Quote Originally Posted by zooma View Post
Hi air-tech,

The dowel was factory inserted on all of these LGV-Spezial Junior models from the top just behind the air cylinder, and the end of the dowel was then shaped into the stock and included in the original finish.

This then looked like an inserted disk and is still a very tight (perfect) fit where it can be seen. If it was this good inside then I doubt it would have ever failed, and if it was at all loose in the top half of the stock then I could extract it and replace it as I re-glued the cracked section to maintain the original details.

If I knew the angle the factory fitted the dowel at, then I would just drill it out ( something I may have to do in any case), but I am hoping to make an invisible joint to preserve the original details as this is quite a rare and collectable model.

I want to make a repair that will retain the original look to keep the model desirable, but also strong enough for me to use every day that I get the chance to shoot it.
Thanks for the info, interesting.