DD_Crash Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 My very old and very rubbish Bismarck kit has lots of tiny guns that have flash that needs removing. What is the best method? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macsporran Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Lots of swearing helps - and a good USB torch to help find escapees in the carpet! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Crash Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 I aren't too bad at swearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 First off, I mostly use Swiss-pattern needle files for cleaning up and shaping parts. As these are small (1.5mm thick x 5mm wide x 70mm cutting length also 1.2mm x 3mm x 50mm), they are easier to wield in close combat. They're also easier on my fingers when I'm holding those itty bitty parts in my fat fingers and end up filing both part and finger. Â For larger parts, I have a some vises that can be useful, more for a solid hold than for the really small parts. The left tool is a standard PanaVise; this is a vise head mounted in a vacuum-base ball mount. I frequently use this to saw resin parts from their pour plugs. The middle is a vise for odd-shaped parts modified to mount in the PanaVise base. The right is good for disc-shaped objects, but less so for model wheels with their rounded sidewalls. Â HTH --Â dnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Crash Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dromia Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I use a set of parallel faced locking pliers lined with cork. Â As has been said first class abrasives also help a lot, I use Valorbe files, (various cuts as needed) exclusively for this and any other filing task. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, dromia said: As has been said first class abrasives also help a lot, I use Valorbe files, (various cuts as needed) exclusively for this and any other filing task. I use those too, they are indeed first class. While not cheap, they are so very much better than "hobby" files. 6-cut files will produce a perfectly smooth surface My most-used files are equaling, crossing, round, and square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Depending on how thick the flashing is, use some Tamiya extra thin quick setting cement. It will just melt the flashing away.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Crash Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Thanks I forgot about extra thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Try and clean up as much as possible while the part is still attached to the sprue, then there's a bigger piece to hold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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