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Post by okdoky on Mar 12, 2010 3:13:33 GMT
Hi folks I decided to make an alteration to a tool that I think 1/35 scale diorama builders will appreciate. All done within an evening. Bought one of these paint tube squeezers from the Works book and crafts shop on a whim to see if I could use it to make corrugated tin. It Worked well but it only gave short lengths of the corrugations. Since they are only £0.99 pence each and made of plastic the next decision was easy. Bought another three. I cut off the side runners in full on one (leaving the three centre pieces now detached), and one runner to each of the other two (opposite on each keeping the centre section attached to the remaining side). The cut off runner sections were smoothed off flat and kept to act as joining pieces on the underside. I sanded the cut edges of all parts making a sloping angle so that the edges could be super glued back together with a good size of mated surfaces. I used car body filler to help fill in the mated surfaces. I now have a capability to form strips of corrugated tin in 1/35 scale width of upto 2500mm and length upto 6300mm. You can see the profile achieved with the flattened foil right and corrugated on the left for comparison. And how about this for my proposed use. Can you guess? Simple, cheap and very effective. Hope you will agree !!!!! All the best Nige
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Post by okdoky on Mar 15, 2010 4:39:54 GMT
An evening of cutting and pressing corrugated tin According to the web pages I have looked at the 50 odd sheets I have will easily make a hut scaling in about a foot long. Trying to decide if I will do a timber or concrete floor. More coffee stirrers or plaster? Nige
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Post by okdoky on May 22, 2010 1:49:38 GMT
Hi Folks Mutley and Avril bought Mk 1 version from me at Perth to do more buildings and equipment for their 1/32 farm diorama so I got some more tube squeezers from the Works. Mk 2 version is four wide this time and I also decided to glue three of the rollers together to be able to roll long stips in one single go. The cut strips were harder to keep steady and straight on the back with the four wide. Have since tried it out on tin foil and it is a bit harder to press down in one long roller but it does work well. Nige
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2010 17:34:29 GMT
Whilst Ian Sadler and I were at Duxford on Saturday setting up the display for the MAFVA show, Sue and Linda went into Huntingdon shopping and I'm now the proud owner of no less than 3 of these handy devices. Time for a spot of cutting, sticking together and filling when we get home, I have a cunning plan for a few sheets of corrugated tin, an Emhar Bedford O' series truck and a small diorama. Thanks Nige, excellent idea.
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Post by okdoky on Jun 6, 2010 21:33:31 GMT
Well Nick
Have you got your tin factory made yet? I had mine done in an hour ,,,,,,,,,, tee hee !!!!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing how yours went together and to see what you got planned for it.
How did Duxford go as well and have you many interesting pics planned for posting?
Nige
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