I do it occasionally. I'm building R/M's 1/32 F-15E as an Isreali F-15I using the Meteor conversion and IsraDecals. I realsized right after I put the landing gear on that I'd forgotten to weight the nose, and it tottered likt a see saw on its main wheels. But the fuselage was all sealed up already!

Solution? The Strike Eagel carries a LOT of bombs. I built every bomb that hangs in front of the center of gravity with as much lead shot in it as I could stuff. (I mounted CBUs 'cause they have more internal volume).

It works! I have a nosewheel-sitter now.

Good fix. I did a B-25 once without the weight. Ended up dropping glue soaked bbs through an opening in the back and let them roll towards the nose. After awhile I had enough in there to keep the front end down and didn't even have a rattle. DOH! rr

We had a prototype model all done, decals, paint, the works. Set it on it's wheels and WHOOPS it tipped back on the tail booms.

In this case, the designer had to cut a hole under the nose/canopy and drop in lead weights till it sat right, patch the hole, and do all the clean-up from there.

Expensive mistake on a one-of-three prototype. The production version will be suitably weighted.

I ordered those pre made nose weights for my 1/48 B-24J ....and later realized that they are meant to be placed in an area that I plan on adding detail to ...DOH!

The only thing I can think of now is to display the finished model on a thin display base that the front tire can hook into somehow.

Pin the tires to the base? Drill holes up into the tires and down into the base and glue that puppy down.

Before the front tire ( that is resin and weighted ) is painted and mounted to the strut, I would just drill a hole in the bottom then add a thin piece of plastic accross half of the hole.....then on the base a small bent brass rod would hook the bottom the wheel nice and snug.

I hate the idea of a 1/48 Bomber with a 27 inch wingspan permantly mounted to a base....Diorama or not.

In fact .....because the main wings fit so nice to begin with and with some magic sculpt I may make the wings removable so I can store it and get it to contests easier....maybe.