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Originally Posted by sammyk
Nice job. You could at least describe what you did even if you didn't take pics of the process.
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I won't recommend this to people not used to model kits building or other meticulous tasks. If you feel confident enough, here is how I proceeded.
The first part is to remove each landing gear (excepted the nose one, of course) from their well, they're only glued in place, but it may require a bit of patience to avoid damaging nacelles paint or gear doors. Then remove the remaining glue from the well (I used an X-Acto type tool). Each gear is made of its two legs and a rectangular part, moulded together, the later one being glued into each well. Next step is to eliminate this rectangular part by cutting it off BUT also cutting a bit of the main leg in the process (about half a millimeter) while leaving the other leg untouched. Failure to do this will leave you with a landing gear extending straight from its well, while it should be slanted back (don't ask how I discovered this...
). Here is what you should be left with :
Last part, glue your gear back in place, the most aft possible, et voilà !
