It turned out that my rough forming was not adequate because to get a good
enough glue joint for the nose with the weight in it the radar bulkhead has
to be installed as it is glued to both the fuselage and the nose,
and the weight protruded too far into the back of the nose to permit the
fitting of the bulkhead. I used the B nose and poured a resin block
into it, which as used to make the silicone mold. I melted the lead
in my ice cream scoop crucible and poured in in to the mold. The B
nose had to be cut in half to get the resin out even though I had coated it
with tape, the longer nose in this photo is from
another kit. With the better fit the weight no longer conflicted with
the bulkhead. Once the model was finished I did another weight and
balance and found that all done the nose gear had 12% of the
weight of the model and the main gear is supporting 88%. Most likely
for my model 40 grams might be adequate. Two factors made the weight
shift a bit more forward and lowered the minimum weight
required, first the nose weight is further forward that I could
place my test weight, and flattening the tires shifted the fulcrum back.
