Shipwreck
...How are you using the bracket in the photo? Is it tied to the nose gear, or hard fixed to the fuselage?
Hey Shipwreck, the bracket is a common L-bracket that I screwed into the stud. (Lucky placement.) You can't see it in the photo, but the "horizontal" length of the bracket has a slot in it, like the "vertical" length does, you know, for adjustments.
I drilled a small hole in the forward bulkhead of the NLG bay and threaded in a small screw whose head is just slightly larger than the width of the slot.
Here in earthquake country, the brackets come with just about every piece of furniture over 3' tall. I figured if it could keep a 6' cabinet upright during a quake, it could keep my BOne on the wall. The weight of the build rests on the forward edge and bulkhead of the NLG. The screw is simply to keep the kit from sliding off the bracket.
I would have loved to have placed the nose gear leg ON the bracket to hide it a bit more, but the gear leg is a bit flimsy and installs flush agains the rear gear bulkhead. Plus, the gear door is there too, so that wouldn't have worked. I had to settle with the bracket being visible.
I hope this answers your question. And to everyone else, thanks for looking and the pats on the back! Much appreciated!
Happy New Year FSM! Stay safe!
Cheers,
-O