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[Heavens Eagle]

I have a small tube full of brass tubing that I have had and accumulated over many years. The diameters are from 3/16th inch up to 5/8th. I use them as forms or reference only.
Yeah bending a curve on PE requires annealing. Years ago I was trying to bend a curve in some PE with holes. It didn't curve till I annealed it. I also have one of those PE bending tools. It was made by a company called The Small Shop, but apparently they are out of business. The site is still around but everything is listed as sold out. I have one of the bigger ones and use it a fair amount. I only use it on big stuff or really tricky stuff. Tiny stuff is tweezers, and you have seen those.

My Tubing stack, and I have a tube that these go in for storage, and yes the smaller sizes are longer than the bigger sizes. I use the rubber mat underneath in various layers as a support for bending as well. Take the part, set it on the mat and roll the round thing over it and it curves up.

 

[iambrb]

Was not aware of that regarding the annealing. Way back in the day I worked in a local manufacturing plant that made airplane lights, and we would commonly kneel and harden various metals. It’s a really neat process.

 

[paddy]

I used to make punches and dies for the 20 ton press at work. I would turn up a punch out of 1 inch silver steel . heat it to cherry red with a gas torch and then plunge it in an oil tank that would cool it at a slightly slower rate than water and stop it cracking then clean it up so it was shinny again and heat it to straw colour to temper it. Fortunately at home i have a butaine powered soldering iron and that produces a flame hot enough to anneal brass PE

 

[moon puppy]

And of course if it's Eduards' PE when you heat it up it just goes up in smoke...

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I have heated a lot of Eduard PE. You only lightly heat it till it starts to turn red to orange. I use a candle or for small items a lighter works fine. The propane is only pulled out for BIG stuff.
If yours is going all melty, you are heating it too much Bob.
I know you hate Eduard, time to get off it my friend.

 

[moon puppy]

I know you hate Eduard, time to get off it my friend.

Nope...I find nothing redeeming about the company.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Nope...I find nothing redeeming about the company.

You sound like me about Quinta Studios! Nothing redeeming at all!

Yet, for Eduard, it depends on the item and if it was rushed. For example, the REALLY old Eduard PE set for the AH-1G Cobra in 32nd scale, designed for the Revell/Monogram, has several nice touches not included in the later sets for the ICM/Revell/Special Hobby kits. An example being the rudder pedal embossing of "Huey" and "Cobra" on the left and right rudder pedals.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I have similar issues with Trumpeter and Italeri. Doesn't keep me from dropping change on some of their better items though. It seems that they all will FUBAR a new kit if given the chance. The three big Trumpeter tank kits I got recently all seem to be top end, and the Titanic kit was given positives by the Titanic society ( or whatever that group is called) It just depends on the kit as much as the manufacturer. I dropped a HUGE chunk (what with exchange rates and tariffs) for the 1/32 Do 17Z that is coming out in a couple of months. It better hold up to any references I can dig up or I WILL be harsh on them.

 

[Sharkmouth]

I dropped a HUGE chunk (what with exchange rates and tariffs) for the 1/32 Do 17Z that is coming out in a couple of months. It better hold up to any references I can dig up or I WILL be harsh on them.

If it is AIMS' Dornier, it is sublime as they have share their references many of which I acquired when I got this kit:

For this, which explains buying the references:

 

[moon puppy]

I have similar issues with Trumpeter and Italeri.

Did you contact them and get the answer "Yeah we know it's bad." and refuse to make amends? Let the buyer beware.

They do have some nice kits and I wouldn't mind building some but their customer relations makes me feel like I'm beholden to them. Burn me once shame on them, burn me twice shame on me. I'm done with Eduard Paul and I will share with all the experiences I've had so others will be warned.

I will not be getting off it regarding Eduard.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

The one issue I had with their PE on the Ju88 (which isn't finished yet) was one part on the wheel well fret wasn't correctly etched. They sent me a new full fret with the corrected part.
I ended up using some of those extra parts on the build.

 

[moon puppy]

I ended up using some of those extra parts on the build.

Ah, so it's more of a personal thing. They just denying ME customer service.