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There are 4 sets of parts 302 through 315 for the landing gear assemblies.
Parts 302 and 305 are folded in half for 2-sided printing along with an attachment wing. Parts 303 and 306 are folded into a U shape around parts 304 and 307. I trimmed away the voids from the printed parts then coated them with superglue for strength before assembly.
The landing gear tubes of part 308a were folded in half for 2-sided printing. Part 308b is attached to form a cup to receive the main gear joint.
There are 2 parts 309 per landing gear assembly. They are a disc that goes on the upper leg of the landing gear. It will come into play later in the build in connection with the skins.
Parts 310a is folded in half and attached along with part 310b to form the end cap and joint for attaching the main landing gear tubes which are part 311.
Part 311 is a simple tube, but one of them is printed a bit different than the other 3 since it includes the attachment points for the ladder later in the build. To make the landing gear nice and strong, and to assist with shaping the tubes, I wrapped them around popsicle sticks. Part 312 is wrapped around the tube as an additional layer where part of the landing gear braces attach, one of which has a little different printing to go with the one where the ladder attaches.
Part 313a is folded in half for 2-sided printing and attached along with 313b to form the end cap and joint for attaching the feet of the landing gear.
Parts 314a/b/c/ and 315a/b/c form the inner and outer plates of the landing gear.
Once all the landing gear components were formed, they were a bit finicky to put into place, but otherwise assembly is straight forward.
A whopping 88 parts for the gear so far!
Part count to date: 701
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