I've just been putting the finishing touches to a 1/72 Academy F-86E. When I put the fuselage together, I took great care to put the recommended amount of ballast in the nose, plus a little bit more.
Since then, I've used Alclad 2 for the natural metal finish and Im really,
*really* pleased with the result. During most of the build, the F-86 has had an old paintbrush stuck up the tailpipe as a handle, but I removed it at intervals to make sure the jet would sit correctly when I finally fitted the undercarriage.Well, I've just fitted the undercarriage and guess what... Yup! It's a tail-sitter!!!!
AAAUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I've used a fair few words that I haven't used in years.
Anyway, all is not lost. There is a product called "liquid lead" that I use for adding ballast to the chassis of model railway trucks. It worked well pouring it into the intake of the F-86. As I was doing so, I thought that it must be like force feeding a goose for pate de fois gras! The F-86 now sits correctly on all its wheels!
But I tell you... there were nearly tears before bedtime!!! :-D