null_null981707818191 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Being a glutton for punishment, I've just embarked on another very old mould project - a Frog P38 Lightning in 1/72 scale (which sort of counts as an Airfix model in terms of heritage as it was originally made by Rovex of Margate,,,). Anyway, it obviously pre-dates instructions on adding noseweight. So has anyone got any advice or idea on how much I should add? Or shall I just fill up all the spaces I can find in front of the CoG. If anyone has built this model, and can remember how many grammes they stuffed in, I'd be very grateful!/media/tinymce_upload/7b9017c5f2e49ccd073e55dc98ce42a0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I built it when I was about 15 .......some 50 years ago ☹️ Still have it. Unfortunately I dont remember how much lead I put in the nose. It does stand on it's wheels though. You mustn't put too little ... but then again anything extra is just unwanted weight on the undercarriage. I usually dry assemble using masking tape and then bend a couple of paperclips in a triangular shape with one end very roughtly the height of the undercarriage leg sticking up. I put one under each wing in the undercarriage locating hole so that the model balances on the point where the undercarriage will be fixed. I then add weight to the nose, balance it and add or reduce weight. It's trial and error basically.I've always loved this colour scheme. Have fun!/media/tinymce_upload/16d56af7e1319526fcabf94e1aca64a5.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_null981707818191 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks for the very clear explanation Patrick. I'll try the paperclip trick - makes far more sense the way you've suggested than others I've read. My paint scheme is going to be for an aircraft that flew in Tunisia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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