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Just looking at the abundant sprue trees in my recent Revell 1/32 Bf-110 purchase.
Kind of a shame but, short of constructing an injection machine and shredding the sprue or making rigging for a LOT of large biplane models, I don't know of any other use for the sprue.
Has anyone else found a use for their sprue after the kit has been completed?
Always seems like a waste.........
Sprue_ce
I save a lot of the sprue from kits. You can stretch it to make antennae wires & rigging, as well as other larger diameter cylindrical shapes. I also use it for paint stirrers.
Regards, Rick
what Rick said. Have made lots and lots of small parts with the stuff after I (fumblefingers) broke the original or decided to add some more new little thingies.
Jim
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Recycle it....
I also use it as rebar for celluclay on dio bases.......................there was a good thread called "Sprue You..." about this issue a couple of years ago that you probably can't look up anymore since the "change"...
Thanks, Manny !
I like the "rebar" idea.
BTW, ever see a Twilight Zone episode titled "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" ?
If you've not already viewed it, I think you'd enjoy it.
Manstein's revenge Recycle it.... I also use it as rebar for celluclay on dio bases.......................there was a good thread called "Sprue You..." about this issue a couple of years ago that you probably can't look up anymore since the "change"...
Actually, they've done a pretty good job of fixing the search feature. Helps to know the title!
/forums/p/82757/807898.aspx#807898
So Sprue you!
So long folks!
Thanks for the link, Bgrigg
the "spider" reminds me of an old 1960s cartoon series I used to watch.......but in the original english, of course......
Ah, Jonny Quest! Been a long time.
Animation has come a LONG way! I wonder if Hadji is still with the Quest family, or if he's hiding in Afghanistan, now?
Bgrigg So Sprue you!
If the sprue is long, straight and relatively round (not mold misaligned), I will save them in case I need styrene rod. If they aren't quite round due to mold misalignment, I'll save them to be paint stirrers.
Manstein's revenge Bgrigg: So Sprue you! LMAO...if you can dig up the old "Death in the Courtyard" thread I believe I had some pics of it being used as rebar in that thread...
Bgrigg: So Sprue you!
LMAO...if you can dig up the old "Death in the Courtyard" thread I believe I had some pics of it being used as rebar in that thread...
Part one: /forums/t/100824.aspx?PageIndex=1
Part two (apparently you had already lost the thread once!): /forums/p/124832/1253366.aspx#1253366
Rob Gronovius If the sprue is long, straight and relatively round (not mold misaligned), I will save them in case I need styrene rod. If they aren't quite round due to mold misalignment, I'll save them to be paint stirrers.
I have a heck of a lot of paint stirrers!
and if that doesnt pan out then I will use it for antennas and scratch built parts, paint stirres etc....
Carlos
Bgrigg Ah, Jonny Quest! Been a long time. Animation has come a LONG way! I wonder if Hadji is still with the Quest family, or if he's hiding in Afghanistan, now?
"Animation has come a LONG way!"
Bgrigg: Think that is primitive? I also used to watch this:
and
as for Hadji:
I always presumed Hadji was supposed to hail from the Indian subcontinent and would have grown up designing and pointing nukes at Pakistan.
Um, you're right, according to Wikipedia, he's a Calcutta orphan whose last name is Singh, making him Sikh. Which means he's probably designing and building nukes to point at India!
It's his first name that threw me off. Hadji, or more properly Hajji (pilgrim) is a Muslim title given to those who have completed the Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca.
Bgrigg Um, you're right, according to Wikipedia, he's a Calcutta orphan whose last name is Singh, making him Sikh. Which means he's probably designing and building nukes to point at India!
LOL
And since we're on the path of prehistoric cartoons...
That's one I never saw on Chicago stations, either because I was too old to pay attention by that time or it wasn't carried.
I was watching Hogan's Heroes by then.
"I knew NOTH-THING about that cartoon ! "
Rocket Robin Hood was a Canadian production, surprisingly animated by Ralph Bakshi. Probably why Chicago wasn't broadcasting it.
Bgrigg Rocket Robin Hood was a Canadian production, surprisingly animated by Ralph Bakshi. Probably why Chicago wasn't broadcasting it.
Bgrigg: I suspected that might be the case due to your BC location.
I mix mine with M.E.K. to make my own putty for scratchbuilding.
Woody I mix mine with M.E.K. to make my own putty for scratchbuilding.
What ratio?
I've considered doing some experimenting along those lines.
I used a bunch of mine to create 'work stands' for my projects. Keeps my aircraft suspended above the work desk, rubber pads on the bottoms keep them from sliding around, cloth or felt pads protect finishes (just watch out for fuzz on those gloss finishes). I hold them on to the stands if needed with rubber bands, and they're great for cementing gear in place to dry as they hang straight.
*******
On my workbench now:
It's all about classic cars now!
Why can't I find the "Any" key on my keyboard?
I find the longer pieces once sharpened make good stakes for use in the puggee (SPELLING!?!) pits I dig to protect my model stash from plastic burglers...
And I am saving my alumium foil for covering the roof of my house. I figure that if I cover the entire house I'll still be safe from Carlo's mind control ray when I take my tin foil hat off to shower...
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
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