1929 Ford Pickup

JAN , because the parts are so fine i had to use fine .020 brass wire to replace mine . it works well and you cam use testors chtome silver paint . dip the part in the part in the paint and after you take it out shake vigorously . DO NOT !! touch the part with your fingers after this , use tweezers. good luck .. TANKERBUILDER

Don't know if you have thought of it or not but would it be possible to use a metal wire or rod. Maybe cut off the plastic ends and drill them out so you can insert a metal rod. Just a thought.

Mckay

Great another tool I need. I thought I was finally pretty well set but that does look pretty handy.

Jan wrote:

If I was to use strong liquid glue which brand are you referring to?

 I use IPS Weld-on 3, but there are a bunch of good liquid glues out there.  I think a lot of folks here like to use Tenax. Do a search on the forum here for liquid glue and you'll find a ton of information.

Jan, I humbly present the solution to your problems--cut and paste this into your address bar:

http://www.micromark.com/DESPRUING-TWEEZER,8012.html

It's well worth the cost---I guarantee you will never break another delicate part from a sprue with this. It is a miicro-despruing tweezer which will fast become one of your most valuable tools. You can use this on the tiniest parts, and never break them--it's honestly miraculous!

Dave I used Testors Cement.  The first time it broke was when I attempting to cut it fromthe sprue, the part was attached to the sprue on both ends and it twisted and broke in half.  That was my first mistake, tough lesson to learn on such a small part.  If I was to use strong liquid glue which brand are you referring to? 

Thank you Dave.

Jan

What did you use to glue them together?

 Super glue can be very brittle and has poor strength for larger parts that have a small gluing surface. You may be better off welding the parts together with a strong liquid glue.

 As far as cutting delicate parts off the sprue, I found that it may help to cut the sprue itself around the part. While you do this, hold the part very close to where you are cutting so that it won't try to twist.

 Once you get the part off the sprue "tree", carefully cut off the pieces of sprue that are still attached to the part. That puts less stress on the part itself and allows you to get the cutter at a better angle to the part. You may have to do this in a few steps, nibbling away at the pieces of the sprue on the part, until you finally get close to the part itself. Again, holding the part very close to where you are cutting. Finally clean up the part with an emory board or file.

 

 

 

 

 

If you had a photo it would help a lot, hard to make a suggestion without seeing the problem.

Is this the Revell kit? If it was which part numbers are you talking about, I have that kit so I can look at the parts and see if something comes to mind.