A lot happened with the Uhu over the last day or so. Please follow along as I explain.
As previously mentioned, I was not happy with how the foil looked on the nose strut. It had some wrinkles in it, and it didn't look proper.
So I carefully removed the old foil, measured out and cut some new. The second time around it looks much better.
The nose wheel assembly was built and I used a Tamiya weathering deck to make it look dirty. I had to cut away part of the axle, to install the nose wheel. As I was spreading the axle, I snapped the strut off ! Luckily, it was an easy fix. This is how the nose wheel looks once installed.
Next I installed the main wheel and tire assemblies. These were carefully detailed. In hindsight, I should have dirtied them up first like I did on the nose wheel before installing them.
This is the Port side.
and the Starboard side.
Some small parts were carefully brush painted inside the main gear wells. I also installed what looks like a pair of hydraulic or air hoses that attach to the main gear struts. It could also be some sort of spring, I'm really not sure.
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1. Air or hydraulic lines ?? Maybe some sort of spring ??
The main wheels were detailed with a small red stripe, and the lines going to the wheel hub were painted silver. The red stripe was used to see if the tires had slipped on the wheel. Tires are balanced, and having a tire out of balance is not good, especially in aircraft. Severe vibrations will occur if the tire balance is off.
The main gear are now completed and this shows how it looks now.
I wanted to install the propellers. I had them painted, all that was needed was glue.
Here is the Starboard prop.
followed by the Port side.
Finally, here is how the Uhu looks right now. It's sitting upside down, allowing the parts to dry. Hopefully the nose strut will be strong enough, otherwise I will have to drill and pin it.
As always, comments are encouraged.
Thanks for stopping by.
