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Military Modelling
- Thread starter brettarider
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I have just started an aircraft build and have come across a problem, when dry fitting the fuselage it appears to be twisted, as shown in the attached photograph;
any advice as to how to correct this would be most welcome. The bomb bay floor/ceiling has to go in this helps a bit but as most of the distortion is aft of the bay it doesn’t do a lot.
I have seen on the internet the advice to use hot water, but no reference to how hot and how long etc or are there other techniques?
any advice as to how to correct this would be most welcome. The bomb bay floor/ceiling has to go in this helps a bit but as most of the distortion is aft of the bay it doesn’t do a lot.
I have seen on the internet the advice to use hot water, but no reference to how hot and how long etc or are there other techniques?
Cheers, whilst it has been in a stash for a while it’s not that old and I think Mabel who used to run the returns department may just have retired
CrashTestDummy
MIA
Try warming the part up, maybe an application of steam whilst they're taped together.
Simmerit
LE
hairdryer. Dont hold it too close though
paddyplanty
LE
The joint line is a flat register (one side may have locating pins but the other won't) so put it on a flat surface such as a piece of glass.
Put sufficient weight on it just to flatten the warpage - not cause the curvature of the fuselage to spread. Leave it in a warm place - I straightened an already assembled 1/35 tank hull this way...
I also buggered up a nicely painted set of vinyl tracks up by having them too long in a too warm oven so I reckon 50°- 60°C is probably fine for 10 mins.
If you flatten the male (pin) side a bit, join to the, cold, female side, clamp the assembly between 2 rulers whilst it sets and cools you should get it back to true.
Thanks all for the tips, I will give it some thought and go for it shortly, meanwhile I’ve started on the Tiger.
Simmerit
LE
Just got my note confirming dispatch today so hopefully I will have em tomoz and I can crack on with the Spad which has ground to a halt until these paints turn up
Have you considered wearing a balaclava instead when committing armed robbery?
Signalman
LE
Funnily enough, that just turned up on my social media feed.
LARD
LE
Simmerit
LE
I've got one in 1/32nd but the Cent is 1/35th unfortunately
LARD
LE
Make a good diorama then. Perhaps sometime in 2037? - After everything else is done and dusted?
Simmerit
LE
This could go in All Internet/ Car P* or any one of a dozen places. You guys would probably appreciate it most.
Feel free to make it go elsewhere.
Feel free to make it go elsewhere.
SPROCKET321
LE
that's all the glassed up models gone to their various homes, space to breath now, and consider some more rigging work on the Victory I promised Mrs Sprocket ages ago, her great great grandfather was on it. I may even have a drop of the good stuff now I can get to my drinks cabinet.
ah, yes, the models, had to explain to Mrs S that these models will come after the Victory, having dropped off the glassed up Armoured cars into my local model shop SMC, they owed me money for previous models in glass cases they've sold off, they sold the Black Label MBT 70, Matchbox 1/32 SBD dive Bomber, Airfix SRN4 Hovercraft, CMP Quad and 25 pounder, WMIK Landrover, AFV Club M24 Chaffee, That amazing, wood and metal Western Mountain Buckboard, and some others, all that I've made on here, with you guys watching from the wings adding comments of support. Came out of SMC, with this lot....
and some supplies that I needed, always forget the Acrylic thinner, so got two bottles of it.
this is a giant, 1/16th scale. Thank god I had the sense to get a Stuart Light tank in that scale, if it'd been a challenger 1 I'd be back in space trouble again.
the box is chocka with parts.
ah, yes, the models, had to explain to Mrs S that these models will come after the Victory, having dropped off the glassed up Armoured cars into my local model shop SMC, they owed me money for previous models in glass cases they've sold off, they sold the Black Label MBT 70, Matchbox 1/32 SBD dive Bomber, Airfix SRN4 Hovercraft, CMP Quad and 25 pounder, WMIK Landrover, AFV Club M24 Chaffee, That amazing, wood and metal Western Mountain Buckboard, and some others, all that I've made on here, with you guys watching from the wings adding comments of support. Came out of SMC, with this lot....
and some supplies that I needed, always forget the Acrylic thinner, so got two bottles of it.
this is a giant, 1/16th scale. Thank god I had the sense to get a Stuart Light tank in that scale, if it'd been a challenger 1 I'd be back in space trouble again.
the box is chocka with parts.
SPROCKET321
LE
don't ask me why, but I've always been a fan of post war German Armour supplied to the Bund by the Americans, when they moved up to M60, the Gerrys got M47, when Gerry got Leopard, Hohne Anti tank range got the M47, as hard targets. I've had fun shooting at these. whispers...I understand todays troops don't get to shoot at old tanks anymore, terrible.
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