subzero

Hello MIB, do you mean like this ?, i heated them up a bit to get them more supple then found a paint tin of the correct size and bent away a little at a time and hey presto done. Hope its of some use sub.

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maninblack

hi all
going crazy here! does anyone no who will make the wintergaten rails for a 1/35 scale tower asjustcant get to grips with as well as loads of brass in the bin
please help
mib any offers sub

subzero

Hello MIB.

I use 2mm dia brass rod or 1/16 in old money. Put it against the tin and bend it from the centre outwards not from one end, and do it equally at both sides at the same time. You should be able to do it with the rod cold as its only thin.
Bend it past the centre line and it will spring back a bit then bend the sides for the tower sides when the dia is right. If it is a little out you can adjust it when you put the uprights on and solder them to the ring. Go slowly and use the full 12 onch rod don't use tube.

Hope this is of use if not I dont think you can buy it pre-done anywhere

maninblack

hi
sub tried that m8 and all that happens is the thing justs springs back out!!

bogstandard

You were told before, it has GOT TO BE SOFTENED BY HEATING, OTHERWISE IT SPRINGS BACK.
If you live anywhere near Crewe, bring it round and I will do it for you. While you wait
John

maninblack

hi
and i listened before john, its just me and brass dont get on
mick

bogstandard

I'm the same with the wife

maninblack

same here with the missus this brass is causeing wars lol!!

alan2525

Is this free brass bending service open to other members of the forums? Watch out or you will be inundated with Scale modellers on your doorstep with puppy dog eyes, holding pieces of brass rod in outstretched hands!

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alan2525

Isn't that why men invented the art of scale modeling?

Regarding the Brass - it's just a case of annealing the brass and then trying to figure out just how much the brass springs back after it's bent - so try an assortment of paint cans with a diameter just a fraction less than the radius you are trying to create.

All good modelers toolboxes must contain an assortment of paint cans in a range of sizes!

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