ranger3181
Customized Brickmania Iroquois (desc!!)
Had some serious trouble with this kit when I first built it... had to make some modifications to fix. For one, the landing gear was very thin and fragile, and I found that the original black technic pipes that were placed over the flex-tube didn't connect to each other, making the tube extra bendy and unstable. I remedied that by placing lego canister bricks on the landing gear, they connect well and don't allow it to bend as much. Then, I removed the tiny flimsy flex tubes that connect the landing gear to the body, and replaced them with slightly longer, non-flexible lego "axe-handles" to keep it from bending so easily. But the damn thing still kept tipping backwards due to its long tail! So, I placed a metal weight in the cockpit (beside the pilot) that balanced the thing out. I still can't figure out how to get the helicopter doors to stay shut, however. All in all, I love the kit, and I feel I've really made it my own through modding it, but I think it should have been more balanced and sturdy to begin with. I hope BM does some edits before they release it again!!
Customized Brickmania Iroquois (desc!!)
Had some serious trouble with this kit when I first built it... had to make some modifications to fix. For one, the landing gear was very thin and fragile, and I found that the original black technic pipes that were placed over the flex-tube didn't connect to each other, making the tube extra bendy and unstable. I remedied that by placing lego canister bricks on the landing gear, they connect well and don't allow it to bend as much. Then, I removed the tiny flimsy flex tubes that connect the landing gear to the body, and replaced them with slightly longer, non-flexible lego "axe-handles" to keep it from bending so easily. But the damn thing still kept tipping backwards due to its long tail! So, I placed a metal weight in the cockpit (beside the pilot) that balanced the thing out. I still can't figure out how to get the helicopter doors to stay shut, however. All in all, I love the kit, and I feel I've really made it my own through modding it, but I think it should have been more balanced and sturdy to begin with. I hope BM does some edits before they release it again!!