For those still interested -
It is 1:72 scale - span is 36 inches - fuselage length is 32 inches.
Fuselage diameter is 3 inches and those massive undercarriage sponsons make it look even fatter!
Imagine a 1:32 scale C-130 and you just about have it!
I have just tried to add the wheels - and encountered a major problem.
There are 12 main wheels - six either side in 3 rows of two - plus twin nosewheels.
Each wheel is in two halves - so I stuck them together, filed a 'flat' on each one and attached them to the legs with brass rod axles for strength. All looked fine - they all touched the ground and I was quite pleased with myself - until I added the nosewheel.
This is too tall - and lifts the front two pairs of mainwheels off the ground.
I have modified the nosewheel by reducing its height (I reduced the length of the oleo - which is too long anyway - and re-attached it with a brass rod insert for strength).
It is now the correct length - but still lifts the front pair of wheels. I can't reduce the height any further - otherwise the front wheels will be touching the bottom of the fuselage.
Luckily I hadn't glued the mainwheels in place, so what I intend to do is to sit the model on its nosewheels and the REAR pair of mainwheels.
Then I will have to somehow adjust the height of the front two pairs of wheels until they all touch the ground - sort of adjusting as I go.
Luckily most of the mainwheel legs are hidden inside the sponson when the doors are added - so I should be able to get away with some 'fiddling!
Watch this space.............
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why not mount it on a base and adjust the ground to fit? a little fudge and who will know?
That's a pretty good idea. Many of the Soviet / Russian taxiways and parking aprons aren't all that smooth and flat and it would be more accurate that way anyway (particularly those from the mid-late 80s).
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Must you keep flashing pics of your huge Cock over the 'net weekly?? :) Good job. Can't wait 'til I have time to start messing with my Cock.
That would mean making a HILL between the main and nosewheels.
I have only dry-fitted the wheels/axles in place - so I can remove them and re-set the front pair (on either side) a little lower by adding spacers between the axles and the wheels.
Not very elegant - but it is mostly hidden away anyway.
Thanks for the input anyway.....
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