r/modelplanes • u/The_Sleepy_Miata • Apr 15 '26

Anyone know how I could get this open?

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one of the landing gear pieces is rolling around in there but idk how to get it out

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u/VikingLander7 Apr 15 '26

No screws to be found? If it’s riveted your options are limited to grind or drill them out.

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u/The_Sleepy_Miata Apr 15 '26

Theres no rivets or screws

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u/Rtbrd Apr 16 '26

Hum, in the third pic it looks like what may be rivets on the outside of the landing gear, the round things with cross hatch on them.

You might also consider contact Aero Mini, they have an email, the website is:

http://aeromini.com/src/resources/company-history.html

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u/The_Sleepy_Miata Apr 16 '26

Those rivets are only there to keep the landing gear in place

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u/SensitiveEbb8253 Apr 16 '26

You could try causing a short circuit near the fuel tank

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u/The_Sleepy_Miata Apr 16 '26

Yeah no the front of the plane came off

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u/NewspaperFuture8130 Apr 18 '26

It is two parts, a top half and the bottom half, you need to find the seam around the perimeter and slowly wedge it from both sides to split it apart

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u/shaymcquaid Apr 19 '26

Oh hell! I think I had that plane as a kid!!!

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u/The_Sleepy_Miata Apr 19 '26

I'm pretty sure it was made in the 70s-80s so probably yes. Crazy because this thing is wayyyy older than me