PE Basics

I got mine from a model railway shop, for about £4.00 ($7.20), but I'm sure someone like Micromark would sell them in the US.

They are like a propelling pencil, but rather than a lead, they have a small bunch of glass fibres.

Karl

Take the whole fret and pass it over a naked flame or gas jet until the fret changes colour. Do not over heat the fret though. This will make the brass more malleable and assist folding and rolling operations for any of the various parts contained on the fret, eg rolling perforated machine gun jackets or folding a bucket seat for a WW2 fighter.

The flame also removes any chemicals or oils allowing the fret to be primed.

:cheers:

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by KJ200 The fibreglass pencil is also great for removing paint from areas that need to be glued, both on PE and the model itself. Karl

That shounds very interesting...thanx for the tip.