Last night I started turning the Cessna 172 into a Cessna 185A Air Observation Post:
How it looks when it arrives from Shapeways - it's a single-piece 3D-printed model. I need to turn it from a tricycle-undercarriage configuration into a tail-dragger:
First job: Cut some bits of brass wire to make the landing-gear struts and steal some spare wheels from another kit:
Then bend the ends of the wire at a 45-degree angle and superglue on the wheels:
Snip off the existing undercarriage, sand smooth and then drill holes for the new undercarriage just forward of the wing-strut roots. Also drill a hole under the tail for the tail-wheel:
Cut the brass wire struts to length and superglue 'em in the 'oles. Also add a small piece of bent brass wire to form the tail-wheel strut:
Job jobbed!
Now to paint it!