As I stated in the P-40 gallery, something didn't look right to me when I compared the photos of my model with the photos of the subject. There was too much space between the wheel and the landing gear door. I never actually noticed this on the model, but it jumped out to me in the photos. Fellow modeler Scott Hemsley and I discussed the issue and Scott pointed out the problem. It appears that Airfix got the gear legs a little long. Notice the collar in the red circle on my model?
Notice its location on the real thing...in line with the bottom of the gear doors.
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| (Photo courtesy of the Carl Vincent Collection.) |
Of course, my first thought is that I did something wrong, but looking around the web, it seems like this issue is featured on almost every model.
So next time I'll shorten the upper part of the leg, confirm that the collar is in the right location, and see if it solves the problem.
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