Hawkgrove Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I'm working on an old MPC (Airfix) Kingfisher, I'm modeling it as the floatplane. I have looked over numerous builds of this model on the internet for tips and ideas. The one thing I didn't see was if anyone needed to add weight to the center pontoon in order for it to sit on the two main trolly wheels and small rear wheel correctly. When I built a Jo-Han Japanese Rufe floatplane I added weight to the front of the main pontoon for it to sit correctly. For those of you who have built this version of the Kingfisher does it display okay without added weight? Thanks for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I built one of these way back in the 70's and it sat on the dolly wheels just fine, no weight added. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Here is one I built in 2020: Sits just fine without weight in main float. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkgrove Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Looks good, appreciate the feedback. No weight will be just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecov Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Actually, if you did put weight inside the float on this model, you will probably snap the tailwheel leg. It is very thin in cross-section and I managed to break it twice just from the weight of the plane. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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