1/72 Hasegawa EA-18G (finished, pg 7)

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1/72 Hasegawa EA-18G (finished, pg 7)

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FINALLY managed to squeeze in some bench time! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

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Picked up some SAC, white metal, landing gears on the cheap...thought I'd see what all the hubbub was about. Not overly impressed...just a copy of the kit parts...no more, no less :bored:

Decided to start with those...much detail is missing, so I added some junk!

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(comparison with kit parts)

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Side note...looks like work is gonna be slowing down, so I should be getting some bits and pieces of bench time here and there!
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Oh, wow...this is a version of the Super Hornet... :popcorn:


Looks like you are going balls out on this one with all that AM!!! :lashed:
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Fermis wrote:
Picked up some SAC, white metal, landing gears on the cheap...thought I'd see what all the hubbub was about. Not overly impressed...just a copy of the kit parts...no more, no less :bored:

Decided to start with those...much detail is missing, so I added some junk!

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(comparison with kit parts)

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Well they look good with your add-ons plus they'll be strong... :GM:
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JimD wrote:Strong? Not in my experience. The two sets I've used have absolutely turned to jelly under the weight of the models they are on. They aren't that great.

Regardless, they do look great with the addons. Glad you found some bench time. Should be a good one.
:hmm: Jelly?
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JimD wrote:They are soft. I mean really soft.
So basically what you are saying is that Fermis needs to bin them now to prevent future regret??? :hmm:

Having worked with white metal myself I could see that some long oleos struts would bend, especially in larger scale planes but I'm thinking that in 72nd, with the types of struts here (with multiple bracings) they should be okay... :bag:
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I had same jelly experience in 72 too, an MB-339 from aeroclub short run kit... one of white metal gears going down till the wing touchs the ground
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If you don't mind me asking but what material is the white metal made of? Certainly sound like it's something pliable.
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BlackSheep214 wrote:If you don't mind me asking but what material is the white metal made of? Certainly sound like it's something pliable.
...taffy? :whistle:
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