Ian Sadler has written an article on how to "do it yourself" virtually unexpensive replacement parts.

Making replacement parts from aluminium foil

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Thanks Ian!

Ciao

Nice one indeed! Isn't it kinda thick to use foils?

Great article. Looks like a great way to replace overly thick kit parts that would be a pain to sand down. Thanks for sharing.

Ian

Great article, I can wait to try it I do have one question, Can the foil that comes in a roll work as well or is this stuff to thin ?

Wofsix

hi all , a few of your questions answered , the foil on a roll is too thin , and is not very good at holding detail, the ones i use here in the uk are 5 thousands of an inch thick and form and hold its shape very well , far better than the thick plastic track guards , other types of foil dishes can be used again i speak only of what is available in the uk , you must search out your own types in your country , cat and dog moist food trays are 8 thousands of an inch thick and lastly pies that are placed in an oven for reheating are 12 thousands of an inch thich , so you have three gauges to use what every your scale , the pie dish is ideal for larger scale tanks etc , It you find a pice of german track guard that has no holes for tools then try the same method and see the results chequer plate and in scale no need for fancy photo etch , any other questions let me know and i will asee what i can come up with cheers ian

Ian

Great article you wrote dude.
IS the foil you using the same as wich the pie lids are made from.. That is what I use and it works really well. Great and clear explanation

Great article Ian, and thanks for pointing this out Scoccia.