Jun Austria
Well-Known Member
One fine day, I was doing some work on my Falcon. Then my 4 pound cat decided to jump on it.
The falcon at that time was supported on a 4 pcs M6 bolts. And this what happened...
The 2 bolts at the rear end of the model somehow was bent inwards. This is due to the force from the top.
I'm planning to display my model on a flight mode. And I'm planning to use those 4 bolt connector to support the model internally.
So with a lack of structural integrity. I have to do something about this. And this is what I came up.
Using small square metal tubing and some bolts and screws. I managed to transfer all the load towards the 25mm x 25mm vertical center support.
The metal tubing will be fixed first by bolts. Then the bolt supporting the upper hull can be adjusted to the top hull inner height by adjusting the nuts until the bolt touches the upper hull.
And heres the upper view. I still need to lower the horizontal tubing by 20mm. Coz I decided the put back the gunner bay on top.
And I'm ok not including the internal detail. Coz I don't see myself looking into that. I just want to see the whole ship like a studio model.
Just sharing.
Cheers
The falcon at that time was supported on a 4 pcs M6 bolts. And this what happened...
The 2 bolts at the rear end of the model somehow was bent inwards. This is due to the force from the top.
I'm planning to display my model on a flight mode. And I'm planning to use those 4 bolt connector to support the model internally.
So with a lack of structural integrity. I have to do something about this. And this is what I came up.
Using small square metal tubing and some bolts and screws. I managed to transfer all the load towards the 25mm x 25mm vertical center support.
The metal tubing will be fixed first by bolts. Then the bolt supporting the upper hull can be adjusted to the top hull inner height by adjusting the nuts until the bolt touches the upper hull.
And heres the upper view. I still need to lower the horizontal tubing by 20mm. Coz I decided the put back the gunner bay on top.
And I'm ok not including the internal detail. Coz I don't see myself looking into that. I just want to see the whole ship like a studio model.
Just sharing.
Cheers