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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:00 am
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:37 am
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JohnPaulPontiff.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Hey,
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> This is a new technique to me, so I thought I'd share:
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> http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=112647
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> (Dipping plastic bits into heated salt to change poses, etc.)
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> A little bit of dynamism goes a long way!
>
Thanks for the tip, though it does look to be a bit of trouble... a 75
Watt Light Bulb can pretty much do the same thing. You just have to
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:05 am
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On Jan 9, 11:30 am, Myrmidon <im... DeleteThis @home.com> wrote:
> Another handy tip is if you're going to bend hot plastic or resin
> and you don't want to use your fingers - wrap the ends of a pair of
> needle-nose pliers with 6 to 12 layers of masking tap. Then you can
> grasp and bend plastic without scaring it from the metal teeth on the
> pliers.
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> Myr
Great tip Myr. When I finally build that necron army (hahahaha) I'll
be able to build the coveted limbo master!
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:30 am
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In article <De3hj.49014$vt2.37064@bignews8.bellsouth.net>,
richbusby RemoveThis @hatespam.bellsouth.net says...
> JohnPaulPontiff RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> > Hey,
> >
> > This is a new technique to me, so I thought I'd share:
> >
> > http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=112647
> >
> > (Dipping plastic bits into heated salt to change poses, etc.)
> >
> > A little bit of dynamism goes a long way!
> >
>
> Thanks for the tip, though it does look to be a bit of trouble... a 75
> Watt Light Bulb can pretty much do the same thing. You just have to
> watch the plastic part close and make sure it doesn't touch.
>
Hot / boiling water also has the same effect, with it generally
being a bit easier to control the amount of heat needed to bend the part
without melting or otherwise distorting it. It's the method I use when
I need to fix resin parts on model kits.
Another handy tip is if you're going to bend hot plastic or resin
and you don't want to use your fingers - wrap the ends of a pair of
needle-nose pliers with 6 to 12 layers of masking tap. Then you can
grasp and bend plastic without scaring it from the metal teeth on the
pliers.
Myr
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:01 pm
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Hey,
On Jan 9, 11:30 am, Myrmidon <im....RemoveThis@home.com> wrote:
> richbu....RemoveThis@hatespam.bellsouth.net says...
> > Thanks for the tip, though it does look to be a bit of trouble
I liked that one's hand is only near the heat source for two seconds
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One second putting the bit into the salt and one to remove it.
Hot lamps and boiling water seem less 'handy' by contrast.
> > watch the plastic part close and make sure it doesn't touch
The salt granules suspend the bit from the bottom of the tin.
This seems much preferable to your hand doing so.
> wrap the ends of a pair of
> needle-nose pliers with 6 to 12 layers
The soft plastic tubing available at hardware stores works well.
Inquire about their stock of "fuel line" and buy a foot or so.
It can be trimmed to exact length, and is easily removable.
HTH
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:31 am
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Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Myrmidon said
> Hot / boiling water also has the same effect, with it generally
> being a bit easier to control the amount of heat needed to bend the part
> without melting or otherwise distorting it. It's the method I use when
> I need to fix resin parts on model kits.
It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:31 am
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"Robert Singers" <rsingers.DeleteThis@finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Myrmidon said
>
>> Hot / boiling water also has the same effect, with it generally
>> being a bit easier to control the amount of heat needed to bend the part
>> without melting or otherwise distorting it. It's the method I use when
>> I need to fix resin parts on model kits.
>
> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
"making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:31 am
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"Myrmidon" <imnot.DeleteThis@home.com> wrote in message
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> In article <De3hj.49014$vt2.37064@bignews8.bellsouth.net>,
> richbusby.DeleteThis@hatespam.bellsouth.net says...
>> JohnPaulPontiff.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
>> > Hey,
>> >
>> > This is a new technique to me, so I thought I'd share:
>> >
>> > http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=112647
>> >
>> > (Dipping plastic bits into heated salt to change poses, etc.)
