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Re: Droopy Star Destroyer
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:31:11 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Gregory wrote:
> I had my Star Destroyer together for over 5 months. I did notice the long
> Technic beams bending in the frame. When I took it apart, I thought that some
> might stay that way, but none of them did. The more I disassembled, the
> straighter they got. When I finally took the inner frame apart, the Technic
> beams were back to being straight. I inspected them closely, and they all
> seemed to go back to their original form.
> Maybe I was just lucky. Jordan Bradford did have a good idea about
> reversing the bent pieces when you put it together again so that they will be
> bent the other way and hopefully go back straight.
> David "Fuzzy" Gregory
That's good news... I just checked my beams, but unfortunately four are still
warped, although I don't think quite as badly as they were before.
If/when I rebuild, I'll make sure to use Jordan's reversing suggestion, if the
beams fit that is.
- Kelly
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| (...) ABS plastic has "memory", so if you can heat it up to the right temperature range, it will relax back into its original shape without slagging. From our experience at work, you'd need to start around 150 degrees and gradually work upwards from (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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| I had my Star Destroyer together for over 5 months. I did notice the long Technic beams bending in the frame. When I took it apart, I thought that some might stay that way, but none of them did. The more I disassembled, the straighter they got. (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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