Roden 1/72 C-123B
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Though it rests in sockets the nose gear is not restrained well fore and aft.  Two more thin struts are yet to be added but they will add little strength.  Thin Tamiya cement and even CA glue didn't seem to work very
well
with
  the plastic, so now Testors cement in the triangular bottle and metal tube is being used.  Lots of attention to alignment is needed here.  A plastic card bulkhead will be added to close off the front of the wheel well. 
There are four parts to the nose strut itself.  The rear strut on which the axle rests is attached to the main strut at two small joints so careful attention to gluing is needed here.  The shimmy damper and the V-shaped link
are two separate parts that must be added but they are not load bearing.

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