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Joined: 11/09/2010 Posts: 30 Points: 90 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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 I am busy with a 1:85 Scale of the HMS Pandora by Constructo. The instruction manual and plans are some cryptic, especially the photos and pictures in the construction manual. I am having some problems with the rudder assembly .... This might sound like (and probably is) a small issue and easily understood by experienced builders, which, of course I'm not. Pandora is my first attempt and so far, it's looking ok, with mistakes and all. I am enjoying the construction and have been working on her on and off for the 18 months, when time permits. The rudder requires the use of nails/pins to secure the hinges on the rudder itself and the bottom rear section of the hull. What I cannot understand is how to fix and secure the pins/nails once inserted through the holes in the hinges. One side of the nail/pin has a head and the other side does not. How do you secure it and make both sides symmetrical? .... or is this assembly not symmetrical? Hope the words describe the question. I have tried to attach an image (JPEG File) of the rudder, hinges and nails/pins but cannot find a method to do the attachment of the file. I have "ticked" the block that shows "Attach files to this post?". If the image does not appear with this post, please can somebody explain to me how to do this. Thank you. (PS ... I have also "clicked" the icon for "insert image") Warmest regards. Eugene If authority was mass, stupidity would be gravity.  eugene.lombard attached the following image(s): NEVER play leapfrog with Unicorns !!
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Hi Eugene,
I usually use super glue/cyano to glue the hinge then snip the pin in half glue the pin into the hole and do the same on the other half of the rudder..
Hope that helps..
Chris.On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Thanks Chris. Strangely enough, I was thinking of doing JUST THAT, but didn't think it would be an acceptable method!! Thanks for the confirmation and your speedy answer!! ... really appreciated. Warmest regards. Eugene NEVER play leapfrog with Unicorns !!
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In my opinion any method that gets the required result is acceptable. In this situation I would use superglue to connect the pieces but then as Chris says, I would snip the heads of the nails and use them more as a detail part rather than a structual one. Hope this helps You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Golden Star, English Brig. RMS Titanic. (Academy 1/400 Centenary Anniversary Edition) Revell-Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress 1:8 Baron von Richthofen's Fokker Tri-plane. HMS Victory. Nelsons Flag Ship. Sultan Arab Dhow. Artesania Latina Carmen II. The Battleship Yamato. Model Airways Wright Flyer 1:16 Scale. Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200. HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The Black Pearl.
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Joined: 13/10/2011 Posts: 851 Points: 2,628 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
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I agree with the rest, that is exactly what I did to fix the rudder on HMS Halifax which is another Constructo kit.
Mike T
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Joined: 11/09/2010 Posts: 30 Points: 90 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hey you guys!! ........ thanks a lot for the advice. This is a super forum and I really feel at home. I have some other questions about the HMS Pandora kit and questionable instructions. Perhaps it's not so much that it's questionable, but more that the descriptions and pictures (actually black and white photos)are really poor quality and vastly under exposed making detail impossible to see and in places just a black "blob". In all fairness to Constructo, the plans are of fair quality and in places I can find my way around even if the photos in the manual do not reveal the necessary detail(s). I am putting together some photos and will post them soon. Thanks again. Best regards Eugene Never play leapfrog with Unicorns ...... !!?? NEVER play leapfrog with Unicorns !!
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Joined: 13/10/2011 Posts: 851 Points: 2,628 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
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I have had exactly the same experience with the Halifax. When I started eight years ago, I did everything by guesswork because I never found a forum like this one to help! Did buy one or two books but progress was slow!
What I have learnt is the value of full size scale plans, you can measure up parts to match them and feel reasonably confident that you are on the right lines. The pictures are generally speaking fairly ambiguous and never taken looking at the one bit of detail you need! One of the reasons I'm not so pleased as I thought I would be with the Victory build is how DeAg are not even answering our enquiry about the possibility of having plans or part plans supplied.
Mike T
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hi Just seen your posting on HMS Pandora. I am building the same model and managed to get some info from an american modeller. His website is http://www-users.cs.umn....k/interests/HMSPandora/
There are photos of his finished model which I found a real help. Hope this is of some help for you.
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Hi there allanc62 ... thank you for suggestion .... I have also stumbled across this guy and have downloaded more than 80 images !!! Looks great and there are some real nice close-ups that are useful. Thanks again. Eugene Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. NEVER play leapfrog with Unicorns !!
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