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All Righty ... What's on the bench today?

Looks good James
, i like it has 1200rpm, if i had to fault mine i would say 900rpm is a bit slow, not a problem, but 1200 would be better.
 
WIP,

For all you 1/35 scale plane haters , i am :batthis 1/35 Heinkel 111

Slow progress because i am waiting on the Quinta studio 3d decal interior set (before of the end of next month 🤞)
Before i can glue the halves together .

I thinned the inside with a metal scraper for a more realistic look of the battle damage .
This side shows the incoming rounds other side has the outcoming damage .
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Late to the show again, but I got these:
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Click the pic for the link.
Beautiful engine btw.
James
And you guys say these motors are true and no wobble? That's my biggest hangup with the Dremels I have, I've entertained the idea of a Foredom setup but I don't use this stuff that often to justify the cost. Or is it that I don't use it because the wobble...
 
No wobble Bob but i have to say i bought mine as its essential for MFH models but didnt have a lot of use for one before that .Its the sort of thing you buy off ebay about midnight after you put the whiskey glass down:)
 
I have one of the OLD Dremels which with the right chucks run true. I have several sets of chucks and several years ago I bought a set that go on and tighten by hand. That set mostly runs true and while the Dremel is a fair bit bigger and heavier, it doesn't tend to stall as easy as the smaller battery ones even at slow speeds. The external speed control gives a huge amount of control over speed and it will run slow enough that the Dremel freaks out and doesn't run right, but that slow is way under what I consider useable.
@moon puppy The big problems with Fordom and flex shafts is that you have to fight against the flex shaft. If you are doing anything DELICATE and the tool grabs the long flexible shaft jumps and you cannot hold it still when it does. Also they are EXPENSIVE!! Expect broken carbide bits if you use a flex shaft.
 
Slam the brakes on, throw out the anchors chaps, Houston we have a problem

The trick with these kits is to forward plan as far as you can then double it :) It looks likei am steaming ahead but its all balanced and taped together.

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This shows how you mix white metal and resin
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Note above the angle of the "head rest"/engine bulkhead.

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Now look and i cant get the engine far enough forward ? See the gap between the rear engine cradle and the white resin. I think that gap is about the amount i would gain if the front bulkhead was virticle instead of sloping back.

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This is a slight issue with MFH in that the parts made of white metal are sometimes a bit wonky and there is no real way of knowing if they are right until you test fit. I can only guess at the problem here unless i can find an original picture with a good side view. Not an angle that people usually take.
I will now strip it all back to parts and see if its possible the bulkhead could be vertical and still fit everywhere else :)

I would rather be outside but its 95F and its to hot for me.
 
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