Her are some pictures ofd the Piper gear build up.

Both main gears and nose struts are air-oil oleos. They are build up in a similar manor with scissor links and axel with the nose gear having a fork fitting for the wheel. 

I discovered that inserting a .032" wire into a .125 copper tube and squaring it flat it gave a good approximation of a faired strut. So prior to squashing the tube I also inserted a .020" wire flattened to fit inside the tube nest to the .032 " strut. Then with a squash, they were effectively swagged together.

Next I drilled the axle from .062" wire and slipped it over the lower strut and bent and cut the "scissor" link to space the axel down. I held the assembly in a small vice and let the axel dangle toward. It is also not 90 degrees to the strut but at a shallow angle for when the strut is installed to the wing, the axel runs level but the strut is canted due to the dihedral.

Flux and small solder blobs added to the key points and the pass of the torch flam and all is done.

The nose gear is pretty much the same except for the fork formed from a small piece of sheet brass.

Proper picture of the Cessna 140A. 

I think for the carburetor I will build it up with silver tape as it does sit forward slightly from the cowl. 
Fraser

Made this entry in the Cessna 140A project. oooops.
Here is the Piper in the proper place

Major filling done and cooling inlets and carb inlet carved. The Cherokee had a rather more rounded nose than the other aircraft I'm building. The close up picture do show more finessed cleanup of the inlets is in order. But, consider the hole for the prop is only .062" in diameter.

Better late thnn, well you know the rest...

Plugging away on the landing gears for the Project 5 fleet. As the parts are made from brass, it is a process that I can set up and do end-to-end.

Fraser

Looks great. What wood are you using for the trucks?
Fraser

Must be a close relation to the Sabre?
Fraser

Wobbly bits make the model, I say.....

Lou, sometimes it is good to step back a bit to see what you have accomplished and you would have to take a pretty big step to take it all in.  Take a good breather!

Fraser

Nice to change it up for sure. Leaving the trucks bare is a good look. I think I would get too wrapped up in painting them. 

Fraser

I like the robust construction of your models. Built to last!

Fraser

Classic looking truck Lou. How do you get the wheels?