Call out to all Miget builders

[walt francis]

How do you get these axle pins to go in all the way ?

[Harry P.]

I think you're being unfair... I'll bet a lot of regular-sized builders would know the answer, too...

[PatRedmond]

I believe they prefer to be called 'little people'.....

[Sam Cates]

I believe they prefer to be called 'little people'.....

I think you're being unfair... I'll bet a lot of regular-sized builders would know the answer, too...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[walt francis]

Why Me lord what did I do to deserve this ......I wasn't a bad kid, I built models

[Art Laski]

Walt,

I very, very carefully drilled out the hole deeper. It worked great.

Pics are at my fotki link below. BTW, the pics were taken prior to doing this, so you can tell in some of the pics that the wheels are askew. I didn't like that much, so I risked damaging it to get them fixed. It worked out much better...

-Art

Edited October 11, 2011 by Art Laski

[Chuck Most]

On a serious note- what I do is attach the wheels and pins before attaching the axles- this makes it easier to seat the pins without the risk of breaking anything. It probably wouldn't hurt to file the pins down a bit shorter- on the first two kits I had, the pins seemed just a little bit too long.

[sobpinstriping]

I also drilled them out with a slightly larger bit and they went in snug, It took me a while to figure it out because the first one I put on went in just fine.

[walt francis]

Thanks guys, I was thinking of drilling but I think the grinding the pins down will save me alot of heart ack in the long run, I think the least I handle this thing the better off I will be not to break andything.

[sobpinstriping]

I just took a drill bit and twisted it in by hand and had no problem, I wouldn't dream of taking anything with a motor anywhere near that kit, so many fragile parts.

[Chuck Most]

I also drilled them out with a slightly larger bit and they went in snug, It took me a while to figure it out because the first one I put on went in just fine.

Seems like I ALWAYS have to do that when inserting a pin into a plated part, or a metal axle into a chrome wheel. It seems like some of the clearcoat likes to 'puddle' up in the openings, never mind the fact that the plating and clearcoat itself adds thickness to the piece, or in this case, makes the opening for the pin smaller.

Edited October 12, 2011 by Chuck Most