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PE for the Swordfish

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    November 2005
PE for the Swordfish
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:25 PM
Who has the best photo etch for Tamiya's swordfish? I found a couple but they look pretty basic, engine parts and brace wire but not much for the cockpit. Anyone know?
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:04 PM
Just wanted to put this at the top one more time. Anyone?
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 3, 2003 11:01 AM
I've got the same question. My wonderful wife of 23 years surprised me with this kit as a birthday gift and I also want to get some PE parts to spruce it up.

Rich
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Netherlands
Posted by mossieramm on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 4:09 AM
I have still got my Swordfish in the to do stash, but I have been on the lookout for PE sets. I have found two, from Tamiya and Eduard. I found the Tamiya to be rather plain and only includes the rigging, The Eduard set has rigging, cockpit, and engine details. Might be a bit more expensive, but quality and quantity will make me go for the Eduard set.
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 5:29 AM
The Eduard set is the way to go. It has most everything you'll need to make an already superb kit that much more of a standout. Big Smile [:D]
"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Derry, New Hampshire, USA
Posted by rcboater on Friday, October 10, 2003 7:31 AM
My wife gave me this kit for Christmas last year. It was a kit I've always wanted, but had been reluctant to buy for myself. It was a very enjoyable build.
I used the Tamiya rigging PE set, and it came out very nice. I did find that the Tamiya rigging is easier to install by only using the mounting tab at the top end of the wire- I cut the tab off of the bottom end. The problem was that if you use the tabs on both ends, the slots for the rigging have to be exactly the right distance- any variation, no matter how slight, will result in the rigging not fitting right.

-Bill

Webmaster, Marine Modelers Club of New England

www.marinemodelers.org

 

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