You have to be real patient and follow the following to the letter. Hinge modification is required and some fitting of you doors and dome panel must be done and tested before you mount them!
Again, most information is from Keith Bellavia, fellow Southern R2 Builder.
Robart hinges as they come in a set of two per package.
Image of Robart hinges in "normal model aircraft" confutation. You do NOT want to assemble them this way for our needs!!!!
Doors will NOT open with this configuration!!!!
A diagram provided by Keith Bellavia, you will see his droid below... so they will work, just take some time and patience!
The inner piece with the "horn" MUST be mounted in "reverse" opposite as shown in the picture above. Also, material MUST be trimmed to allow the inner hinge to fit as close to the door or pie panel opening as possible. I used a Dremel and a cut-of-disk to do this. Also, some filling of the door/panel may still be required! Again, use the following diagram to assemble your hinges or they will NOT work properly!!!
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A few quick pictures I took of the inside of my front skins showing proper mounting of the hinges. I used the cut part of the inner skin and glued it to the door to beef it up a little so the door is a little stronger when opened:
Keith and Carolyn's awesome hinged R2 at a Southern Builders Meet. Yes, it can be done with these hinges!
I'll be taking some more closeup pictures as I get mine completed...
Last updated: July 4th, 2007
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