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Fixing a stupid mistake

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: NYC, USA
Posted by waikong on Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:51 PM
I've done that, but didn't come up with your clever solution. Thanks.
  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Greencastle, IN
Posted by eizzle on Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:23 AM
Nice save. I will have to remeber that!

Colin

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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Fixing a stupid mistake
Posted by mfsob on Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:32 AM

As I was busily masking off my 1/72 B-25 model for the olive drab coat, I wasn't paying attention to where my fingers were going, and discovered when I was done that I had partially pushed in one of the large side windows ... great. How to get it back in the frame?

After prolonged pondering, I got out my ship building drill set, put the #74 drill in the pin vice and drilled a hole opposite that window, then threaded in a length of 24-gauge wire with the tip filed flat, and pushed the window back flush with the frame. Some Testor's Clear Parts Cement applied with a needle along the edges, a little light pressure from behind with the wire, and the window was fixed. I used the leftover clear cement to plug the small hole I drilled, waited for everything to dry and then proceeded to paint. So far, so good! And for my next trick ...

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