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Drop Tanks - a struggle in 1/100
I need some advice on making drop tanks at 1/100 scale. So far most of my tanks look like something I may have rolled in the 70's. Not the look I am going for. I have searched the forums for any previous post, but am unable to find anything.
Any help would be appreciated. I am currently working on the Korean war. I was hoping to put drop tanks on the F-86. At this point moving on to the F-80 or F-84 does not look promising. Thanks, Ward |
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I'd try making a sandwich of mount board and carving/sanding them into shape rather than rolling anything that small. I make spinners using this method.
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Hello Ward,
I use HP Premium 32lb paper for 1/100 scale. For building drop tanks I always use separate connecting tabs and always burnish the pieces to give them shape on a white eraser with a burnishing tool. For the end pieces I sometimes don't use a connecting strip and just butt glue the piece. The drop tanks are small so they will never be perfect. I hope this helps, Brent |
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at my store Paper Model Shop Home
in the EXTRAS section are some free drop tanks designed for my P47 kits. they are 1/33 scale, but easily downscaled when printing. maybe they are of some use to you.
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For such tiny parts, I would use small diameter wood dowel, turn it on a rotary tool and sand to shape. Then paint them or laminate them with very thin paper from your kit.
Isaac
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very beautiful
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Thanks everyone, this is all great advice. I will post a pic if and when I get it right!
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There's the paper bead technique where you roll up strips of paper. A rectangle gets you a square shape, a circle or oval gets you something closer to a drop tank. Probably best done with thin paper.
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If I may add to the paper bead suggestion ...
Once the bead/shape is formed from rolling up a piece of paper there's a staircase effect from the thickness of the paper. A coat of sanding sealer will soak into the paper and allow the shape to be sanded to a smooth finish. Regards, Charlie |
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