barrels of fun

                              Please tell us what the problem is. Perhaps you need to anneal the metal to make it conform. It is a topic that has been covered here before. Youtube it Google it Search the FSM archives I know its here someplace.

                                                                        Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley

Do you anneal the PE before rolling it? Doing that will make it much easier to roll.

im pretty sure it should be a butt joint, and you should use solder to join the halves.  Personally id use a turned brass one from Lionmarc or Aber.

im pretty sure it should be a butt joint, and you should use solder to join the halves.  Personally id use a turned brass one from Lionmarc or Aber.

I had the same issue with 1/72nd Eduard barrels for a B-24. Like you the problem was getting the seam to look right. They were passable but not brilliant. After doing 8 barrels i still couldn't get it right. I have decided in future to go with either resin or brass barrels.

Check out the Brass-Assist Tool from the Small Shop, roughly $75 incl. shipping, but AWESOME. I first noticed it in Armour Modelling by John Prigent.