Found some shots of the landing gear and bays of the FW resin kit:
Whoa those are some fantastic shots, much better than anything I have. Very much appreciated; I am in your debt.
Viewing these it very much reinforces what I have suspected all along; FW got the main gear retraction all wrong.
As the forward (angled) retract cylinder contracts it pivots the main strut forward. the landing pad with what I assume is a leveling cylinder collapses forward with the main strut intersecting with the hull well forward of the gear well opening instead of covering it forming a door as FW intends.
My main strut perforce will collapse vertically and the angled retract cylinder will be more of a stabilizing/centering device to keep the gear from swiveling.
The whole hydraulic/mechanical structure from an engineering standpoint is totally inadequate for a vehicle the size of the T'hawk but at least it will keep the external configuration intact with the gear retracted.
The forward strut is a different case and I may be able to adapt the FW design by placing the foot pad further aft on the shock strut the short strut/pad may intersect the hull where FW intended when retracted and cover the well.
The Blackadder, I'm not an engineer but I play one on the internet