completed eduard fw190

[Gern]

Hi Steve,

Just a quick line to say I'm not trying to pinch the credit for your ideas! I remembered seeing your suggestion about fixing aerials but I couldn't remember where I'd seen it

Mind you, that's about the story of my life. I've only ever been able to remember about half the stuff I need to know!

Gern

[stona]

Hi Steve,Just a quick line to say I'm not trying to pinch the credit for your ideas! I remembered seeing your suggestion about fixing aerials but I couldn't remember where I'd seen it

Mind you, that's about the story of my life. I've only ever been able to remember about half the stuff I need to know!

Gern

I didn't think that for one minute. I couldn't remember where I'd posted the piccies either, hence posting them here again. It's only one method,the more techniques people post the more options we all have. Hopefully we can all find one that works for us!

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

Well done Colin. I fixed my ariel wire; stretched spru, with super glue. The trick is to put a few drops on a bit of card or paper then just keep poking at it with a pin. It will thicken to a gel and then just take a tiny blob og it and put it where the cable should go. Once dry and hard repeat at the other end. If you use Sprue, if its a bit loose when done, you can tighten it by warming it. VERY CAR FULLY. If I dont have a incense stick lieing around I use the hot end of a smoke to do the job.

You made a good job of opeing the panels. Nice engine too.

Ian M

[tr1ckey66]

Nice work Colin - the mottling looks cool.

Re: the aerial attachment issue. There is another glue that I use that is (I think) a bit more secure than white glue and won't fog the canopy like superglue. G-S Hypo cement is used by jewelers and dries clear. It also has a precision tube so you can put the glue exactly where you want it. It is a bit more difficult to get hold of - got mine off ebay!!! I think drilling a hole into the canopy to except the stretched sprue/thread is also a good idea to make the bond stronger. Might be worth sticking a small piece of masking tape over the canopy first, marking the hole on that, then drilling the hole through the tape. In this way the drill bit won't slip.

Nice engine detail too!

Paul

[Guest]

Thanks paul for your comments and tip re glue. I will definitly look into that as finding a good glue for clear parts is a real pain. The plane was brush painted and i did the mottling with a piece of makeup sponge dipped into paint and then into a drop of water to thin it out a bit, I then got some of the rlm 76 colour and touched it in at ramdom places until I was happy with it. what I would do next time though is wear some surgical gloves as it does get a bit messy.

[Guest]

Very nice, like the weathering. Derek

[Centurion3RTR]

How do Colin, just havin' a look at the thread mate and i noticed you didn't have any stars. Well, you have now mate.

Have fun, John