Latest Acquisitions (2024)

[peterairfix]

Prince of Wales photo etch just landed on the doorstep

[rickoshea52]

[Mr Bowcat]

Got this from John recently and will be starting on it very soon.

[Waspie]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217641[/ATTACH]

Mine arrived yesterday!!!

[peterairfix]

Couple of last minute deliveries
And I got them from here worth a visit just Google timeless hobbies

[Mini Me]

Managed to scrape these up off eBay......very disappointed with the Zero. More like 1-100 scale than 1-87!!:sad:

[JR]

Managed to scrape these up off eBay......very disappointed with the Zero. More like 1-100 scale than 1-87!!:sad:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217717[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217718[/ATTACH]

Nice find Rick.

[JR]

Arrived this morning at the Towers, if its good enough for Nightshift then its fine by me. Handle bending thing ! Had a bender before but every time it was the wrong width, at least this should cope.

[Waspie]

Arrived this morning at the Towers, if its good enough for Nightshift then its fine by me. Handle bending thing ! Had a bender before but every time it was the wrong width, at least this should cope.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217725[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217726[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1217727[/ATTACH]

I have no idea what I am looking at!!!!!!:upside: What is it for??

[Mini Me]

A very useful tool JR.....been using one for years. Works like a champ but takes a little faffing to get the hang of it.

[JR]

I have no idea what I am looking at!!!!!!:upside: What is it for??

Bending grab handles Doug.

A very useful tool JR.....been using one for years. Works like a champ but takes a little faffing to get the hang of it.

Yes can see that Rick, got to find the wire size now ?

[Guest]

I have no idea what I am looking at!!!!!!:upside: What is it for??

It’s a tool to bend brass (or similar) wire into handles for hatches etc. You undo the wingnuts, put a piece of wire between the two pieces of perspex, aligned with the notches that are the right distance apart for your handle, tighten the nuts and bend the wire to 90° on both sides.

I used to have one in steel from RP Toolz but I sold it last year because I found it awkward to use. Having to undo and tighten it every time, the sizes being in 1 mm steps when I often found I needed something like 3.5 mm, etc. all meant I never really used it.

[Waspie]

Thank you John & Jakko. :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Any size works, but for grab handles I'm guessing between .030 and .040" in 1-35 scale. I use .012 to .015" for a 1" dia. grab in 1-87 scale. As Jakko mentioned, this is not one for the "mechanically impaired" individual. I have a system that works for me and I can knock out a good number of grabs in a relatively short time with excellent accuracy. :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Need this for the biplane……purple and brown Camo , what’s not to like :thumb2: