Bronco 1/48 by ICM wip

[castelnuovo]

This is where I am so far. Nice fit, good instructions. Not much else to say

[handiabled]

Nice work on the office!

[stikpusher]

Very nice cockpit! A huge improvement over the ancient Hawk/Testors kit.

[dupes]

When I bought this kit, the first thing I did was look at how the nose goes together. Is there enough room for sufficient nose weights?

[castelnuovo]

Nose weight?? Ummmm.... ....darn...

[406 Silverado]

Nov 8, 2023 22:00:02 GMT -5 castelnuovo said:

Nose weight?? Ummmm.... ....darn...

Uh Oh....I've been there myself.....several times. No worries though as I'm sure you'll get this all worked out Castel. Looking forward to more bro.

[dupes]

Nov 8, 2023 22:00:02 GMT -5 castelnuovo said:

Nose weight?? Ummmm.... ....darn...

Oooooooh...rough. There's always the "clear piece of sprue under the tail" trick!

[keavdog]

I did that on an F-84F. I opened a hole behind the IP and filled full of BBs, squirted in some super glue and faired over the hole with thin sheet plastic. A more careful approach would be a 1/4 hole drilled - probably easier to fill.

[castelnuovo]

The underside of the nose is open as that is where the front wheel goes when retracted. So putting some kind of weight in there should be easy, providing that the weight is small enough and heavy enough. TBC...

[jeaton01]

If space is an issue you can stuff in the weight paste that is used on Pinewood Derby cars. Not cheap but it is about the easiest when the weight is a "retrofit".

[Medicman71]

I think we've all done that before. I know I have.

[castelnuovo]

It is coming together slowly. She is very tail heavy so I don't think I can jam enough weight in the small front wheel well to keep her upright.

[deafpanzer]

Nice camo! If weight doesn’t work then you can use a black base and insert pins into the wheels so they can be glued to drilled holes on the base to hold.

[TJ]

I've done a 72nd Bronco. There is no room up front for nose weight. I made a tail stand