Halcyon Nostromo

Birdie

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Is it me, or is the Nostromo top-heavy?

I don't want to glue it to a base, but if you try and sit it on the tripod landing gear, the weight of the engines capsize it :angry

Anyone else had this problem?
 
<div class='quotetop'>(Sidewinder @ Aug 28 2006, 07:44 PM) [snapback]1308581[/snapback]</div>
Ya gotta weight the nose.

SAS
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Wish I'd thought of that before I built it.
 
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Ya gotta weight the nose.

SAS
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Wish I'd thought of that before I built it.
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I always thought it was mentioned in the instructions. I can't check mine though as they're in storage at the moment.

Harry
 
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<div class='quotetop'>(Birdie @ Aug 28 2006, 08:09 PM) [snapback]1308594[/snapback]
<div class='quotetop'>(Sidewinder @ Aug 28 2006, 07:44 PM) [snapback]1308581[/snapback]
Ya gotta weight the nose.

SAS
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Wish I'd thought of that before I built it.
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I always thought it was mentioned in the instructions. I can't check mine though as they're in storage at the moment.

Harry
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Instructions?
 
I found one of mine that was close to hand. The Instructions show an arrow pointing to the forward section with the text "weight 70g".

I take it yours didn't come with an instruction sheet?

Harry
 
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I found one of mine that was close to hand. The Instructions show an arrow pointing to the forward section with the text "weight 70g".

I take it yours didn't come with an instruction sheet?

Harry
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Yeah it did, but I managed to lose it.

The reason Lambert couldn't contact Earth

nostromo1.jpg


Spit on it.

nostromo2.jpg
 
<div class='quotetop'>(Sidewinder @ Aug 28 2006, 07:44 PM) [snapback]1308581[/snapback]</div>

Wish I'd thought of that before I built it.

Hi Birdie, this article may help with the nose weight issue....http://www.hyperscale.com/2010/features/ta4jdwa_1.htm.

Your pics are a little blurry, but looks like a good build of the Nostromo. That's about the only one of the Halcyon kits I don't have (...oh and the power loader!).

Cheers, JT
 
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