Freewing A-10 Thunderbolt II 80mm Nose Gear retract reinforcement

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Developed this additional reinforcement based on the original nose landing gear replacement part. I purchased this spare part because mine broke in a hard landing, but realized it is very complicated to replace it. Once only the base of the retract is broken (not completely) I am expecting this 3D printed part will help to secure the nose landing gear. It should work also for new planes, will help to reinforce the screws base because the original plastic hole is kind of thin and can easily break on hard landings. I did not glue the 3D reinforcement, so in case of another hard landing it will break and hopefully can be replaced. I am working in a new version that will have 2 faces and lock in the plate like a sandwich, this will work for the completely broken screw base of the nose retract (expected by middle March/2020