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Moon Puppy's Big Bone...
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I sat down tonight, first time in over a week, and worked on the burners. It's official, I hate these burners, I hate Eduards PE. Can't solder them without massive work, can't glue them easily because I'm forming flat PE into a circle and the tension does not allow the CA to set because it's moving. Very frustrating.
If anyone knows of resin cans for the 1:48 Bone let me know. I'm going to try again tomorrow and try again.
If anyone knows of resin cans for the 1:48 Bone let me know. I'm going to try again tomorrow and try again.
jknaus
Administrator
Try this MP. Take a toilet roll or some stiff paper or card. Roll it to the diameter you need. Tape it. Put some wax paper around it then your PE can. Tape the can. It should fit like you want it to remain. Then run your bead of gel cyano. The cardboard will give shape and act as a handle and the pe should not wiggle around. Let me know if that works for you.
James
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hi Guys, that one just went into my notebook.
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
Makes sense James, I'll giv'er a shot tomorrow.
All those positive vibes help man!
I hate these things. I don't like the look up them. Eduards should have put a little more thought into how these cylinders were going to interact with each other.
I got the kit cans inside the PE ones trying to get them to help form the shape. Thinking of spraying some sort of light glue to keep those feathers or vanes in place. you can see how they look witout the kit part keeping their shape. Euards did some accounting for smaller diameters of one ring inside another but as the tabs are lined up, they don't fit right. you can get one set of vanes lined up and they will be good till you get about a 3rd of the way around, then the alignment gets out just slightly, then by the time you make full circle, it's a huge gap like you see on that one in the back. but i'm to the point of the heck with it. Still got some fiddling parts to put on it, cosmetic stuff, something Eduards is good with.
Next up should be cleaning up those massive seams on the wings and bring it all together.
I hate these things. I don't like the look up them. Eduards should have put a little more thought into how these cylinders were going to interact with each other.
I got the kit cans inside the PE ones trying to get them to help form the shape. Thinking of spraying some sort of light glue to keep those feathers or vanes in place. you can see how they look witout the kit part keeping their shape. Euards did some accounting for smaller diameters of one ring inside another but as the tabs are lined up, they don't fit right. you can get one set of vanes lined up and they will be good till you get about a 3rd of the way around, then the alignment gets out just slightly, then by the time you make full circle, it's a huge gap like you see on that one in the back. but i'm to the point of the heck with it. Still got some fiddling parts to put on it, cosmetic stuff, something Eduards is good with.
Next up should be cleaning up those massive seams on the wings and bring it all together.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hi Bob,
that seems like a gigantic effort just to get to where you are.
I have been fighting with Eduards PE all week myself and I was starting to think it was due to my lack of experience but I 'm starting to believe it might be their fault instead.
Although their PE looks quite nice I am forever having some problems with a lot of part dimensions being a hair off. In 1/72 scale that is a real problem.
Keep at it .
Cheers, Christian B)
that seems like a gigantic effort just to get to where you are.
I have been fighting with Eduards PE all week myself and I was starting to think it was due to my lack of experience but I 'm starting to believe it might be their fault instead.
Although their PE looks quite nice I am forever having some problems with a lot of part dimensions being a hair off. In 1/72 scale that is a real problem.
Keep at it .
Cheers, Christian B)
Is that for the B 25 Chris?
I've determined that Eduards just sucks at anything that is structurally related. I think their Math sucks and when you look at their website, you see everything in nice shinny brass. Where are those parts? You know, that could be borderline false advertising. If they were in brass I can work with them better by soldering them. I could have cut and soldered each vane in place on the outer section and wouldn't have had any gaps.
Gaps or not, I'm moving on, has nothing to do with experience and everything to do with Eduards PE. Cosmetic stuff is fine, they push their luck with structural stuff. If anyone recall the issues I had with the Wildcat Flaps it's just more evidence they have some engineering issues.
I've determined that Eduards just sucks at anything that is structurally related. I think their Math sucks and when you look at their website, you see everything in nice shinny brass. Where are those parts? You know, that could be borderline false advertising. If they were in brass I can work with them better by soldering them. I could have cut and soldered each vane in place on the outer section and wouldn't have had any gaps.
Gaps or not, I'm moving on, has nothing to do with experience and everything to do with Eduards PE. Cosmetic stuff is fine, they push their luck with structural stuff. If anyone recall the issues I had with the Wildcat Flaps it's just more evidence they have some engineering issues.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hi Bob,
yes it's for the B-25 which you will not hardly be seen anyway. I'm trying to expand my base knowledge.
I think that Voyager PE is probably a lot better but they make so little. Probably just as well as I would have to mortgage the house.
When will you get the Buick back ?
Cheers, Christian B)
yes it's for the B-25 which you will not hardly be seen anyway. I'm trying to expand my base knowledge.
I think that Voyager PE is probably a lot better but they make so little. Probably just as well as I would have to mortgage the house.
When will you get the Buick back ?
Cheers, Christian B)
ohhh yes - those Eduards PE stuff can drive you crazy 
When lloking at your pic, just a thought: if you grease your kit cans; stick them inside the eduards and then try to glue the eduards with thin superglue ... don't know if that would work ... the grease should prevent the kit cans to be glued to the eduards.
When lloking at your pic, just a thought: if you grease your kit cans; stick them inside the eduards and then try to glue the eduards with thin superglue ... don't know if that would work ... the grease should prevent the kit cans to be glued to the eduards.
That's what I was thinking Martin, but maybe spray some Future around the PE and letting it cure, then paint as normal. Another option was to take thin brass strips, roll it and and have it work as a support inside the cans.
Chris, no word on the Buick yet, not pressuring them, just waiting for them to call me.
Chris, no word on the Buick yet, not pressuring them, just waiting for them to call me.
Finally got a chance to sit down at the bench again tonight, first time in over a week. Sorry, those Eduards cans still suck. Trying to fit them in place and it's just one issue after another. Kit parts are looking better all the time.
phantom II
Master at Arms
I feel your pain !
Kreighshoer
Active member
sand the kit parts down and glue the eduard parts on!
keep up your good work!
keep up your good work!
Well, I have posted (quite a while ago) that CA glue does not stick to cellophane tape's sticky side...not sure it helps though.
Chukw, here are the instructions:
http://www.eduard.cz/products/pdf/n48/48499_1.pdf
page 1
http://www.eduard.cz/products/pdf/n48/48499_2.pdf
page 2
Regards,
Chukw, here are the instructions:
http://www.eduard.cz/products/pdf/n48/48499_1.pdf
page 1
http://www.eduard.cz/products/pdf/n48/48499_2.pdf
page 2
Regards,
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