[skydriver]

Is anyone familiar with these stands? I was thinking of purchasing one to see if my GMP Texas Longhorn P-40 would fit on it.

I figured I would try to find one at a local hobby shop as the shipping and handle will double the overall cost.

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[STARMAN 352ND]

The stands you asked about may be lightwight for the GMP P-40.
With this kind of stand you will have to drill a two holes in the bottom wing
of the P-40...Not too sure you want to do that.
JP

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

With this kind of stand you will have to drill a two holes in the bottom wing
of the P-40...JP

Why?

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by Elmer

Why?

No support.. After studying the pic, the only way to mount/balance something on that stand would be to drill two screws thru the holes in the arms and mount it to the plane..
Sorry, Not for me...

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Elmer

Why?

If your talking about drilling holes in the P-40.
Because you would have to rethread the holes once you do that
If you have the re-thread tool your fine ...But if you don't that screw
hole can be a little tricky because it's small.
I was watching my friend try this on his GMP P-51D Mustang and
it was tricky to do without the re-thread tool.Above all there was no real support without drilling the holes.
As much as i do stands on some of my planes i would not do this on a GMP IMHO.
If you were to get a re-thread tool it would look like this.

JP

[jim]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

If your talking about drilling holes in the P-40.
Because you would have to rethread the holes once you do that
If you have the re-thread tool your fine ...But if you don't that screw
hole can be a little tricky because it's small.
I was watching my friend try this on his GMP P-51D Mustang and
it was tricky to do without the re-thread tool.Above all there was no real support without drilling the holes.
As much as i do stands on some of my planes i would not do this on a GMP IMHO.
If you were to get a re-thread tool it would look like this.

JP

Even the tools in America are better than over here, in all my many many years in engineering I have never seen one of those tools.
I have always used my trusty multi head tap set, interchangeable heads fitted onto a T handle.
That tool you show is a handy looking thing for smaller thread making.

[JustPlaneNuttz]

Oh boy -- we could really use some decent after-market stands. I vote for a sturdy clear crystal-like plastic to fit my Corgi aircraft and available in 3 separate sizes with metal stubs to fit the underneath hole. Supplied with shims if necessary. I'd also like one that could take 3 aircraft at once in some form of formation.

Anyone?! ANYONE!!!