This could be fun

simondean wrote: Also you must be getting very close to having as many models as Phil F !!

What? Who me? :lol:

I have a list of models I don't want or have lost interest and then I just had to have this one!

Sorry for the digression but his could be fun too.

Chris73 wrote: Very simple idea, you glue a magnet in the brass tubes in the wings, and then the wing tube is a steel rod

Chris - Just a thought, do you need vent holes in the brass tubes to prevent an airlock, this could stop the steel joiner engaging with the magnet. Other option is to file a small flat along the length of the joiner.
Colin.

Hi Colin

It doesnt appear so, all works fine

Long way to go, but you get the idea

Almost there,cant finish the other wing as I have run out of scaple blades

Not 100% sure on the colour scheme, but we will see what it looks like in the air

Chris73 wrote: Almost there,cant finish the other wing as I have run out of scaple blades

Scaple? David T must've missed that one Chris.

Surely a new Stanley blade would do and your only down the road from Wickes. Then your done!

This summer I overheard someone discussing another member (not you Chris) who used a new scalpel blade each time they cut their profilm. This was the first time I'd heard of this wasteful ritual. Maybe I'm in the minority but I usually manage to cover a whole model including trim with one blade.

MikeSeale wrote: This summer I overheard someone discussing another member (not you Chris) who used a new scalpel blade each time they cut their profilm. This was the first time I'd heard of this wasteful ritual. Maybe I'm in the minority but I usually manage to cover a whole model including trim with one blade.

Mike - Me too, I have a new blade for the delicate trimming bits but use a " pre used " blade for rough cutting the film.
Colin

Rough cutting is the key phrase there Colin.

Cutting film blunts scalpel blades really quickly, not a problem if you are doing solid colours, but if you are doing multiple colours and particularly when trimming edges in situ, new blades are a must and a worthwhile investment in my experience. I buy them in boxes of 100 when I'm covering, around £15 a box.

Each to their own though

Thanks to Jon for the new blades, the covering is finished

Now to get the electrics fitted