What's on your workbench?

[RMD]

You've been flocking in the signal box?

Yup, flocking the night away, as usual.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

If not actually flocking around the clock?

[valleyboy]

If not actually flocking around the clock?

better than cocking around the flock
Nice terrain Mark

[grizzlymc]

Flock around the clock tonite!

[RMD]

If not actually flocking around the clock?

better than cocking around the flock
Nice terrain Mark

That's where I've been going wrong all these years...

[RMD]

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!

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

S'agoodun!!!

[Essex Boy]

Looking good.

[Paul]

Nice job

[Purple]

I’ve got 6mm SYW and 28mm SYW on the workbench.
They are different in size.
By around 32mm
Errr