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Post by iansadler on Nov 4, 2008 18:59:50 GMT
Hi if you can stretch sprue , then use it to fill in the seams or gaps on figures , Since it has a natual tapper it can be pulled in tight then glued in place , conforms to contours and when dry just sand to shape . I used it today on a 1/16th scale trumpeter kit and it works . Can be used on 1/35 as well , give it a try . Can also be used on any gap on tanks or aircraft etc . cheers ian
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Post by foxy on Nov 14, 2008 10:10:36 GMT
Thats a good one Ian. I use that tech on plastic for 1/35th scale, also use it on resin figures as I miss match arms and legs in this scale from resin/plastic and White metal.
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Post by iansadler on Sept 4, 2009 11:33:19 GMT
Hi all at last I have scan of a figure that needed the gaps filling ib using this method cheers ian
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Post by fazer1006 on Sept 17, 2009 6:58:31 GMT
Hi Guys Just to add to the heated sprue idea of Ian's, I always cut a few spare sprues from the plastic kit itself & use these for stretching. The idea was to keep the same injection plastic to fill the gaps & you should'nt get any cracking from different mixes of plastic! Mark
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Post by foxy on Sept 17, 2009 7:36:58 GMT
Yep good thinking fazer1006. I keep most of the framed spruce's from kits, Ariel's and ships rigging plus Ians method spring to mind. But useing the same plastic that the kit come's from is ok, but some plastic I find in some kits are ether to hard or to soft. So its hobsons choice in my case, 'what ever works'. I would even stuff a worm in it if needed lol ;D.
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