MOD: 7198 Fighter Plane Attack, wing tweak

[Diamondback]

So, I just finished building 7198, and I'm looking at the German fighter (which is more realistic than the bird in the movie, this one looks like it's trying to be a semi-scale Me109), and something doesn't look quite right.

Examining what I know of WWII aircraft indicates no swept-wing tractor-propellor planes aside from the pushme-pullyou Do335, only straight or tapered, with the taper being typically either similar front/back like the Spitfire, or all-in-back like the Me109 and SB2C Helldiver.

Checking drawings of an Me109, the wings are too far back--most WWII front-engine birds had most of their weight way upfront in that engine-block, which means a forward center of gravity, which means the center of lift and thus the wings must be similarly forward on the airframe.

Solution: reverse and relocate the wings, but keep the existing attach-points for that great Indy explodey goodness. Step one: remove wing from weapons-rack and mounting-block; step two: move weapons-rack two studs forward; step three: mount former right wing on left rack/block assembly, aligning rear of 6x12 plate with rear of rack (yes, this leaves a two-stud by one-plate hole at the rear of the block); step four: repeat with right block, right rack and former left wing.

MLCAD rendering, since I don't have my camera ATM: Old left wing with LEGO-designed incorrect backsweep in back, MOD'ed wing with correct straight leading-edge in front/on the right. (Note: cannon and flick-missiles not shown.)

You might like it, you might not, either way posted for your consideration.

[legoindy01]

I also noticed this. I'm not even a wwii pplane buff but it did look like the wings were too far back and that the shape of them was off. Thanks for posting, I'll fix mine.