanks for the prompt @JOCKNEY... glad you drew my attention back to this thread.
Wow!! thats really looking the part now, cannot wait to see it finished. Fantastic progress., please keep going. 
Cheers.. Dave 

[alt-92]

I'm kind of stuck with the flimsy engine mounting and landing gear. 

Bit of a show-stopper at the moment..

 

 

As is visible in this pic, the landing gear bearing strut goes up into the engine cowling. 

 

_{Pic from https://www.fokker-history.com/en-gb/f-viib-3m}

 

 

The kit parts themselves absolutely do not have the strength to support that, let alone do they have the proper attachment points.

Neither are the instructions particularly helpful in this regard 😮 

 

 

 

As the decals for the port side (southern cross stars) and the minor bits 'n bobs should probably be in place beforehand, I need to re-think this.

Preferably, some brass bars cut to the proper length to ensure good alignment, drilling mounting holes and soldering. 
Suffice to say, getting that all done this weekend is a bit of a stretch, so I will ask @Enzo Matrix or another mod to move the thread to the WIP section.

 

Good news is that I at least have some eyelets from Bob's Buckles for the control cable wiring, so those will be added as well. 

Not giving up on this one, I'm far too close now!
 

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Sorry to see she wont make the finish, but shes looking good. I can understand the reasons for moving to the aviation section. Hopefully it wont take you long. 

[Ventora3300]

20 hours ago, alt-92 said:

I'm kind of stuck with the flimsy engine mounting and landing gear. 

Bit of a show-stopper at the moment..

 

As is visible in this pic, the landing gear bearing strut goes up into the engine cowling. 

 

The kit parts themselves absolutely do not have the strength to support that, let alone do they have the proper attachment points.

Neither are the instructions particularly helpful in this regard 😮 

 

Not giving up on this one, I'm far too close now!

 

Yes, I found on the Frog kit that the undercarriage is a bit fiddly but seems to be sturdy once all in place. Here is a pic from the Frog version which shows the undercarriage leg going against the inside of the engine nacelle and up into the wing. Hope you solve this.

 

 

[alt-92]

it's not all bad  . It'll give me the opportunity to do the quite obvious carbs underneath the engines as well.