A while back, I bought a set of Robostruts ($!) for a trike gear model. Since then, I decided to buy retracts for it and they come with telescopic struts.
I have a little Hobbico TwinStar that would look a bit nicer with the Robostruts installed, but I was wondering....
The Robobstruts would attach by cutting off each of the TwinStar's stock wire gear legs to a short stub, then slipping the Robostruts over them, securing them with set screws. Would this now make the gear more prone to bending back, since all the stress would be concentrated to such a small area of the original wire?
Id rather have the spindly wire look and reliability than good looks and lots of hassles... the model is not very scale-looking to begin with.
Good flying, desmobob