Was looking to open my second hand blisters of FT ships this weekend when I
noticed two things:
1) The hole on the Lenov Scoutships and the Tico DD's is smaller then the
studs on top of the poles on the bases.
2) The holes on the ships (especially the Lenov) really can't be expanded.
Does this mean I need to buy some new sand paper and a mask (lead and
lungs - not compatible)? Or should I just buy some brass/steel from the
hobby shop and convert these lead pieces into terrain?
Gracias,
The Ticonderogas can be fixed with a pen vice drill.
For the Lenov, just snip the tip of the stand with a pair of
side-cutters or
saw. Then mount the Lenov on the flat base pole. Or just glue the Lenov on the
tip. The Lenov is so light that it will usually break before the superglue.
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> At 9:08 AM -0400 8/2/01, Glenn M Wilson wrote:
Use some small files to expand the holes for the DDs. I generally use a pin
vise to drill out the holes in many cases. Even the larger ships get modified
with a deeper and wider base for better retention. In the case of the scout
ships, use some plastic bases. Those actually work really well for the smaller
ships and they have smaller more uniform holes than the metal bases do. I like
to save the big metal bases for the larger ships.
> Glenn M Wilson wrote:
> Was looking to open my second hand blisters of FT ships this weekend
Just trim up the posts on the bases until the ships fit, or you could always
just cut off the top post and mount them flat.
There was a whole thread on this in Jan/Feb as we were getting ready for
GZG ECC.
> At 9:08 AM -0400 8/2/01, Glenn M Wilson wrote:
And the archives are?
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 11:13:50 -0400 "Chris DeBoe" <LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET>
writes:
> There was a whole thread on this in Jan/Feb as we were getting ready
Jerry, that's your cue.... IIRC www.warpfish.com/jhan/ , but that's
from memory.
> And the archives are ?
I'll try there this afternoon since this computasaur doesn't have a web
browser... Thanks. I Thought there was something on the list about this
(Probably suffered from my "delete before reading based on the subject line"
reflex...
Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious
This is my Science Fiction Alter Ego E-mail address.
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:59:29 -0400 "Chris DeBoe" <LASERLIGHT@QUIXNET.NET>
writes:
> Jerry, that's your cue.... IIRC www.warpfish.com/jhan/ , but that's
> Does this mean I need to buy some new sand paper and
Dare I ask how uncompatible? I drilled out a hole in the bottom of a Foch SDN
yesterday to take a brass pole stand, and when I finished realised I'd
forgotten to put my mask on... been a bit worried ever since.
Sorry if this is posted more than once, I am having a little trouble with
Netscape at the moment.
> >Does this mean I need to buy some new sand paper and
Nick asked:
> Dare I ask how uncompatible? I drilled out a hole in
Why worry--ie what can you do now to change the situation? Oh, sure,
if you don't have a will you should make one out. But so should everyone else.
The chances of one exposure causing any sort of major harm is minimal, just
don't make a habit of it.
If what you want is reassurance, I did this about 6 months ago and
> At 10:31 8/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
If it makes you feel any better, I would think drilling would be less risky
than sanding. With sanding you get lots of small particles thant can be
inhaled. With drilling, the shavings are generally much larger, and would
require considerable effort to inhale. Unless your proboscis is simply
unprecedented in the annals human anatomy, you shouldn't have too much to
worry about.
(Then again, I'm not a doctor, so what do I know?)
On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 03:41:50 -0700 (PDT) Nick Dingle
> <nick_dingle@yahoo.com> writes:
Okay, I'm mot an MD or DO but had 15 years nursing so here goes.
Drilling is not a problem (although I hope you swept up if you have pets or
small kids) but I know we are all neat so that's not a problem... Animals and
small children will ingest the lead if they see it and a lot over time would
be of concern. As noted by others, sanding much more risky but again an
occasional exposure won't hurt except that you'll feel a need to run for
congress or parliament... It's the idea of many small exposures that would be
a problem for most of us. I'd say airbrushing would expose you (assuming you
did not take recommended
protection/precautions) to more nasty stuff then the occasional sanding
or drilling.
I am assuming you don't do sanding/drilling lead every day of course....
<grin>
Gracias,
> At 3:41 AM -0700 8/4/01, Nick Dingle wrote:
On the grand scheme of thing, if you are drilling at low rpm and aren't really
creating lots of small particles, you're more likely to get lead poisoning
through skin to mouth contact than anything else. Elemental lead isn't very
readily absorbed through the skin. Lead salts yes, but you don't really
encounter those much with miniatures.
> if you are drilling at low rpm
Urm, it was an electric drill, but has been said above it's too late to do
anything now
> I am assuming you don't do sanding/drilling lead every day of
Oh no, in fact this was the first time in about 2 years that I'd used the
drill, and I'm probably not going to be doing it again for at least the same
amount of time... now...
Thanks to all who replied,