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Scale Aircraft Conversions 32018: P-39 Airacobra Landing Gear (SH)


LSP_Kevin

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More like money for old soldering wire.

 

SAC really needs to change the alloy. The soldering wire metal is utterly useless for 1/32 scale.

I only buy G-factor, Brassin bronze and, occasionally in the past, Aeroclub, all of which I can wholeheartedly recommend.

 

Tony

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More like dry solder wire. I bought a 1/24 Mustang landing gear, which is a replacement for the Trumpeter set. I was planning to modify it to use it on my Airfix Mustang, to add some strength.

 

The castings are very rough, and the scissor links were solid, not see-through at all. They arrived slightly bent, and when I straightened them there was a dry squeaking sound, which made me wonder if it had cracked inside. In the end I had to replace the legs with aluminum tubing, and used the remaining SAC parts to dress it up. Not impressed.

 

Richard

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Excellent review and points out our major concerns on SAC gear: soft white metal with questionable strength and soft details as well.

Agree the kit gear seem the way to go

Peter

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More like dry solder wire. I bought a 1/24 Mustang landing gear, which is a replacement for the Trumpeter set. I was planning to modify it to use it on my Airfix Mustang, to add some strength.

 

The castings are very rough, and the scissor links were solid, not see-through at all. They arrived slightly bent, and when I straightened them there was a dry squeaking sound, which made me wonder if it had cracked inside. In the end I had to replace the legs with aluminum tubing, and used the remaining SAC parts to dress it up. Not impressed.

 

Richard

 

The creaking is a feature of white metal, something to do with crystal planes realigning. Very disconcerting

 

Richard

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Thanks for the comment gents - I think the universal issue is that the detail is missing from their parts and the metal used is suspect in the long term to actually being weaker than the kit plastic parts.  So instead of a win-win, you get a lose-lose.

 

I was very disappointed in the soft casting.  It does seem like they took the kit part and re-casted it, and then added a huge mold seam.  Can't say I see myself ever buying another SAC product again.

 

Lesson learned!

 

Chris

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