Big Texan Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I have done this on a several kits. If I have multiple kits of the same aircraft, I will purchase the Eduard PE for one, but use the PE sheets as templates for the others. I will trace the PE "part" onto plastic or thin sheet brass and make it just like the original Eduard piece. I usually do this for the Revell kits that I have, but I've also done it for Swallow Zeros! You can't use all the pieces as templates, but they sure are good for seats, instrument panels, interior parts, exterior parts, etc, etc. I was just curious if anybody else in the great wide wide world of Large Scale members do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Skintflint sometimes, but not skint enough to trace and die-punch. Life's too short, but if you have to mod that IP, punch it out and go Airscale instead of Eduard ready-to-go, so be it. But nothing wrong with that. If you're trying to put some life into an oldie but goldie then spend on the fun workshop stuff. I sometimes wish I was dude that could turn styrene pressed shapes and okd kits into masters - and there do exist those who can! cheers Tony in Bristol Gazzas and Big Texan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaldEagle Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Sounds ingenious and I'd never thought of it. It would require some planning though, as it would have to be done before the PE part is used. Big Texan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I've been known to purchase photo-etch in 'other scales' to scan onto the PC - resize in a graphics program - and print out on paper as templates when scratch-building - if nothing available in the scale I want. Iain D.B. Andrus, Gazzas, Big Texan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Indeed, Iain! I did the same for some obscure or neglected topics. Many years ago I used as well a similar approach with scans of the instrument panel drawings in technical manuals. Copying Eduard items is often required for another reason: various parts are either too flat or thin! Big Texan and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 By the way, generally you do not need to buy them in other scales as it is not difficult to find good scans on the internet (possibly in the instruction sheets) Big Texan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Yep, I've done as you fellars have! Sometimes you need thicker or thinner parts, and I've photocopied them to use as templates as well. Been very handy at times! I just wondered if other guys do this as well. If not, then we've just spurred some other folks imagination! Thanks for responding! Edited November 14, 2018 by Big Texan SapperSix and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I know of someone who will tape a PE fret to a sheet of styrene of a certain thickness (I think .010" if memory serves) and spray paint over the PE fret essentially creating a stencil out of it. He'll then cut out the parts from the plastic and assemble the plastic instead of the PE... It's much easier to work with and glues with any plastic model cement. D.B. Andrus and Big Texan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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