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oooh thats alot of etch there Gray  i wonder if you`ll glue any to your fingers  looking forward to your start  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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Thats some fantastic etch from WEM. its always good quality. I have found the instructions have improved since the new owners.
I think this is going to be a seriously great project - enjoyJase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Some fabulous etch details there Gray and nice reference material too. Really looking forward to the start of your Vulcan build. 
Kev 
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You've got a fair bit of etch there, should turn out to a great build.
Graeme
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Lots and lots of add ons, this is going to look great hope your upgrading the undercarriage to cope with it all Al
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Need to get cracking soon as you may run out of time to have it complete by the end of July or be working on it into the small hours 
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Tomick wrote:Need to get cracking soon as you may run out of time to have it complete by the end of July or be working on it into the small hours Hint taken  Finally having all the pieces in place, i decided to make a start with the cockpit. The supplied kit pieces are, well lets just say a little sparse, hence the etched cockpit. Here is tonight's progress. More to follow...... CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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Nice to see this one landing on your cutting mat. good luck with it Jason “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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By this etch is very fiddley  . I can see why for some people it might be a 'marmite' moment. Trying to glue the etch at 90 degrees is a nightmare 🤬 While waiting for the etch to set, i thought i would assemble the seamless air intakes. I just need to remove the fitting lugs once the glue has dried. CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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Those intakes look so much better than the kit ones Al
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Looks like some great progress being made, looks great..... Regards Alan
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Percevier with the etch it will be worth it. Intakes look awsum Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Lovely work, and that etch brass is definitely worth the effort. Mark
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Markwarren wrote:Lovely work, and that etch brass is definitely worth the effort.
Mark Thanks for looking in and your comments guys. I am having trouble with the etch. It's the superglue. It's way too brittle. So... having done a little research i have found VMA Flexi CA at M.A.N Models. This stuff is quite expensive, but hopefully will cure my problem. It's not as brittle and seems quite workable. I just need to find a way to butt joint at 90degrees now that retains it's shape  . In the mean time i will continue the build working around the etch. Further updates to follow Regards Gray
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Engines fitted. supplied paint came in useful after all CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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Looks like you are having fun Gray looks great so far regards Phil P.s i always find when using etch to make sure i rough up the rear of the piece before gluing and i mostly use loctite superglue just a thought COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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CaptnBirdseye wrote:Markwarren wrote:Lovely work, and that etch brass is definitely worth the effort.
Mark Thanks for looking in and your comments guys. I am having trouble with the etch. It's the superglue. It's way too brittle. So... having done a little research i have found VMA Flexi CA at M.A.N Models. This stuff is quite expensive, but hopefully will cure my problem. It's not as brittle and seems quite workable. I just need to find a way to butt joint at 90degrees now that retains it's shape . In the mean time i will continue the build working around the etch. Further updates to follow Regards Gray Try usung pva glue and jig your part. If the etch part is load bearing youcan always reinforce with ca afterwords Alternativly you try using ca gel i fing the ca gel from zapp very good If you show me phot of the problem part i am sure i can help “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Hi Gray You may find the following link to You-Tube to be of help the following vids could also be useful. I generally find that clicking on the side vids can bring up other tutorials that are relevant too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6CSKFF4Vc
Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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A nice start to your build Gray, looking good.
I sometimes use 5 minute epoxy glue to secure load bearing etch if two parts are being laid flat onto each other, just spread thinly on one of the joining parts with a clean fingertip, it gives you a few minutes to get everything in the right position and any excess seepage can be cleaned up around the edges with a suitable solvent/thinner whilst it is drying? If you want to join two parts which are perpendicular to each other, you could also just touch the edge of a bulkhead or suchlike into the mixed glue so that you get a thin bead along the edge of the part, and again clean away any excess whilst it is drying to leave a neat bead of glue. Once dried it is a very strong joint and can be strengthened by running a little thin CA glue along it with the edge of a scalpel blade using capillary action? You can also solder brass etch together but then it can cause problems sometimes with warping of parts due to heat transfer.
Hope that helps? Keep up the good work.
Kev
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Thanks for all your comments and tips. Much appreciated For today's update, this might sound a bit harsh but...I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE WOLFPACK WHEELBAY SET. There, i've said it now (feeling much better). Its not the relative complexity, but a mixture of very poor instructions (read almost non-existant), badly fitting parts and MASSES of remedial work on the parts themselves. Compared to the etch from White Ensign, its like chalk and cheese! Needless to say the wheel bay set is getting binned. Hope i have a better experience with thier update set. Anyway, enough of the negatives! Bought myself a MasterTools etch bender  really happy with that More updates later. Here's pictures of the bad kit... File Attachment(s): CaptnBirdseye attached the following image(s):
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