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| BillParker | Guillows Series 1000 - F6F Hellcat | Build | 02-Dec-09 18:35 |  | | Views : 5747 | |
| David Duckett | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #10, Kyushu J7W1 Shinden | Parked | 02-Dec-09 14:22 |  | | Views : 6921 | | Thanks for the mag, Phil. Don't blink, 15 minutes isn't very long. |
| David Duckett | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #10, Kyushu J7W1 Shinden | Parked | 02-Dec-09 14:20 |  | | Views : 6815 | |
| David Duckett | Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier | Reference | 02-Dec-09 11:25 |  | | Views : 1230 | | And finally... This is what happens if you remove the blue plastic from the clear part. It's absolutely permanently in there. Of course, there is a bright side I realizeed too late to use this piece. All the excess can be trimmed away and it would be just fine. In fact, that's exactly what I did with the front exhaust pieces. |
| David Duckett | Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier | Reference | 02-Dec-09 11:20 |  | | Views : 1453 | | This is how they look unmolded. The pieces with the blue plastic practically fell out. The flash around the pieces can easily be trimmed away with a razor knife and then sanded. The halves can be glued together with plastic cement, or CA if you're brave, and then sanded and filled with filler before painting. They are fairly heavy for their size. The instructions also come with a pamphlet showing how to make molds from parts. This is all I do with the stuff, Pfinn makes much more with it. Much more. |
| David Duckett | Dumas Kit #503, Boeing AV 8B Harrier | Reference | 02-Dec-09 11:09 |  | | Views : 1182 | | About 25 minutes into it and the curing is nearly complete. When it no longer feels sticky it's ready to unmold. It gets warm while curing and thicker concentrations cure faster. To unmold, bend the plastic away from the mold and..... |
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