Starscream's air brake/jet back |
01-21-2008, 07:55 PM
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#1 | | Still Sketchin Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235 Location: Canada, eh | Starscream's air brake/jet back
For everyone who owns a Hasbro MP Starscream, does anyone know of a way to push down (and keep down), or mod the large piece that contains the air-brake, and holds down the wings? You know how it sticks up near the nose-end of the jet? I want to rectify that. | 
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01-21-2008, 07:59 PM
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#2 | | Vintage Toy Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 758 Location: Albany, NY News Credits: 1 | I believe the easiest way is to file/sand down the leading edge of that part (where it meets the cockpit part) until it fits flush... the end is ever-so-slightly too long. Prometheus Rising-My gallery site for models, toy customs, and whatever else!
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01-21-2008, 08:01 PM
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#3 | | Still Sketchin Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235 Location: Canada, eh | You sure? Because mine is raised slightly in the middle of the piece as well. | |
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01-21-2008, 08:15 PM
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#4 | | 'Till All are One! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,370 Location: BC, Canada Collection Count: Used to be 100's--now 23 (and counting!) | I'd suggest taking that piece off and sanding all 4 sides--there's flashing all along it. I've done that to all my MP seekers and it works great. | |
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01-21-2008, 08:17 PM
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#5 | | Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 686 Location: England, also known as the cess pool of the world. Collection Count: Enough. | This is a common problem, and the only way to fix it is how other people have stated above. However IMO its such a trivial thing it isnt worth ruining the value of your figure to fix. | |
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01-21-2008, 08:26 PM
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#6 | | 'Till All are One! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,370 Location: BC, Canada Collection Count: Used to be 100's--now 23 (and counting!) | If you use high-enough git sandpaper (e.g., 1000), for the final clean-up cuts, you'll never even see sanding marks  . Use 250-300 grit for the initial sanding. | |
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01-21-2008, 08:30 PM
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#7 | | Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 686 Location: England, also known as the cess pool of the world. Collection Count: Enough. | Quote:
Originally Posted by StarFire_MK2  If you use high-enough git sandpaper (e.g., 1000), for the final clean-up cuts, you'll never even see sanding marks . Use 250-300 grit for the initial sanding. | Nah, you will always be able to see marks. Unless you prime over it and paint it you'll always see marks if its closely inspected. | |
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01-21-2008, 09:35 PM
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#8 | | 'Till All are One! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,370 Location: BC, Canada Collection Count: Used to be 100's--now 23 (and counting!) | I must disagree with you on this point; you can polish glass or plastic with high enough grits. | |
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01-21-2008, 09:56 PM
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#9 | | Still Sketchin Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 235 Location: Canada, eh | What I do is I just scrape off the sanding scratches with a scalpel. Works wonders. Just need to stop sanding a little early. Oh, and SonRay, I really don't care about the value of my TFs, because I'm never gonna sell them. I'm not a collector who values the toy, I'm a collector of toys so I can just fool around with them.
Speaking of which, anyone know where to get MP Megs cheap? | |
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01-21-2008, 10:34 PM
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#10 | | Vintage Toy Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 758 Location: Albany, NY News Credits: 1 | Quote: |
Nah, you will always be able to see marks. Unless you prime over it and paint it you'll always see marks if its closely inspected.
| That's not true... if you go from say, 400 grit, up to 600, and then use something like copy-paper and t-shirt rags, you will polish it to an indistinguishable surface...
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