British bomb fins - laser etching 1/72, 1/48

[Pin]

Came across the following product, thought someone could be interested. This is NOT a photo-etch but laser etching, the difference being that it does not require lintels, a part can be separated from the fret by pushing it out

 

 

 

 

 

 

The price is about 8£. The author does not say if he sends abroad but I think it can be arranged

 

Source

http://www.greenmats.club/topic/2943-стабилизаторы-британских-бомб-лазерная-гравировка

http://www.greenmats.club/topic/2940-стабилизаторы-к-британским-бомбам

 

 

[Edge]

Very detailed.......

 

[JasonC]

They look rather neat, but whether photo-etch or laser-etch the difficulty with these is always to roll the parts into a halfway decent cylinder!

 

regards,

Jason

[Pin]

16 minutes ago, JasonC said:

They look rather neat, but whether photo-etch or laser-etch the difficulty with these is always to roll the parts into a halfway decent cylinder!

 

regards,

Jason

 

Never a problem if you know the following little trick - just made two cylinders in less than 5 minutes to demonstrate the technique

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JasonC]

Good stuff. Is your substrate flexible at all; looks like it might be a regular cutting mat?

 

J.

[Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies]

I roll PE that way. If it's a tight curve I need I roll it on a piece of tissue. It's not too hard to get the hang of it

[Pin]

Yes, good olde regular cutting mat. I roll the drill against it several times so that the metal part takes the shape

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1 minute ago, SovereignHobbies said:

I roll PE that way. If it's a tight curve I need I roll it on a piece of tissue. It's not too hard to get the hang of it

In case of tight curve I use several drills with lesser diameter on each pass

[JackG]

Those look great, and as far rolling the pieces,it all depends on how stiff the product is - this one appears fairly pliable as posted by Alexey.

Some will take the extra step to anneal the PE that require curved bending.

 

regards,

Jack