BlrwestSiR Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Happy belated Phil! That Famo looks like it's going to be huge. Carl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Happy Birthday my friend ....harv 🎁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: Happy belated Phil! That Famo looks like it's going to be huge. Carl Thanks Carl much appreciated, it is going to be a long build, the instruction book is 34 pages ….. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, harv said: Happy Birthday my friend ....harv 🎁 Thanks Harv, what’s in the box……..something scrumptious I hope.. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Got this today; A circle cutter from DSPIAE and I must say I'm impressed with its quality! Unlike what I had seen in the reviews, I'm happy to say that mine came mostly assembled; requiring only placing the rubber pads on the bottom and screwing in the cutter holder. The instructions, however, are lacking; they don't explain what thicknesses the three color-coded cutters should be used for. I'm sure that can easily be figured out. The tool is a bit pricey, but once you get this thing in your hands, you'll understand why. It's built like a tank and the cutter turns on a precision bearing. Most Impressive!. I haven't used it yet, but look forward to cutting masks for the many wheels on those tank projects. This tool is said to have a range from 1 mm to 50 mm circles. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: Got this today; A circle cutter from DSPIAE and I must say I'm impressed with its quality! Unlike what I had seen in the reviews, I'm happy to say that mine came mostly assembled; requiring only placing the rubber pads on the bottom and screwing in the cutter holder. The instructions, however, are lacking; they don't explain what thicknesses the three color-coded cutters should be used for. I'm sure that can easily be figured out. The tool is a bit pricey, but once you get this thing in your hands, you'll understand why. It's built like a tank and the cutter turns on a precision bearing. Most Impressive!. I haven't used it yet, but look forward to cutting masks for the many wheels on those tank projects. This tool is said to have a range from 1 mm to 50 mm circles. It's a great tool. I've had one since they first came out. There's an add-on that lets you cut concentric circles with the same centre point. So it's easy to make roundels. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: It's a great tool. I've had one since they first came out. There's an add-on that lets you cut concentric circles with the same centre point. So it's easy to make roundels. Carl Thanks. The color coded cutters are for the angles of the cutter blades apparently, the blue for the thinnest materials, the red the thickest. That center finder is on my next purchase list! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Their tools are pricey but definitely worth it. The sprue cutters I got a while back are just so neat and leave a cut that needs hardly any clean up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, GusMac said: Their tools are pricey but definitely worth it. The sprue cutters I got a while back are just so neat and leave a cut that needs hardly any clean up. Yes, pricey but worth it. I just ordered their center locator for the circle cutter. I had A hard time finding this online as most were sold out. I found one for $ 12.00 U.S.. One website listed this for $ 47.00 ! I'll have a look at their cutters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Their sprue cutters are very nice but don't drop them. They're easily broken if dropped. I snapped off one tip after dropping them. I ended up grinding down the other side to match and they're now usable but a bit short. I keep them for back up after replacing them. They're also sold by Meng but are the same piece. Sometimes the Meng ones work out to be cheaper. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 14 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Their sprue cutters are very nice but don't drop them. They're easily broken if dropped. I snapped off one tip after dropping them. I ended up grinding down the other side to match and they're now usable but a bit short. I keep them for back up after replacing them. They're also sold by Meng but are the same piece. Sometimes the Meng ones work out to be cheaper. Carl Thanks I'll have a look at those. I use the Tamiya cutters and this nipper I found on Amazon, works great on small parts. Stainless Steel 4-1/2" 15A Plastic Sprue Wire Cutting Tweezers Jewelry Making Repair TT https://pmcsupplies.com/4-1-2-15a-cutting-tweezers-plastic-sprue-and-copper-wire-cutters.html c 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 https://www.amazon.ca/Stainless-Plastic-Cutting-Tweezers-Jewelry/dp/B01MZ6621X 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: https://www.amazon.ca/Stainless-Plastic-Cutting-Tweezers-Jewelry/dp/B01MZ6621X No, I only paid about $12.00 for mine definitely not that much! Here's a link: https://pmcsupplies.com/4-1-2-15a-cutting-tweezers-plastic-sprue-and-copper-wire-cutters.hh At this price, I just ordered another one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Thank you for the link, I was quite blown away by the Amazon price tag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 I feel a new genre in my future…… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Thank you for the link, I was quite blown away by the Amazon price tag. Yes, definitely some kind of misprint there. In my Amazon order history I paid $ 12.95 On the Micro mark website they have one for about $19.00. If I remember correctly, having ordered one of theirs years ago, it is smaller than the one in my link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 B-day present to myself Mark 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Part of the b’day spend……..AM for the Famo and trailer…….and my first ever Japanese subject…….it gets write up.. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just arrived today. Now for the kit to arrive. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Looking good Carl....harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, harv said: Looking good Carl....harv Thanks Harv. I took a quick look at the masks. The instructions seem fairly comprehensive and they include a sheet of transfer film to help position the masks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 And the Su-27 arrived today. Impressed that Canada Post is still delivering on weekends. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Dana Bell's latest book arrived today. Nice and comprehensive. Definitely a great resource for any Corsair fan. Carl 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 14 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Dana Bell's latest book arrived today. Love the book series title……always remember years ago I went to a model railway exhibition, I think it’s the only one I’ve been to. Two guys actually came to blows over how many rivets there should have been or not in a loco tender that someone had scratch built…….. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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