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Joined: 09/08/2012 Posts: 59 Points: 163 Location: Darwin
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Hi all, Can anyone help me with a issue I have with my gun decks warping. Parts 6a and 6b arrived straight but have warped a little in the last month. I am waiting for the next parts to arrive and have tried to flatten them with weights but this hasnt worked  . Am a little worried that they wont stick to the planking when I go to glue them to those fragile support beams. It is only 1 month till the build up (when everyone goes troppo) and the humidity will go through the roof here in Darwin. I guess I will be having some more issues with warping here in the future but any suggestions now will be most welcome. Big thanks to MWG and z8000783 for their replys regarding the Drydock. Will definately need to build that considering where I am located.  Cheers Tigershark
Cheers Tony
Current Build
HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross Section
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1  Groups: Registered
Joined: 28/02/2012 Posts: 52 Points: 159 Location: Australia
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Try dampening them a little and letting them dry under weights for a week or so. I've got the same problem, am thinking of putting some solid blocks of wood under the beams and glued to the deck below; then nail. Might work so long as those parts can't be seen. Hope that helps. Current builds:
The Victory (of course)
The Endeavour
The Bismarck
Lancaster Bomber
And any model kit that catches my eye
Everything from 1/35 military to Godzilla and anything in between.
Oh and a suit of armour. ( yes real knights armour )
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Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
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That is a way to go. Another is to dampen and place between two pieces of glass, with weight on top. Reasonable size books do wonders. Does the trick for most warps. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Don't forget to store them in an ambient room as temperature change will warp wood.
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+hi there,yep we had this trouble as well,I suspect the ply is near green wood(not been seasoned long enough)I had an old glass computer table so used the plate glass fron that,and laid all wood ply pieces under it untill I came to use them,that way they were flat I damped them down first and left them for about 48 hrs.worked for me.good luck. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 09/08/2012 Posts: 59 Points: 163 Location: Darwin
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Big Thanks for the info guys. My gun decks are now a lot straighter  Cheers
Cheers Tony
Current Build
HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross Section
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Joined: 07/04/2012 Posts: 22 Points: 56
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I have the same problem. I have followed all the steps but within a few days of taking them from under the weights- hey presto they are warped again. Am thinking I will need to reinforce the beams in order to provide a more stable fixing.
It does seem these problems go in batches so when one gets them we all get them. I asked for a replacement issue but I bet that will also be warped
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Hi,try to keep them under the weights til you are ready to use them,when they are fixed to the bulkheads the warping should stop regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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