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A few months back I discovered my cache of baseplates from when I was a kid. Unfortunately, some of the smaller ones (8 x 16) were bowed and/or warped. I tried pressing them in the pages of a large book for a month, but on looking this evening, they (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Warped baseplates: can they be restored to flatness?
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(...) Build heavy models on top of them. Ha, ha. I'm afraid I can't think of anything else. How did they get warped? Were they not stacked flat? -Teddy (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Warped baseplates: can they be restored to flatness?
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(...) They were stacked flat at one time, but must've slid somewhere along the 18 or so years they'd been packed away. Only two of the baseplates were damaged, but it's pretty severe (I can slide a plate under the bow in the worst of them). It's not (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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This may be a long shot- but you could try steaming them and then applying gentle pressure. Abs does allow for some moulding. Beware as you do not want to steam it too long-if you warp the studs the peice will be useless. You could build a decent (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.storage)
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