ntrocket88 wrote:Once it was finished I noticed a severe case of back-end droop. I checked it again, and it is built to the instructions. I also looked at others that people have completed and posted and theirs droop too. The front axle is about 3mm higher than the rear one. Not sure if this is correct or if Airfix messed up.
Well, I think it's a bit of "yes and no". According to
British Military Trucks of World War Two by Les Freathy (Tankograd 2012):
One of the early variants of the QL was the QLT Troop Carrier blessed with the name "Trooper" or often "Drooper" due to the rear overhang that tended to sag a little after much use.
(p.97)
Presumably Airfix based their kit on a well-used vehicle. There's no indication that the "droopiness" was a function of the QL family in general, just the QLT, which implies that if you used the chassis to make one of the other dozen variants you might have to work to "undroop" it.
I am trying to avoid gluing the tilt on the QLT, as I may add troops to the back in the (distant...) future, but it is not really designed to do so. There are two pinned holes behind the cab that I opened up to slots, but I still have to fiddle to get everything to line up... and I missed this time! Too much of a hurry to post the pics...
