micro LG? .... i found some

[iamtheroboto]

ive searched around a bit, but im looking for more options for micro sized landing gear... trike or tail dragger..... i know of many "make your own LG" threads but have seen few premade setups....

anyone find anything neat?

[EP_Heli]

The tricycle gear that comes with the star scream works in most AH planes. Plus the Starscream itself is a pretty good plane if you un-mod it according to Lee's thread. The thing is, you'll find it pretty hard to land an airhog in a specific spot... take-offs are fun though. ;)

[iamtheroboto]

yeah i havent picked up the starscream yet... waiting for super clearance at my local RS...

[skiesthelimit]

You can look for tiny hotwheel cars or something in that range. Are these small enough?

[airpower]

SS LG works great, put it on my JS, worked great but for some reason didn
t want to turn...

[EP_Heli]

The added weigh and drag of that LG does seem to have a bigger effect on the jet scream, but it dos work. However it has almost no effect on the Sport, and the sport looks cool with wheels. ;)

[iamtheroboto]

hey everyone i did find some gear that was exactly what i was looking for... the link is here...

http://www.bsdmicrorc.com/products.cfm?catID=10048

cheers!

[airpower]

i just see wheels, no actual LG.

[skiesthelimit]

While we are in this subject, where can you get the strong, thin wire from? I would rather have stores than websites.

[iamtheroboto]

yeah no gear.... i use bits of guitar wire... and this stuff i found at work that is about .42 "..... the best bits seem to come from heavy gauge electric guitar G strings.... :D

i have .28" and .36" trimmings to work with...... you can get a pack of guitar strings pretty cheap....

i had tried the hotwhell etc. idea, and it worked, but i was really looking for the tall skinny type wheels..... these look pretty sweet.....

now im building a set of pontoons with recessed wheels :D

*edit* oh and they do have wire too.... bottom of the page.....

http://www.bsdmicrorc.com/products.cfm?catID=10014

cheers......

[EP_Heli]

What you want is music wire. It's not actually used to make music, I don't know why they call it that, but craft shops and hobby shops usually have it.

[iamtheroboto]

What you want is music wire. It's not actually used to make music, I don't know why they call it that, but craft shops and hobby shops usually have it.

its called music wire because its made/used for piano strings.....

i just use what i find laying around, guitar strings work well.... ill have some pics up eventually of some guitar string gear.....

[iamtheroboto]

here's what i made tonight.... its all just bits of guitar wire and foam chunks.... i think this wire is .16"..... its quite sturdy though.... maybe not strong enough for head on's..... but if your geometry is good it can be made to be very strong......

i wanted my UBI to RO-anywhere.......(my homemade foam plate wings btw...based on leadfeathers design), looks promising in the garage.... we'll see how it goes :D

[SlowAero]

The plane in the sink is too cute. Very short runway!

Thanks for the picture.

SA

[grandfather ra]

^^ that's made of awesome :D

[iamtheroboto]

rofl... yeah its crakin me up too... i cant wait to try it out.... :D

[EP_Heli]

its called music wire because its made/used for piano strings.....

...Well that makes sense, thanks for the info.

BTW, nice floats! :cool:

[iamtheroboto]

thanks... there just mock-ups, really, mostly to see how much more weight/drag this little guy can haul around... once my rolling fury's airframe dies, i may transplant the gear into something like this for real ROG/ROW....

cheers!