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09-16-2009, 05:55 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey
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 | Photo Etched? I see a lot of people use Eduard or other brands of photo etched or color etched sets for there kits. What are they? |
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09-16-2009, 06:34 PM
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| Photo-etched parts (PE) are normally the items that are small, thin or complex which, when moulded in plastic, are, or would be, over scale, or 'heavy' in appearance. By making these parts in very thin metal, they can have a true scale appearance, with the correct thickness or shape. Such items as rudder pedals, brackets, levers, switch panels etc, as well as seat belts and buckles, benefit from this type of accessory. PE parts are made by creating a scale drawing of the required item, for example a cockpit seat, in a sectioned form. This means that the seat back, pan and sides might be 'folded out' as one part, or perhaps produced as separate drawings, to provide individual components.This is then photographed on very high-contrast film, on a large, extremely accurate studio camera or scanner. The film is then exposed to high-intestity light, often U.V., in contact, with a thin sheet of brass, or nickel steel, which has been coated with an emulsion of a light-sensitive chemical known as Metal Etch Resist. This is, in effect, creating a positive image on the metal sheet. After this exposure, the sheet is submerged in a bath of Etch, an acid chemical, which literally etches away those areas not coated in the Resist, leaving a sheet of metal with the parts in skeleton form. This is then cleaned, packaged, and sold as the finished part, or parts. These PE parts and accessories can be very useful for creating extremely detailed models, especially if the modeller is not skilled at scratch-building, or the required part would be impossible to make by other methods. However, due to their thin, small and sometimes delicate nature, PE parts require careful handling, sometime specialised tools to bend and cut the parts, and can be tricky to assemble, with the use of CA adhesives. Even very, very experienced and skilled modellers often baulk at the thought of using some PE parts, often due to their tiny size, and the above handling issues. They also have a strong tendancy to go 'Ping!!' when being handled with tweezers, when the 'Carpet Monster' receives yet another free gift!!
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09-16-2009, 06:40 PM
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| Oh may look into those in the near future. After I get a couple models under my belt. Just a different Q for anyone, not relating to this. I am looking at 4 kits a P-51, P-47, P-40 and P-39 for 27 dollars, don't know if I want to get it seeing I want to do a bomber next. But is that a good price. |
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09-16-2009, 09:37 PM
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| I'm dying to tackle this model one day....SBD http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/ki...tru_2243.shtml Last edited by proton45; 09-16-2009 at 09:39 PM. |
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09-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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| Is that yours! |
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09-16-2009, 11:02 PM
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No, they are pictures off of the Eduard web page... Eduard Model Accessories ltd. Check out the A-10 pictures. A-10 interior The model is a bit pricey for me to tackle right now.... Last edited by proton45; 09-16-2009 at 11:04 PM. | |
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09-16-2009, 11:16 PM
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  | Wow, at this rate the entire model will soon be photo etched. But I have admit, the SBD is pretty sweet!
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09-22-2009, 07:28 AM
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| Looking very good . But how many of these detaiils can be seen when the model is finished?
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09-22-2009, 07:30 AM
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| Agree with Wojtek, unless he'd planning to leave it open. |
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09-22-2009, 07:34 AM
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| Yep...
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09-22-2009, 12:56 PM
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09-22-2009, 04:15 PM
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| I guess, but your not going to see the radio behind the turret. Or MG mountings. |
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09-22-2009, 10:45 PM
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| I'm not so sure, 1/32nd scale from above you can probably see quite a lot. I just noticed the stick and pedals for the rear gunner - could he fly the plane as well???
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09-22-2009, 11:36 PM
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LOL, I was wondering the same thing!  | |
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09-23-2009, 01:30 AM
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| Yep, there were basic controls in the rear cockpit, and the stick was removable. There might be a lot of PE in that model, but the build quality is a bit lacking.
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