<<>>
> Hot / boiling water also has the same effect, with it generally
> being a bit easier to control the amount of heat needed to bend the part
> without melting or otherwise distorting it. It's the method I use when
> I need to fix resin parts on model kits.
I use hot water.
Boil kettle, pour into beaker or pyrex bowl.
Dip part in, shake water off.
Try garden gloves rather than pliers.
I dunno about salt.
You can't get water so hot that it'll damage the plastic - it boils at 100
deg c.
Salt, my concern would be that you could misjudge the temperature and pit
the surface with the grains or melt it rather more than you intended.
Ahh.... them were the days.
I recall forming plasticard.
You need a frame to hold the sheet and a formerto push through.
Balsa or regular wood was what everyone used to use.
Heat the sheet over an iron or electric plate...
Fairly simple shapes only of course but that's how you made stuff like
rounded tank turrets before all the after market add on companies.
Way back when Airfix was the big player, every boy bought kits off them and
of course the airfix magazine.
Recently in receivership for the second time.
Hornby bought them this time round.
Back in the 1980s even - who'd have thought humbrol and airfix would
possibly go into the red.
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Andy O'Neill
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:32 am
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"Doctor Rock" <malafex DeleteThis @blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Robert Singers" <rsingers DeleteThis @finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Myrmidon said
>>
>>> Hot / boiling water also has the same effect, with it generally
>>> being a bit easier to control the amount of heat needed to bend the part
>>> without melting or otherwise distorting it. It's the method I use when
>>> I need to fix resin parts on model kits.
>>
>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
>
> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
>
> nice to see we're back on topic
Especially when you then get to apply an actual blow-torch to your tender
top to finish the job...
http://www.google.com/products?q=creme+brulee+torch&sourceid=navclient...&ie=UTF
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:32 am
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Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
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> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
>
> nice to see we're back on topic
What an outstandingly good post. You are the anti-Erik.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:40 am
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"Robert Singers" <rsingers DeleteThis @finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>
>>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
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>> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
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>> nice to see we're back on topic
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> What an outstandingly good post. You are the anti-Erik.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:18 pm
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On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:40:01 -0500, "The Cheshire Cat"
<Roknese.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
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>"Robert Singers" <rsingers.DeleteThis@finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:Xns9A21DB74D95F1rsingers@IP-Hidden...
>> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>>
>>>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
>>>
>>> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
>>>
>>> nice to see we're back on topic
>>
>> What an outstandingly good post. You are the anti-Erik.
>>
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>if it was erik, there would be ten pages of explanation behind it.
What can I say? The excitement of the text gets to me sometimes.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:35 pm
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"Erik Setzer" <kgavrin-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:40:01 -0500, "The Cheshire Cat"
> <Roknese.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>"Robert Singers" <rsingers.RemoveThis@finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns9A21DB74D95F1rsingers@IP-Hidden...
>>> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>>>
>>>>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
>>>>
>>>> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
>>>>
>>>> nice to see we're back on topic
>>>
>>> What an outstandingly good post. You are the anti-Erik.
>>>
>>
>>if it was erik, there would be ten pages of explanation behind it.
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> What can I say? The excitement of the text gets to me sometimes.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:08 pm
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:35:45 -0500, "The Cheshire Cat"
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>"Erik Setzer" <kgavrin-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:40:01 -0500, "The Cheshire Cat"
>> <Roknese RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>"Robert Singers" <rsingers RemoveThis @finger.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:Xns9A21DB74D95F1rsingers@IP-Hidden...
>>>> Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Doctor Rock said
>>>>
>>>>>> It's a lot like making creme brulee really.
>>>>>
>>>>> "making creme brulee" by bending your parts.
>>>>>
>>>>> nice to see we're back on topic
>>>>
>>>> What an outstandingly good post. You are the anti-Erik.
>>>>
>>>
>>>if it was erik, there would be ten pages of explanation behind it.
>>
>> What can I say? The excitement of the text gets to me sometimes.
>
>i see that now wipe that mess off your chin
Sorry, trying to eat big mozarella cheese sticks and maranera sauce
can be messy sometimes.
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