thamesradar

Hi all,

I've had two GJ Q400s for a while now, and looking at a real 1:1 one today, I thought its angle to the ground when taxiing was much 'flatter' than the two GJ models I own. The GJs seem to both have a very "nose down" stance...am I imagining this or is it dissimilar to the real Dash8-Q400?

Ejohn87

The gemini version does look like it's ready to drag race down the runway. I too think the angle may be a bit drastic.

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thamesradar

That's what I thought....no way to correct this odd angle without damaging the model either!

Big Al

This was very much the 'hot topic' when GJ introduced the Q-400 mould back in 2008. It's down to making the mould balance on it's front gear and not tip back onto it's tail, which apparently would be the case if the main gear where a more accurate sized part.

That said, I do believe you can (if skilled) extract the main gear and file a bit off, producing a more realistic look, as long as you can tack down the front end. I use a tiny piece of black-tac with mine.

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Ty-114

What about a little shim, made of black painted card-stock placed under the nose gear? Cut to the right size & shape it should be pretty hard to detect.
I did a similar thing with my Gemini/JC DC-6s except under the mainwheels and it seems to work fine.
The alternative is to steam out the gear unit and put the shim inside the bay, but that is a bit more risky/invasive although I have seen others do it with good results (again on the Gemini/JC DC-6).

One possible complication is that the Q400 might be angled like this for balance reasons. It may prefer to be a tail-sitter if the fuselage is 'level', I don't know. - Ah, Al beat me to this. Looks like it is a tail sitter!