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24 October 2003, 07:19 AM
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My greatest fear in working with etched brass is cutting them then losing them when they launch into the air. A solution to this is an article I read in the recent FS mag. Cut the pieces while they are still in the bag, but after you have taken the photo-etched sheets and washed them to remove the mold release agents.
The advantage to working with photoetch is the level of detail available that you don't have to duplicate by scratchbuilding. 8)
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24 October 2003, 11:27 PM
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I have never found that P/E brass is any help in detailing. P/E seat belts......a good paper towel soaked in white glue.
Besides, except for a model contest, who looks into the cockpit of a model. OH WAIT: Guest...hey Joe...just looking in the cockpit of the small (1/72) plane model of yours. Where the Hell are the seatbelts, and the tach shows 1K rpm but the prop ain't turning. |
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25 October 2003, 06:07 AM
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Topgun56: Scene opens in a Shao Lyn temple outside Trenton, New Jersey. Two breech clad figures stand by a burning pot of coals. The coals have heated through to the images carved in its sides.
To the North the image of a vacum denoting the first Vacuform made in the Far North land of the hosers. To the East the image of the metal shield of the hero Eduard the Great. Belated knight of the realm that first cast metal etched parts back during the 3rd Century AD. To the South the images of the South American Rose and garter. 'fcm' the early insignia and heraldry keepers. To the West the image of the sleeping dragon former manufactures of great WWI kits that in these days are the breeders of plastic idols. Lets listen in on their conversation, '...Look beyond the cockpit grasshopper...The details that brass etch pieces give us are not just confined to cockpits. Control horns, struts (when strength is needed), radiator faces, radiator shutters, various access panels, machine gun details and engine details...'
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30 October 2003, 08:19 AM
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For an older thread on photoetch with a few nice links.
...broken YABB link...
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30 October 2003, 01:50 PM
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Fade to scene on windy mountain peak.......
A middle-aged man, tiny chunks of surface skin missing from hands and face due to attempts to remove dried super glue, approaches the modeling guru seated cross-legged, working on an Eduard Sopwith Camel. He asks, while squinting into the rising sun behind the guru's back, "What is the key to true modeling happiness, oh Modeling Master?" The guru smiles, and says: "Model to make thyself happy, dude......" 
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30 October 2003, 07:11 PM
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"Model to make thyself happy, dude...and don't forget to do the other important stuff, like eat, sleep and make love to a beautiful woman! Showering would be a good plus too...
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2 November 2003, 11:31 AM
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Here's a bit of a brain teaser. What's the difference between artist oils, enamel, lacquer and acrylic paints? What is the advantage of using any two or all of these when working on a single model?
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2 November 2003, 11:52 AM
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1) Acrylics are mutually exclusive with else.
2) the oils smell wonderful 8) 3) the opposite of (1) in that you can blend all the oils as oils dry and acrylics cure. 4) Lacquer is Satan's creation and used only by those wishing early graves. But it sure is permanent. You can paint (very small) rocks with lacquer. If I ever have to think this hard again, I am building things with legos... Is this semi-serious? 
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11 November 2003, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
1. Motor tool. 2. Gel type super glue, primer then paint. 3. It depends on the crosswind, how much he had to eat that day, wingspan and the weight of its beak.
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