Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: July 21, 2007
KitMaker: 521 posts
Armorama: 514 posts
Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2018 - 03:00 PM UTC
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miniart has small & brittle parts. I believe Bronco wins the "tons of small parts" award.
That's right! As much as I like the details in Broncos kits I sometimes ask myself on first sprue inspection: "Why, why, why?" and then sure enough I drop them... not so much during cutting but while trying to tackle them with the tweezers and "clip" they go... somewhere... and never be found again. I also became quite a duplicator myself with scratching spares regularly
Bayern, Germany
Joined: October 14, 2008
KitMaker: 4,099 posts
Armorama: 4,067 posts
Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2018 - 04:07 PM UTC
Heard from a friend that the avearge price of a mold for one sprue frame in China is now about $10000. I guess this goes for a 20 cm x 30cm frame. I wonder how much extra many do want to pay for a small frame with small parts?
CAD Images mean nothing.
What does a rivet counter count on a cast or welded tank hull?
Texas, United States
Joined: December 14, 2011
KitMaker: 208 posts
Armorama: 192 posts
Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2018 - 02:23 AM UTC
Does anyone have tweezers for small parts they think are really good... I have several different ones but still find they fly out of any of them once in a while?
Are forceps the answer?
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
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Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2018 - 03:17 AM UTC
Forceps will mar the finish on parts. What you want are normally closed tweezers. The ones with rubber tips are helpful too.
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