[stalag8611]

What is it with IXO? They're like the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
The DO-335 is really a nice model, but it has one glaring fault. It won't stand on its wheels without ending up on its duff. It's too bad they didn't add some additional weight to the nose to keep it from tipping. I used to be an active plastic model maker and I learned the hard way from assembling P-38s. A little modeling putty in the nose did the trick, but I can't see a way to do the same to the diecast DO-335. Let's hope Corgi gets it right on their P-38 releases.

[flaps]

Funny I have the same model and it sits fine in my display case, Since IXO models are so heavy I doubt they could add more metal to the front, and I am glad they did not make the back all plastic with a seam like I gave seen Corgi do on a few. Maybe you can make an adustment to the gear so it leans forward a tiny bit?

I used to collect Gemini Jets planes and quite a few needed the gear bent a tiny tiny bit to not fall on there butt.

Flaps

Originally Posted by stalag8611

What is it with IXO? They're like the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
The DO-335 is really a nice model, but it has one glaring fault. It won't stand on its wheels without ending up on its duff. It's too bad they didn't add some additional weight to the nose to keep it from tipping. I used to be an active plastic model maker and I learned the hard way from assembling P-38s. A little modeling putty in the nose did the trick, but I can't see a way to do the same to the diecast DO-335. Let's hope Corgi gets it right on their P-38 releases.

[PappyB]

I don't have this problem with the Dornier either -- but I do have it with the TFM Galland 262

[STARMAN 352ND]

I don't have that problem with my Dornier i always have my planes on a stand anyways.
JP

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by stalag8611

What is it with IXO? They're like the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
The DO-335 is really a nice model, but it has one glaring fault. It won't stand on its wheels without ending up on its duff. It's too bad they didn't add some additional weight to the nose to keep it from tipping. I used to be an active plastic model maker and I learned the hard way from assembling P-38s. A little modeling putty in the nose did the trick, but I can't see a way to do the same to the diecast DO-335. Let's hope Corgi gets it right on their P-38 releases.

Another possibility is to use a little 2 sided sticky tape to stick the front wheel down.

[stalag8611]

Originally Posted by flaps

Funny I have the same model and it sits fine in my display case, Since IXO models are so heavy I doubt they could add more metal to the front, and I am glad they did not make the back all plastic with a seam like I gave seen Corgi do on a few. Maybe you can make an adustment to the gear so it leans forward a tiny bit?

I used to collect Gemini Jets planes and quite a few needed the gear bent a tiny tiny bit to not fall on there butt.

Flaps

Hmmm, I hate to fiddle with landing gear, but I'll give it a shot. It's the one IXO I really wanted sitting on its wheels. Thanks to all for the tips and comments.

[airjack]

You put the main gears in backwords. try it the other way and you wont have a aft CG problem with your plane.....

By backwords i mean switching the gear from one side to the other.

[hellcat]

I got 2 right legs with mine, but my supplier did send me a new pair, so now I have 1 spare!
What about the colour scheme? the little research I've done shows the IXO to be completeley wrong!
Never mind, as so many have said, 'who else does these models?'
Perhaps things may get better over time now IXO belong to Altaya, wait and see