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    April 2003
  • From: directly above the center of the earth or known as Dixon, IL.
need some ideas
Posted by NEW MEX on Monday, March 29, 2004 9:35 PM
Hi gangApprove [^] i'm coming along pretty good on my NEW MEX model but i'm not happy with the side railing capstans that were cast onto the model. some were broke off or cast poorly. does anyone make replacements or is there a way to make some? thanksBig Smile [:D]
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    January 2003
Posted by Jeff Herne on Monday, March 29, 2004 11:55 PM
You mean the bollards and bits?

Use plastic rod of the proper diameter...like a piece of sprue, hold it up to a heat source like a candle, and let the end heat and ball up...then cut the 'ball' in half and sand it flat on the top, that will give you that flared and rounded look.

Jeff Herne
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    March 2004
  • From: Pacific Northwest
Posted by MBT70 on Friday, April 2, 2004 9:58 AM
We'd love some pix as you go ....
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