bianfuxia Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Our lockdown which was due to end tomorrow has been extended to 8 June, a day after this GB ends. So I'm going to try to punch this one out too. At least that was the plan until I opened it up: This was an eBay buy, I got it pretty cheap and I am not going to hassle with going to the post office during the lockdown to send it back (assuming I even could). But just so you don't wonder if that's lens distortion or something: As they say in the classics, "golly". So what would you do? 1. try a cut in the bottom, then move the flight deck so it's straight, then somehow fill the cut? 2. use some technique I am unaware of to push the resin into proper alignment (can you warm it up, or something? 3. Sand the whole bottom so at least it sits flat? 4. something else? This is my first resin ship though not my first resin kit. Were it not for this issue, I think it'd be a super fast build. There's barely anything to do really. Here's what's inside: Most of what you see is actually the bits you don't use - the resin equivalent of sprue. Anyway, we'll see how I go. Advice and suggestions welcome! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 You may be able to gently bend it straight in very hot water? AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Agree, soak it in very hot water until it's flexible, weight it down on a flat surface, let it cool. Sounds intimidating, but it works. Looks like you can practice with that pour block. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 46 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Agree, soak it in very hot water until its flexible, weight it down on a flat surface, let it cool. Sounds intimidating, but it works. Looks like you can practice with that pour block. Great advice right there 👆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Thanks everyone, I will give it a try and practice on the block first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hope you manage to get that fixed, what a pain! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi Rob, For something of that size I would tape it to a block and put it in water at about 900C for a minute or two, Take it out and try pushing it down and put a bit more tape on to hold it down, then put it in a bowl of cold water. I have done this with thinner resin, but you may have to repeat two or three times to get it totally unbent - not sure it would be wise to try to do it all in one go. You might need to go up a couple of degrees in water temp, but do not use boiling water. Good luck. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thanks - will putting it in cold water crack it though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Hi, That is what I do with smaller items, but perhaps you are right - I thought cooling it quickly would "set" it in place but being bigger this will hold the heat better I guess, so perhaps rapid cooling might cause stress problems due to the outside cooling faster than the core. Best play safe and just leave it at room temperature with a weight or clamp on, but don't squash it! That's why I said it might take two or three goes as you don't want to push down hard enough to distort it. Fortunately I have never had to bend resin as thick as this but somebody else no doubt has? Pete Edited May 19, 2020 by PeterB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Some warped resin tips from the other forum I frequent... https://modelersalliance.org/threads/dealing-with-warped-resin-parts.22580/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi nChris, I have come across the "memory" thing before and it has worked. The problem with this particular part is that it looks to be about 1" thick in the middle, but thinner at the ends - not sure whether it will need a little help! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 thanks everyone! I will give it a shot on the weekend and report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mark Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I have a resin F1 kit that needs some slight bending so I'm very interested to see how your resin experiment goes, keep us posted! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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