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Post by Achtung!! on May 16, 2009 17:28:17 GMT 1
Fishing line perhaps would look good?
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Post by netties on May 16, 2009 23:37:02 GMT 1
I will use a very fine monofilament line dyed blue/black in colour. Picture to come once its done. Also this week, we may get either the parts for the first catapult, or the hangar door which I will glue on to the plastic moulding and then cut out the "open" part of the door out - picture to come here too.
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Post by netties on May 17, 2009 0:21:02 GMT 1
Picture of my shipyard / office.
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Post by Baz on May 17, 2009 6:50:26 GMT 1
OMG.................. Do you have any kids, cats or dogs. That work area is immaculate nettie And ................... too overstocked .......... Please sent unnecessary items to ........... BC, Rokeby, Oz Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm let me see................. what do I need ??
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Post by Baz on May 17, 2009 7:41:34 GMT 1
Fishing line perhaps would look good? Think fishing line will be to big Chill. Separated multi strand ...... very thin plastic covered electrical (computer) wire will be the go Baz
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Post by Mark on May 17, 2009 10:37:36 GMT 1
Nylon monofilament can be got down to 0.3mm. Used in bead craft amongst other things.
Or maybe 5 amp fuse wire ? Finer if you can get it ? Alternatively, how about using a strand of the braiding wire found in coax cable.
As a final though, have you got a friend/relative with long dark hair ?
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Post by poulw on May 17, 2009 10:56:01 GMT 1
I tend to go with the idea of one core from a multicore computer wire.
Even 0.25mm brass wire (readily available from hobby stores) would be too thick, I think. In full scale this would correspond to 5cm, which is a pretty thick robe or wire.
I have separated and used strands from an old IDE flatcable and the single core was only 0.1mm thick. The trick to get it dead straight, is to place a piece of the separated strand, eg. 5cm long, on a flat surface, and then roll it with a steel ruler.
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Post by netties on May 17, 2009 19:13:32 GMT 1
My thought at this moment is to use some fine suture that is used in eye operations - its already coloured so no painting. That way its a contrast to the grey framework and also the diameter of a human hair. I have a head hounted magnifyier that I will have to employ for this job. Its getting wet and cold here now so lots of time work on the model.
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Post by Achtung!! on May 18, 2009 7:58:42 GMT 1
Are the walkie talkies to call for brews/beer etc?
Love the surgical lights.
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Post by netties on May 18, 2009 8:31:14 GMT 1
Frequency scanners, PRS Service. operating light great to work under, especially for the fine work thats arriving in the partworks. Building the solar system model as well - thats in the background too.
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Post by netties on May 18, 2009 19:29:27 GMT 1
I have put a fine nylon on the catapult, but it hardly shows up so thinking I may remove it at this stage. No building this week as the same parts arrived as i got last week, a double up. long weekend of 3 days here in NZ so some more work hopefully on the second of the catapults. If that issue hasn't arrived then I guess it will be the main hangar door which I will modify to appear in its opened stage. The detail on this model is great, and is fun to work on when the weather is cold outside.
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Post by netties on May 27, 2009 4:07:07 GMT 1
Hope the hangar doors arrive tomorrow as this is the what I want to do, have one aircraft inside, sort of half / half out. See pic.....
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Post by netties on May 27, 2009 7:53:08 GMT 1
HELPFULL HINT - To get the catapults perfectly square I used part 243 in issue 48. Cover the part with selotape and assemble the frame around it. Once done slide the wooden piece out and get going with the second catapult. Will post more hints as I build.
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Post by netties on May 28, 2009 22:44:12 GMT 1
As expected the hanger doors arrived yesterday. I glued this to the plastic / wood component and have drilled ever so carefully around the door I want to open up. This was very fiddly as you have to keep in mind the hand rail at the top of the hangar can damage easily. However, after an hour or two its all chipped out and ready for a carefull fine file to bring the edges up true. I am pleased with my effort and will post pic in a few days. Im outa town.....
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Post by Bry on May 29, 2009 18:53:52 GMT 1
I had the same idea. The first bit I have done for nearly a year.
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