Soo.... What did you just get???

[Landlubber Mike]

On 6/7/2025 at 1:38 PM, DocRob said:

I have a different rolling tool since years Paul and I use it regularly. Mine has a rubber backside, which also helps to roll PE parts to shape. Annealing makes  rolling PE parts a lot easier, as it takes the springiness away from the brass. Heat the brass part over a flame, until it turns blueish. Don´t overheat and let the brass glow. Annealing takes away the tension in the kristalline structure of the metal.

Cheers Rob 

I have a similar tool from The Small Shop (I think recently closed up shop) that I use a lot on 1/350 and 1/700 ship models.  Really helps to get curves in PE.  I haven't annealed my PE parts before, but will try it especially with thicker brass (I think 1/700 brass is probably too thin). 

Rob is right about the springiness of non-annealed PE.  To deal with it, I usually roll to a thinner diameter to account for the spring.  Good to know that annealing takes away the spring.

[belugawhaleman]

1 hour ago, mark31 said:

Whohoooo

 

Mark

Whohooo! Is perhaps understatement😀 I hope you share your build of this magnificent Duck!

[mark31]

1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said:

Whohooo! Is perhaps understatement😀 I hope you share your build of this magnificent Duck!

Yes  its a understatement.

Will open a topic but first some other things to do.

 

Mark

[belugawhaleman]

A number of items including:

A 1/35 RSO OST  from Miniart.... Had to get this one. Looks tiny and complex. What to expect from Miniart (Manypart)😀

Loads of masking tape from Tamiya

A pliers and metal nipper from Godhand.

A "Tweezer-action" scissors and a Conical file from Tamiya.

From Dspiae a kind of double-ended scraper tool.....They call it a " Broad edge broach". 

It has a flat chisel blade on one end and, as shown, a double edge point at the other. This should be useful for eliminating the seams

on the resin figures I have. These are good products, and I hope people find this post useful😀