I made a modest start to the 1/600th scale re-basing scheme today, with four Soviet Su-9 Fishpot interceptors converted with 3mm x 2mm magnets superglued to the underside. This was a tedious job as the fuselage is curved and the temperature was too cold for the superglue to work properly, so there was a fair bit of angst involved. I also assembled the Tumbling Dice acrylic stands, which are great apart from the fact that the flight posts have tops that aren't level, so you need to sand them down a bit to make sure the models don't look like their banking, climbing or diving. I used Gorilla Glue to attach the magnets, following a tip from a fellow wargamer, but this was far too long winded so I'll probably resort to superglue next time, taking the risk that the acrylic will frost. I have four Su-7 Fitters to re-base tomorrow, followed by the PLAAF fighters and bombers, which may take some time.
These look great. I could go for a Cold War dogfight project....
ReplyDeleteYes they are very cool!
ReplyDeleteTo avoid the frosting on the acrylic posts dip them in melted candle wax and scrape the tip where the glue will be going clean, after the glue is set hot water is enough to remove the wax revealing a pristine plastic rod
ReplyDeleteNeat tip, thx :)
DeleteThose are some good looking Fishpots. Can't wait to see the battles.
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat trick...definitely give it a try! Thanks
ReplyDeleteI ended up filing down the undersides of curved fuselages a bit - makes gluing the magnets on a little easier. In some cases a little milliput or greenstuff helps. Nice Fishpots!
ReplyDeleteI've done just that otherwise it's a right pain in the #### to get them to stick
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