<JohnPaulPontiff.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Certain modellers may read that as saying it makes no difference.
> Some might construe it as a condemnation of brass as inferior.
> But, there *is* a difference, and brass is *not* inferior.
Brass isn't inferior - it just is often times hard to get when you need it
most. And if I use a material that requires me tosqueeze the pliers tight
enough to bruise my palm in order to cut it and then the cut piece goes
flying across the room or buries itself in the tabletop - even an
inexperienced modeler might go 'woah - that's too tough to cut.'
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>> I just pick my preferred modeling materials based
>> solely on their practicality
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> I suspect availability plays a larger part in amateur modellers'
> decisions.
True that. I sometimes have to work with what I immediately have at hand
and not always with what I might consider ideal.
> That bending test can steer such people away from unsuitable
> materials.
Well, your bending test was a little cryptic for me. For a long moment I
had to ponder why anyone would try to bend a material to 90 degrees because
if it snaps, it wouldn't be suitable for use as pinning material since it
would obviously be too brittle... D'uh!
> The suggestion was not intended for experienced (or pro) mini
> modellers.
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> Members of GW's target demographic are not barred from USEnet. ;- )
True that. Which is also why I recommended heavy-gauge copper wire too. It
will hold almost any non-weight bearing pinning job.
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MJB
Mr. Tin's Miniature Painting Workshop:
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