airscale Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 wow - those masters look brilliant, and unfortunately nothing like the G-Factor set I recently bought for my Ju188. I hadn't really examined them until now, I assumed they were the cast bronze high quality ones I had seen pics of, but alas no....needless to say thats a bit dissappointing.. I pretty much always do my own detailing but convinced myself these were worth going for ..as for new sets, I do know the Revell Beaufighter needs a lot of help (as I scratched these), but not sure if there are enough kits around to make it worth the effort Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Updating the gear request list: 1. Ju-88 2. Me-110 3. He-111 4. Bristol Beaufighter 5.???? Keep the ideas coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'll pop the Do 335 legs out to you real soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Updating the gear request list: 1. Ju-88 2. Me-110 3. He-111 4. Bristol Beaufighter 5. P-47 ? Keep the ideas coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavens Eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Peter & James I am going to put together my review of the current Ju88 gear with photos, Then I will have a how to on what I did to strengthen the kit gear. For the most part the main part of the kit gear is pretty stout. Like I said earlier in the thread, it has 3 basic weak spots and needs shortening. The gear that I just modified on y kit are more than stout enough for about any amount of reasonable weight and the fixes were fairly easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 These are photos of one of my Ju 88 sets: Rough, sandy surface, with occasional bubbles and very soft detail. A world away from the beautiful bronze ones I once had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavens Eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Yup! Look just like my set. My set was a fail on so many points that it was an automatic to fix the kit parts. In fact it made me so leary of aftermarket metal gear that I passed on the Eduard set for the Revell Bf109 G6 kit. Bought the Eduard engine and pit sets and they are PHENOMINAL!!!!!! But have now a bad taste about metal landing gear and it is across the board I guess. Edited June 14, 2014 by Heavens Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) This is how they USED to look: And the review: http://www.scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboom/index.php/all-things-aviation/132-135-scale/132-aftermarket-items/1327-32-junkers-ju-88-white-bronze-undercarriage-from-g-factor Edited June 14, 2014 by JamesHatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavens Eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Those would have been keepers and used (if they fit). The current stuff is pretty rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Updating the gear request list: 1. Ju-88 2. Me-110 3. He-111 4. Bristol Beaufighter 5.???? Keep the ideas coming.... Pity the new Ju 88 legs are crepe; I could use two sets of the original quality! Hope that may be "revisited". F-4 Phantom II for Tamiya. There are some corrections and additions which need to be made to render the legs more accurate. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) The Typhoon (Eurofighter) could seriously do with some nice brass replacements, Revell prefered. P-38. Edited June 14, 2014 by Kagemusha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Whilst I feel bad poo-poohing the suggestions of others, I have to question the commercial sense behind making Beaufighter landing gear. The kit is ancient, and I don't think I have ever seen one built?! That would be a waste of your time and a commercial failure. I would concentrate on modern kits that need them eg He111 Me110, and I would definitely get in there quick on the Do335 Revell Spitfire if you can beat Eduard?? (I am assuming that their 109 gear is the first of many?) For older kits, I would do P-47 for both Hasegawa and Trumpeter; neither without fault, but essentially decent kits And I know the Trumpeter gear is meant to be waaay wrong (too short?) so would cry out for some decent metal gear Don't know anything about jets, but would like some for Trumpeter's (yes highly flawed) EE Lightning I think I will buy a set of the Ju88 legs from Hannants and if they are pants I will send them back as not being fit for purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think I will buy a set of the Ju88 legs from Hannants and if they are pants I will send them back as not being fit for purpose Nick, you can have a set of mine, seriously..... nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 ......just don't send them back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavens Eagle Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 This weekend I went and looked at a couple of my reference photos and found quite a bit more little detail to add to the kit gear legs. Most of the changes were around the bases of the torque links on the strut. One of the photos from the Norway resto and another photo where a ground crew is replacing a blown tire were quite illuminating. Thus I ended up working on the gear instead of an internet post. It is still in the works, just taking a back burner to the actual building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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