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Separating fuselage halves??? PLS HELP...

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  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: East TX
Separating fuselage halves??? PLS HELP...
Posted by modelchasm on Friday, June 19, 2009 8:58 AM

Soooooo .... I'm just going to go ahead and show my "rookie-ness" when it comes to aircraft and helos. Since I normally stick to figures and armor, I don't have a lot of experience in building things that mistify us ground troopers by defying gravity ...

I made probably the most classic mistake an 8 yr old can make. Unfortunatly, I'm 30. In my Littlebird build, I just glued the fuselage halves together, reinforced with styrene, and CA .... before I painted the cockpit! Banged Head [banghead]Grumpy [|(]Sign - Dots [#dots]Sigh [sigh]Sign - Oops [#oops]Taped Shut [XX] .... and .... Dunce [D)].

Is there an "easy" way to separate the halves without serious damage? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

"If you're not scratching, you're not trying!"  -Scott

  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: Caput Mundi
Posted by Avus on Friday, June 19, 2009 9:22 AM

Us grown-ups don't make such mistakes!! Big Smile [:D]

I'd suggest a razorblade: it's thin and sharp.
A dremel with a saw-disk would remove too much plastic.

If you haven't installed the canopy, the "office" can be easily accessed in the Little Bird.

HTH

Klaus

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  • Member since
    March 2008
  • From: East TX
Posted by modelchasm on Friday, June 19, 2009 9:52 AM

Thanks Avus. I wasn't thinking about the dremel. I was already haven't a bit of a fit issue, hence the reinforcement. The canopy is not installed, so I'm pretty sure I can get to the cockpit, but I'm not sure that I could really get to the back. That's what I'm mostly worried about. I'm afraid that if I try to go ahead and spray it as is, that I'll a) miss some spots that I just can't get too, or b) that I'll end up over spraying the exterior and have to sand it ... ruining the raised rivet detail....

I'll give the a number #11 blade a shot and just wait for the "pop". Hopefully, it'll work out in my favor.

"If you're not scratching, you're not trying!"  -Scott

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