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In your alls opinion, whats the hardest part of the models to sand and clean up?

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  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Washington State
Posted by leemitcheltree on Monday, December 12, 2005 5:49 AM

Ahhh........yes - the dreaded feral seam that refuses to be tamed........

Wing roots can be a hassle, or intake trunks on jets and helos......very nasty.......
Or the tread on two piece a/c tires that have a waffle or checkerboard type pattern.......
Then again, any seam that has bunches of raised detail or panel lines.
These are about the only things I really hate about models.

Cheers, LeeTree
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 1:03 AM
anything that has raised details you dont want to lose!!!
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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 4:53 PM

 knight667 wrote:
Wing roots, without a doubt.

 

Yup I agree.. to take that one step further... any two flat surfaces, side-by-side with a slight step... I hate that.

Marc  

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  • From: Philomath, OR, USA
Posted by knight667 on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 3:53 PM
Wing roots, without a doubt.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 12:10 PM

Hi All

I think that any part that you have to sand is a real pain in the rear, the bit that needs sanding always seem to be where details are.

You would of thought that in this day and age there would be no need for sanding, filling And pin marks to fill. I know that is all part of the hobby but sometimes it does make you think WHY!.SoapBox [soapbox]

 

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  • From: Fort Worth, TX
Posted by flippersdad on Monday, November 28, 2005 8:01 PM

I would say anything with raised detail - especially on Airfix kits!

Cheers,

Eric

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  • From: Texas
Posted by matthew9 on Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:30 AM
Injector pin marks on individual track links. Depending on the type, there could be 3+ on each link in very tight spots.
Matt
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  • From: BOONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
In your alls opinion, whats the hardest part of the models to sand and clean up?
Posted by ipms40049 on Saturday, November 26, 2005 2:41 AM
I only mention this now because im trying to sand and clean up the landing gears on my Tamiya FW 190!! LOL
Pat Hensley Booneville, Ms "Thank you for being here and playing nice"...please do not drag sand outside the box ! CURRENT BUILD(s) Revell 1/72 U Boat VII C Tamiya Willys Jeep - for 2010 Nats Bronco's Staghound -for 2010 Nats Dragons M16 Multi gun carriage - for the 2020 Nats. LOL
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