The Little World

An’ not wid no barbeque…

I hope some readers are old enough to get that one. And I hope it gets past the social media censors. In any case, In any case the struts and braces on this Argus have come out splendidly.

Not for lack of work, I might add – the wing braces are perfect fits onto the fuselage but the actual landing gear portion needs some careful cementation work to get into position squarely.

I adopt the belt-and-braces tactic of lightly coating the strut end and the receptor site in a medium cement and let them air-dry for a minute before pressing together. There is enough grab to keep the part in position by itself. Later I re-enforce with a superglue fillet.

Some people go the cyanoacrylate cement at the start, but I feel it can sometimes be too quick a set and too brittle a join.

Just as on the prototype, once the struts are complete the ship rests on its wings all the way through from the ground.