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hello there
does any know the best way to make the alignment gage for marking the
first row of gun ports on page 131 part 1, ever time I try to make
one by bending where the marks are six planks wide as shown they
break on me
Ronald
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Another way for you to do it is Take a plank longer than the 6 planks. get 4 off cuts glue one on top of each other . leaves you with 2 pieces.
Now glue one to one end of the plank then the other 6 planks gap. you can then use that as a gauge.
Other than that way , if you have an electric plank bender then bend the peice as described in the instructions and it shouldn't break.
Chrismagpie1832 attached the following image(s): 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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thanks Chris
that idea is pretty good but I was trying both the crimping tool and the iron
idea I might have been pushing to hard but also not knowing where to apply the
bend as well
Ronald
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Hi Ronald, you may find this video clip helpful for you. It shows the correct way to use a crimping tool.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-FJQZlLMhU
Regards Alan
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Hi Alan or anyone
since I am on the subject of marking the lines for the first row of gun ports
and I know the video and most probable the instructions as well would tell me to
sand the whole model after the bottom has been planked but I was wondering if I can sand the first six planks to make it easy to mark the lines since the a few
planks are a little uneven or should I just mark the lines anyway and wait till
the sanding is called for- thank you
Ronald
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You can give it a light sanding but wouldn't do any more than that until you get the lower hull covered....
Regards
Alan
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