Ryan Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: Two different lengths. Only the Germans..... LOL Agreed, they do look like (2) different lengths don't they? BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I don't have any measurements of the actual latches unfortunately. But I could take a photo of the latches on another part of the model with a ruler for reference. Would that be helpful? Woody V and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Scale is in inches... BiggTim and Ryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I'd guess the overall length to be about 2 1/2 32nds or .08". Sound about right? BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Looks about right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Okay, I've got this in the works but keep in mind that it could take a few weeks to get a test shot. When I do, I'll post it here and hand out a few for your approval. Thinking maybe 20 on a sheet? Doubt that anyone could need more than that. Comments? BiggTim, Ryan and D.B. Andrus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Yeah this is an extremely niche offering. It would be be nice to include other elements to make it worth your while, what those are I don't know. I have scraped off my "fix" in anticipation of the set, many thanks!. Woody V and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 That would be wonderful! I don't think 20 would be excessive. On my build, the two wing panels need 12 total and I'm in the process of filling gaps around the latches that Ryan sanded through. I could very easily need 20 on this build alone! Ryan and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I would definitely be up for a sheet of these for my 190D-13 build in progress. Tim Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Thunnus said: That would be wonderful! I don't think 20 would be excessive. On my build, the two wing panels need 12 total and I'm in the process of filling gaps around the latches that Ryan sanded through. I could very easily need 20 on this build alone! That's exactly what I need to know, so I'll put 21 on a sheet. 30 seems good? Edited April 15, 2020 by Archer Fine Transfers BiggTim and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: That's exactly what I need to know, so I'll put 21 on a sheet. 30 seems good? Perfect! Thanks so much for this! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Woody Using my digital caliper the measurements read as follows: Hasegawa FW 190A/D latches Overall length - .0750 in Width - .0300 in Interior tab length - .0240 in Revell FW 190A/F latches Overall length - .0750 in Width - .0230 in Interior tab length - .0240 HTH, Damian BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, D.B. Andrus said: Woody Using my digital caliper the measurements read as follows: Hasegawa FW 190A/D latches Overall length - .0750 in Width - .0300 in Interior tab length - .0240 in Revell FW 190A/F latches Overall length - .0750 in Width - .0230 in Interior tab length - .0240 HTH, Damian Thanks Damian, I had checked my Hasegawa kit and got the same dimensions. However, keep in mind that the process we use for this kind of stuff isn't the most precise thing in the world and may take some trial and error to get something that comes close. D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 It may be wise to print a few sizes to compliment the kit they are used on? An original then scaled down 10% and one scaled up 10%? Just a thought, I can over complicate any task! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Ryan said: It may be wise to print a few sizes to compliment the kit they are used on? I plan to try several different variations and send samples to you guys for critique. It doesn't matter how precise something is, if it doesn't look right it ain't right. These things are smaller than a flea. Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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