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| This closeup shows some of the workings of the wing mounting arrangement. | |
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The base of the wing is connected to the arm pods with a very simple system: I used a pair of 2x2 turntable plates for each wing, one at the front and one at the rear. These connect the yellow circular 4x4 bricks to the dark grey ones. The inner rotating part has a pair of 3x3 quarter-circle plates that lend some solidity to the arrangment. They are curved across the part that moves alongside the fuselage, and have corners at the ends of this range that make sure the wing doesn't overrotate in either direction. The wing itself clips into the dark grey circular pieces. It has an inner wing section that is fixed (the tan part) and an outer wing section that swings forward when the wings are folded. The outer section pivots around a 2x2 turntable piece that is hidden between the two wing sections. It is locked into place by a 2x1 plate with a single stud on the top that fits into either of the two stud cutouts on the curved surface of the inner wing. |