denders Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Archer Fine Transfers said: Shipping today. I saw the email notification, Thank You again! Ayovan and Woody V 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 Woody, package received, thank you very much! RLWP, Derek B, Ayovan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 There should be an immediate, global law which decrees that ALL replacement undercarriage legs are cast from BRASS and not the wimpy, over-soft (but cheap!) white-metal. I have never understood why people use such low-quality, not-fit-for-purpose white-metal. Chris. Woody V and Sepp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Confusionreigns178 said: There should be an immediate, global law which decrees that ALL replacement undercarriage legs are cast from BRASS and not the wimpy, over-soft (but cheap!) white-metal. I have never understood why people use such low-quality, not-fit-for-purpose white-metal. Chris. So, how do you REALLY feel? Panzerwomble and denders 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 11:30 PM, LSP_Kevin said: It's mostly out of user ignorance I suspect. Plus, I also suspect that these sets are more effective and less problematic in smaller scales, which is why the business itself is still going. Kev Kev, Are those 1/32 Spitfire F.24 legs still holding up? Cheers Derek LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Derek B said: Kev, Are those 1/32 Spitfire F.24 legs still holding up? Cheers Derek They are indeed! Kev Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob MDC Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 5:41 PM, Confusionreigns178 said: There should be an immediate, global law which decrees that ALL replacement undercarriage legs are cast from BRASS and not the wimpy, over-soft (but cheap!) white-metal. I have never understood why people use such low-quality, not-fit-for-purpose white-metal. Chris. White Metal basically is a pewter tin mix various combinations of other metals can be added to enhance flow and reduce costs. Due to the world wide "**** show" everything is going up and white metal is no exception the base price for the best quality is over twice the cost of resin, at present !! So poor quality but not cheap. The jury is out on brass for me as investment casting is ok but shrinkage and sharpness of detail cast a bit of a cloud over it. The resin/metal combo that S.O. produces is the way to go sharp detail and strength The reason that white metal is popular is not the cost factor of the material but the saving in labour with multiple sets in a mould and with a mould turn round of 10 to 1 compared with resin. To be fair some white metals are OK as we have had no problems with the Typhoon Ar 234 and Ki 61 the metal we use is a top end mix used by most of the top wargame manufactures ( one of the few good things to come out of working for the "evil empire") Just to throw one up in the air I have not seen any for a few years but a metal called Mazack was popular a zinc based metal with a working temp of 500 oC hard and so difficult to work. Bob Derek B and D.B. Andrus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Mazak is what carburettors used to be made of, in the days when cars had carburettors... Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 On 4/20/2021 at 7:04 PM, Ayovan said: So, how do you REALLY feel? Ok, OK, I'm definitely sitting on the fence on this one. If I really expressed how I feel about white-metal, I would have to use a few words that would get me banned from this site... Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 8:45 AM, RLWP said: Mazak is what carburettors used to be made of, in the days when cars had carburettors... Richard In the early 90's a numpty known to me back then decided to clean a pair of carbs off a CB250 ......being too proud to ask , he assumed battery acid would be a good idea to soak them in overnight ; the Mazak turned to jelly pretty much , and then he had to come and beg a second set out of my spares pile ...still make me smile 30 years on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Panzerwomble said: In the early 90's a numpty known to me back then decided to clean a pair of carbs off a CB250 ......being too proud to ask , he assumed battery acid would be a good idea to soak them in overnight ; the Mazak turned to jelly pretty much , and then he had to come and beg a second set out of my spares pile ...still make me smile 30 years on . Was his name Malcolm, by any chance? Richard Panzerwomble and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 12:36 AM, Bob MDC said: The resin/metal combo that S.O. produces is the way to go sharp detail and strength I had a 'prototype' set made up using a resin/metal filler mix (alluded to in my question to Kev, as he was effectively my 'guinea pig' for this purpose!). Apparently, they are still good after several years on the shelf, which just backs up Bob's thoughts. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 9 hours ago, RLWP said: Was his name Malcolm, by any chance? Richard You know him???????????????? RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, Ayovan said: You know him???????????????? Not exactly... Ogri and Malcolm on Wikipedia Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Woody, thank you again! The Wildcat has legs. Woody V and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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