1/48 Hobbycraft DH.100 Vampire F.1
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I bet your inventory of spares is pretty darn amazing! I picture a cave filled with gold and jewels or in this case brass photo etch, plastic sprues and resin!
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LOL! Not that much PE & resin, but LOTS of plastic... extra parts from kits and stuff stripped from old scrapped builds... then of course the raw materials- wire, sheet, strip and rod styrene, foil, mesh, etc...
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Nice photo etch bits that you've added there, Carlos! I really hate those tiny pieces that require folding, especially when the fold is held together by a tiny strand of metal... which usually breaks on me!
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More solid work on this fascinating subject. I love it.
In my still somewhat limited experience with PE parts you have to fold and bend, I can still appreciate what we put into using them to enhance the build. It takes concentration and effort, in spades. And it’s cool you’ve made those additions.
In my still somewhat limited experience with PE parts you have to fold and bend, I can still appreciate what we put into using them to enhance the build. It takes concentration and effort, in spades. And it’s cool you’ve made those additions.
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Thanks guys!
John, I know exactly what you mean! I’ve had some of those folds break on a few occasions... and trying to fix that beak afterwards has given me fits at times. One of these days I’m gonna try dusting off my long forgotten soldering skill (and I use that term extremely loosely in this case) for PE work. We have a guy in our AMPS Chapter who does INSANE work with PE brass and solder... part jeweler and part micro electronics tech.
Kenny, thankfully this was a simple part to bend. And now the gunsight looks tons better for just a little effort. I was just going to go with a simple piece of clear acetate, but then I remembered the generic RAF WWII detail set and... it may not be 100% accurate, but it looks much better now.
John, I know exactly what you mean! I’ve had some of those folds break on a few occasions... and trying to fix that beak afterwards has given me fits at times. One of these days I’m gonna try dusting off my long forgotten soldering skill (and I use that term extremely loosely in this case) for PE work. We have a guy in our AMPS Chapter who does INSANE work with PE brass and solder... part jeweler and part micro electronics tech.
Kenny, thankfully this was a simple part to bend. And now the gunsight looks tons better for just a little effort. I was just going to go with a simple piece of clear acetate, but then I remembered the generic RAF WWII detail set and... it may not be 100% accurate, but it looks much better now.
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Re: 1/48 Hobbycraft DH.100 Vampire F.1
If you dabble with the soldering iron, please share with us Carlos! That seems to offer a much more solid connection for these metal parts than CA glue, which can be frustrating to work with at times.
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I certainly will John. I agree 100% and then some about solder providing a much more solid collection.
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No this thread loads normally. There are a handful that load very slowly for some reason.
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Thankful this is not one of the slow threads... all the best, Carlos.Stikpusher wrote:No this thread loads normally. There are a handful that load very slowly for some reason.
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