Hasagewa 1/48 SH--3H Sea King converted Royal Navy HC4

[scottie3158]

Laurie,
Beautiful work on the etch. What brand/type of solder do you use?

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Laurie,
Beautiful work on the etch. What brand/type of solder do you use?

Thanks Paul.

On the steps I did actually use a medium C/A which was more appropriate.
The solder I think would have filled in some detail.

The solder I have been using is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chipquik-S...s=chipquik+solder+paste&qid=1583182496&sr=8-1

Gone up in price since I bought mine. there are other loe temperature solder pastes on Amazon.

Laurie

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Paul.

On the steps I did actually use a medium C/A which was more appropriate.
The solder I think would have filled in some detail.

The solder I have been using is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chipquik-S...s=chipquik+solder+paste&qid=1583182496&sr=8-1

Gone up in price since I bought mine. there are other loe temperature solder pastes on Amazon.

Laurie

Thank you will look at getting some

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Thank you will look at getting some

Not sure if you know but a hot air gun is used to send this stuff off.

Been using an oven glove, good quality, to hold pieces to tighten the joint together..

Laurie

 

[scottie3158]

Not sure if you know but a hot air gun is used to send this stuff off.

Been using an oven glove, good quality, to hold pieces to tighten the joint together..

Laurie

No mate I wasn't aware can you use a normal soldering iron to apply the heat or a little blow torch?

 

[Deleted member 5496]

No mate I wasn't aware can you use a normal soldering iron to apply the heat or a little blow torch?

The idea Paul is low heat. With the brass with high heat it might buckle. I use a Dremel heat gun Model 2ooo.
It uses a butane, lighter fuel. It comes with a nozzle for use as a heat gun on low temp solder. Also has an adjustable
heat slide.

Worth having a go with a soldering iron to see what happens.

One thing is you can get the paste into small areas where you may not get the soldering iron. The heat gun is not
a problem as it is just a matter of heating the metal which sets the solder off. Some of the small parts I have soldered
I do not think you could have got the soldering iron into

Laurie

 

[scottie3158]

The idea Paul is low heat. With the brass with high heat it might buckle. I use a Dremel heat gun Model 2ooo.
It uses a butane, lighter fuel. It comes with a nozzle for use as a heat gun on low temp solder. Also has an adjustable
heat slide.

Worth having a go with a soldering iron to see what happens.

One thing is you can get the paste into small areas where you may not get the soldering iron. The heat gun is not
a problem as it is just a matter of heating the metal which sets the solder off. Some of the small parts I have soldered
I do not think you could have got the soldering iron into

Laurie

Thanks again I will get some and give it a go.

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Thanks again I will get some and give it a go.

Bit of smell Paul & perhaps some not nice stuff. So I use my paint nose filter thinghy. Also in future a small desk fan to blow away from my nasal area.

As it, in my case, is only minor sessions I cannot see any problems. Electronic engineers are using this daily so would appear the risks are minimal.
Like all things better safe than sorry.

Laurie

 

[scottie3158]

Cheers for the advice.

 

[stillp]

perhaps some not nice stuff.

There are some nasty things in some low-temperature solders.
Pete

 

[JR]

Oh thought I'd arrived at some metal ware forum.
Great work Laurie, some thing I can enjoy looking at , but not able to attempt using solder.My limit is CA ,it probably wouldn't acheive some of the structures.

 

[Deleted member 5496]

There are some nasty things in some low-temperature solders.
Pete

Yes I have had a look Pete. No lead though & there is only about 10 secs in an operation.

Interesting thing all the stuff I have read & not one should be careful you should do this do that.

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Oh thought I'd arrived at some metal ware forum.
Great work Laurie, some thing I can enjoy looking at , but not able to attempt using solder.My limit is CA ,it probably wouldn't acheive some of the structures.

Laugh oh laugh John. And there is more to come & very enjoyable at
least for me

As mentioned on here the first SeaKing I built is in the archives here.

On that PE from FlightPath I did use C/A. This is my first go at low temp soldering
Does a better job than C/A but it is marginal.

Laurie

 

[JR]

Its an education in its self Laurie. Keep it up.

 

[Richard48]

More bespoke work Laurie,You are a master with P.E,I used to do afvs and aircraft and i was hopeless with using etch sets.Have the most clumsy hands in Christendom and i admitted defeat.I shall just sit back and enjoy your Seaking coming to life.
Great stuff.
Richard.

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Its an education in its self Laurie. Keep it up.

Wow & at my octogenarian number of years John.

Life in the vintage dog but a bit ponderous. Needs
a lie down between PE.

Laurie

 

[Deleted member 5496]

More bespoke work Laurie,You are a master with P.E,I used to do afvs and aircraft and i was hopeless with using etch sets.Have the most clumsy hands in Christendom and i admitted defeat.I shall just sit back and enjoy your Seaking coming to life.
Great stuff.
Richard.

Thanks Richard. Well at the end of April a define lull.

I have the bent finger syndrome. Told it is a Viking thing. Fascinating
as my maternal grandfather was a Shetlander.



Not my finger but that is what has happened. Very difficult getting gloves on.
Fortunate I am left handed the bent finger right handed.

Just wonder what it is like for 3 weeks with just one hand. Just have to rope the
missus in ha ha.

Laurie

 

[Deleted member 5496]

The cargo sling a la FlightPath.

 

[Steven000]

Great detailwork Laurie, all very impressive .
Steven

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Some amazing detail work going into this Laurie, very impressive.

I'm glad to see that winch looks nice and sturdy too, my brother used to depend on it!