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Re: Yet another use for 7106
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:17:53 GMT
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> Geoffrey Hyde wrote:
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> > I've been toying with the idea of making a
> > semi-lookalike blade from technic bent beams, may not work too well, but
> > I'll have to work the angles out first.
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> How about a homebrew one? I believe it is possible to get fairly thick
> "plastic card" which can be heated in the oven and moulded - I think this • is a
> technique used by those who scratch build scale models of various types. • It
> won't be pure but aye Captain, it might just work.
Hmm - there was that plastic stuff that you could bend and deform in high
school classes - I think it was some variant of Plexiglas or some other soft
plastic that deformed easily. It had brown paper on both sides of it, which
was later pulled off ...
I suppose I could also look for a mold proofing machine going cheap. Then
make my own molds for the blade ... :o)
Heck of a way to get one though - I reckon it's better to let TLG do one.
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Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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| (...) Indeed, or even carve the molds from wood. I think the most difficult bit would be making attachment points for the Technic pieces, although it may be possible to glue pieces of standard parts onto it for this purpose. (...) Well, for sure, if (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) How about a homebrew one? I believe it is possible to get fairly thick "plastic card" which can be heated in the oven and moulded - I think this is a technique used by those who scratch build scale models of various types. It won't be pure but (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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