I thought it was me!WTF? I posted that to the wrong thread Let me report that one too …
Many thanks for the response John.Think B might be the better option, if you can pry them apart Alex.
The thought of cutting off the spokes then trying to realign seems to be even harder.
I am known for mylovehate of plastic tracks, so think looking at those you've done well.
Love the interior, going to be fun painting. Most the ones I've seem the builder paints the internals before assembly., any reason you decided to do it this way ?
Good shout I’ll post around and see what people say. No I don’t think I mentioned it being a dry fit, I was just eager to see what it would look like as well! Thanks again.Hi Alex.
The only way I know of taking a previously glued part would to add some Tamiya Thin to the area.As it melts the plastic then pry .I would wait for some of the guys to say what they think first.
That's good about it being a dry fit, bet I didn't read the post well enough, if so sorry.
You could always put up a post asking for help in removing glued parts, then more people would see it. Just a thought.
Thank you for the input! Time for some surgery then and impromptu DIY… at least the sprockets are hidden under the tracks once completed, so it won’t be the end of the world if it doesn’t look 100%.Best way to realign those would be a fine (needs to remove as little material as possible) saw cut inside one of the sprockets to remove it from the assembly. Then once you have separated it, realign and re cement the joint. It should be virtually invisible afterwards.
Disassembling a cement join is possible using liquid solvent such as John said, but it is possible to damage the parts that way. Plastic cement is a solvent that melts the parts together and then evaporated. The solvent will need to melt the join to allow separation, but can also melt the rest of the part. A clean cut would be my choice.
Hi Alex
I would go with Tim's idea. You do need a fine razor saw. I think a very important part of modelling is thinking of ways to sort problems. I usually try bad language, it rarely helps but I do feel better.
Jim
I always think that’s what you pay for when you get a professional in to do DIY type work at home. You pay for knowledge!Sign of a true great isn't how well you do it, it's how good you can make a messed up bodge job look
Hope you don't mind a bit of advice Alex:
For the love of all the Gods get rid of that pocket knife and get yourself a decent craft knife with scalpel blades!!! That will absolutely halve the time you spend on clean-up of flash and sprue attachment points.
PS Good work so far, and I'd follow Tim's suggestion for your sprocket repair. A nice, clean square cut will make it much simpler to reattach the parts.
yes a proper craft knife with scalpel blades may well be in order… my pocket knife would struggle to cut cheese…
Seconded; heartily agree. I couldn't believe my eyes on viewing the pictures.It'll be the best modelling investment you'll ever make! Get the best you can afford - it will be worth every penny.
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