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Scale or Wot?
I’m in the process of building a Chris Foss Acro Wot (assembling would be a more accurate description, foam / veneer wings, sheet tail feathers, fibre glass cowl and all wood pre-cut); certainly not a scale model so what is it doing here in scale-model.co.uk? There is a logical reason so please... -
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Making serrated rib tapes
Making serrated rib tapes for fabric-covered wings can be a problem but this simple tool can at least speed up the process even if it still remains a mind-numbing job. In essence it consists of a hacksaw blade fitted to a length of pine, the rib tape material is trapped against the blade and...- Greyhead
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Hand Painting Registration Letters Etc.
EDIT: I have recently tried this method using Warbirds water-based paint and it was not very successful so I would only recommend it for enamel paint. Any other type of paint and I suggest experimenting first. END OF EDIT First of all buy a fine tipped permanent marker as near to the colour...- Greyhead
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Silver Solder
When joining piano wire, especially for high stress areas such as under carriages, by far the best material to use is silver solder, compared to soft solder it makes a much stronger joint and because it doesn’t need binding for added strength the result is neater and less bulky. As in the rest...- Greyhead
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Another Parnall Elf
OK HERE WE GO AGAIN NOW UPLOADING MISSING PHOTOS FOR THIS THREAD. I’ve uploaded all the photos I can but unfortunately there’s quite a few I can’t find. The links to tutorials don’t work but I can’t figure out how to do that, I’ll keep trying but as I can’t find the tutorial photos anyway I...- Greyhead
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