discussion Torque link for struts

[Ian M]

My Gannets torque links are AWOL. Any ideas as to how to find or make some?

 

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[rickoshea52]

My Gannets torque links are AWOL. Any ideas as to how to find or make some?

These are Line Replaceable Units (LRU), you should approach the landing gear supplier for spares.

 

[Ian M]

These are Line Replaceable Units (LRU), you should approach the landing gear supplier for spares.

Do they do them in 1/48 scale? :smiling5: :smiling6::tears-of-joy::tongue-out2:
Its the Classic Airframe kit and it was hard enough to get hold of the kit, as for spares.....

 

[Dave Ward]

Ian,
Ouch! I think that you may have to either make them ( !! ), or find a 1/48 PE set for say a Grumman Tracker & steal the torque links off that - you may have to plough through the Eduard 1/48 PE sets to fond something that may be suitable - Good Luck!
Dave

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Would this work @ https://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/sac-148-grumman-s2f-tracker-landing-gear--48130-85636-p.asp

 

[rickoshea52]

Looks like you’re gonna have to do some scratch building or Rob something from the spares box.

https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/gannet/walkaround.php

 

[Ian M]

Thanks Rick, I have that page in my shortcuts bar...
Had a go the other day but failed miserably. Still that was a first try.

 

[yak face]

Difficult to see them in the walkaround pics Ian but if theyre just the standard triangular scissor link type then in the past ive made them from either thick wine foil or thin aluminium ( pet food cartons or more enjoyably beer cans !) take a piece , fold it ,then cut a triangle , narrowest end at the fold but leaving enough width so the two pieces are still connected when you unfold it . If necessary you can drill lightening holes in before you cut the triangle . Hope this makes sense!

 

[Dave Ward]

Ian,
maybe not of any help, but these are the undercarriage legs for the Revell 1/72 Gannet

Main undercarriage leg.........................

Nosewheel leg
Not exactly superdetailed, but they seem to show that they are pretty standard, not odd shapes or sizes! ( ps the Revell Gannet is the 2008 tooling not the neolithic Frog version! )
Dave