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Weld Lines – Copper Strip 1:72, 1:48, 1:35, 1:16 Mirage Hobby Many models have left their moulds with welding beads missing or badly represented, and to a great extent this has gone unnoticed by most of us, and they have previously been a pain to recreate with rolls of putty pushed and tooled into place. Mirage Hobby have recognised this and have released this set of four sizes of copper weld lines in various scales, although they can be used at any scale to recreate lines of varying widths. Each one arrives in a card box, with a roll of copper in a ziplok bag held within, safe from harm. The copper is soft, so malleable and easy to cut, which should make it easy to use. The rough profile of the strip is half-round, but this has been flattened slightly by the tooling process, which has impressed a "stack of coins" pattern over the surface, which is typical of finished welds. The back is flat, so lends itself to joints between panels, but it can be set at an angle to be used as a quadrant weld with just a little care. Below is a table of what you will find in each box. Product Code: 224001 Scale: 1:24, 1:16 Length: 150cm Width: 1.25mm Product Code: 235002 Scale: 1:35 Length: 150cm Width: 0.95mm Product Code: 248002 Scale: 1:48 Length: 100cm Width: 0.56mm Product Code: 272001 Scale: 1:72 :Length: 100cm Width: 0.49mm Conclusion If you enjoy scratch-building, or just enjoy adding bits and bobs to your builds, these four gauges of weld bead will come in very useful. I wouldn't read too much into the scale figures, as even at the larger scales you will find different widths of bead, so a full set will come in useful unless you're only going to model in 1:72. When I get a moment, I'll be using some on my 1:16 RC Jagdpanther, which is woefully lacking in weld details. Very highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
