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 Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 19/11/2013 Posts: 38 Points: 94 Location: North Wales
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Any tips for the hoses the parts to attach the hoses in particular on the side pods are so fragile I've already broken one piece trying to get it on.
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 Here's how I did it, Warm the tube on a radiator panel then push the tube onto the point of a pair of tweezers to stretch it then quickly pull it off and attach to the model. It may take a couple of tries until you get it right but it worked for me. Hope this helps. Regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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 Rank: Beginner Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 15/03/2015 Posts: 8 Points: 14 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Hi adamg1987, Agree with arpurchase, heating those hoses up and stretching them beforehand with tweezers works very well. What worked for me was to heat a hose in front of a fan heater then poking a toothpick into it to stretch it before fitting them over the attachment point with tweezers. The hose should shrink a little around the fitting when it cools down.
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 Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,051 Points: -13,308
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I've not built this model, so can only guess at what the problem is, but it seems to me that the problem involves trying to get a piece of tubing of too small a diameter to fit onto a lug or attachment pin which is too big in diameter, and which is made of plastic? Common sense would tell me to scrape/sand the attachment pins to a smaller diameter first and thus create the need to use less force in pushing the tubing onto them and help reduce the risk of breaking them off? You could also try using a little undiluted washing-up liquid inside the end of the tubing to act as a lubricant when fitting the hose onto the pin. When it has dried it should stay attached or place a tiny drop of CA glue in the edge of the joint to fix it more permanently?
Just a thought? 
Kev 
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 25/09/2013 Posts: 112 Points: 308 Location: UK
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Having broken one mounting pin - repaired with superglue- I've found that a tiny bit of Vaseline on the pin and then dipping the end of the hose in very hot water for a few seconds seems to do the trick. I think the pins are too tiny and fragile to sand down as suggested in the previous post.
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