Hi all!

If you are building the aircraft kits, usually there is an instruction to add some weight inside the nose area to prevent it become a tail sitter jets.

What is the solution if you forget to add weights and only realize it only after you joined the fuselage and painted it? any idea?

ok dato...:D

err hmm.. this method might require you to paint a lil bit under the nose to cover the hole ..

Bab bab lobang ni kena panggil Mat Lobang...dia pandai bikin lobang

But what I'd do is make a simple dio base, and superglue nosewheel to the base :D

Tengok burung ape lar, if it's a one without much detail under the chin, i'll drill a 1.8-2.2mm hole, insert some ball bearing, inject some superglue and cover back the hole with putty and sand back flat.

You could try fixing a clear acrylic rod to the bottom of the fuselage. Not very aesthetic but it should get the job done with minimal rework involved.

mr musang berjanggut...ehh silap musangpulut :lol:

sebelum ni aku encounter the same problem masa buat SU-27 tu & what i do is drill a hole under the nose, masukkan manyak2 bijik steel shot (bukan bijik lain tau :lol: :ph43r: ) & then drip CA glue

leave it to harden enough & then putty the hole surrounding area.....simple aje kan ehehehehe

good luck bro

If you malas to putty , drill the hole in the nose wheel bay.You can push in soldering wire also.Cut a small piece of styrene to cover the hole up.Your nose wheel bay would look a little bit more complex also kekekeke.

Thank guys for ideas and tips! I found out the below's ideas quite logic to try:

1) You could try fixing a clear acrylic rod to the bottom of the fuselage. Not very aesthetic but it should get the job done with minimal rework involved.

2) drill the hole in the nose wheel bay.You can push in soldering wire also.Cut a small piece of styrene to cover the hole up

3) drill a hole under the nose, masukkan manyak2 bijik steel shot & then drip CA glue

many thanks for the input.really appreciated it!

For steel shots 0.5mm and smaller, 1mm and 2mm available from Multifilla in small vials or Kg

Encountered the same problem once with an A10. A friend gave me some real heavy metal. Dunno what they're called but those strips which looked light were really heavy. I cut them in pieces and slotted them into the nose wheel well and as added weight pumped in some resin for good measure. Placed the plane nose down so the resin couldn't flow out. Scary stuff and I wouldn't recommend if you don't have the stomach for it.

Alternatively, a good base does justice to any model and I think landy's idea is the most easiest and logical remedy.

Rots of ruck
Patrick