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Photoetch,how much?

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lolok

Member since
March 2003
From: On the way to AC+793888

Photoetch,how much?

Posted by lolok on Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:01 AM

Ok, how many of you use every last piece of photoetch on the fret? You need the skill and eyes of a brain surgeon to apply some of those little suckers. Railings on ships are Ok but the parts that come for armor and aircraft are mindblowing.I do try but am sometimes left with a minute piece of metal that if it does not fly off into the ether ends up like something Picasso might have thought of.

Jim Ryan Ex-Pat Limey in warsaw.Poland. " MENE,MENE,TEKEL U PHARSIN"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:28 AM

Its all still on the fret ,it keeps making hissing noises at me as though its saying
"TOUCH ME SUCKER AND YOU WILL REGRET IT"
Mmm, its like having alien in a Trumpeter box Evil [}:)]

Evil [}:)]

Evil [}:)]

Evil [}:)]

And I have a whole airwing to build!!

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:56 AM

Lolok,

Typically, I'll use anywhere between 70% and 90% of the parts from a fret. Many parts, small ones especially, are duplicates (thank you, Eduard) that are included in case one of your parts takes a jackknife dive off the high board. As a rule of thumb, if the kit part being replaced or modified is fine the way it is, I don't use the photo-etch. Oh, good tweezers and a magnifier are an absolute must!

Robert

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:24 PM

Probably only 30 - 50 % of the total fret.
I'll only use parts that actually enhance the model and I don't find that in most cases.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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TANGO 1

Member since
December 2002
From: A secret workshop somewhere in England

Posted by TANGO 1 on Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:11 PM

I just use the parts I feel will enhance the finished model. This boils down to 70% of my frets being used.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:09 PM

So far, I have only dabbled in engine grilles.

Eric

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:07 PM

80% typically....I hope!!! LOL I mainly go for cockpit details, and engine details, but the landing gear details are definately going on to my Corsair!!!

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Friday, May 21, 2004 3:36 AM

80 - 100% depending upon whether it really is better than the kit part ist replacing. P/E is basicaaly 2 dimensional and especially on cars the 3d effect is necessary. Some of the 1/43rd kits have p/e suspension which even at that scale looks ridiculous.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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LemonJello

Member since
February 2004
From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa

Posted by LemonJello on Friday, May 21, 2004 3:57 AM

I'd have to say about 75% of the parts get used for a given kit. Some things are just too small for my fumbling fingers or I don't see any advantage in replacing the kit part. But I try to use as much as I can without causing permanent emotional or mental damage to myself.

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 5:18 AM

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

I agonised for ages on oil cooler meshes and intercooler duct screens for my P47 and now I can't even see them. All I would need is a miniature version of one those snake cameras that plumbers use and I could check out all that work I spent 30 hours on.... LOL.

Cheers ...Snowy

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, May 21, 2004 5:36 AM

As others have said, I only use the bits I feel will actually improve the model. This usually turns out to be 70%-80% of a PE set (about 50% for an Aber set!).

I'm surprised at how often I find the original kit part to be better than the PE bit that's supposed to be superior!

~Brian

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KJ200

Member since
July 2003
From: Bicester, England

Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:06 AM

I only ever use what I can actually manage to:

A. not lose
B.actually see.

Therefore I think I only manage to use about 75% of what's on the fret.

Some parts are just too small, rudder pedals in 1/72 being a good example, are often not visible when you've finished anyway!!

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 12:02 PM

I use what I can find....Stuck to my head, on the dog, when I blow my nose.....

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leemitcheltree

Member since
January 2003
From: Washington State

Posted by leemitcheltree on Saturday, May 22, 2004 10:49 PM

I usually use 75-90% of the fret, but Nicholma has the right idea...... the PE stuff can be so two dimensional that it just doesn't look right sometimes.......
Then again, there's the little bits on the fret that you have NO IDEA where they go, cuz they don't appear on the instructions and they're un-identifiable....

Cheers, LeeTree
Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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