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| Subject: | Building with Aftermarket materials |  |
| Date: | Dec 25, 2004 |
| From: | Saul Garcia | |
Hi Alan,
Is your question about what to not do with the materials or about the review? I definitely would love to have reviews posted on that set ;-)
With resin, take your time and remove less than you think you should. This means that leave some material to remove at the last minute isnce having removed too much in the first place, it is difficult to replace. After all, buying the aftermarket was to avoid scratchbuilding!
Study everything carefully before removing items fromthe sprue (sometimes you may endu up removing part of an item thinking it was part of the sprue). Use sharp knives or a razor saw. Then finish off by sanding.
On a solid turret, you can use a motor tool near the center of the item but not near the edges (of a turret race for example). Use wet/dry sandpaper glued to a glass panel and sand with a figure 8 motion the last way.
I use a marker (black felt tip variety) to judge where I am sanding so as not too sand to much on one side.
Use appropriate glues. Small items without stress can be tacked on with white (cellulose) glue and then frozen in place with a super (crazy) glue of the thin variety. When an item needs positioning yet must have strength, use a two part epoxy cement (5 minute variety is what I use). Clean up any joints with a cooton swap soaked in alcohol immediately to ensure you do not leave an unsightly 'pool'.
Photo-etch details have the same gluing requirements but get a folding tool as well.
Regards,
Saúl García |
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