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Push-molding "how-to" On Arc

Started by John Howling Mouse, March 10, 2007, 04:57:09 PM

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John Howling Mouse

Peter "Kayburaya" is building his first scratchbuilt subject and I asked him to show his simple and very effective "push-molding" technique that anyone can do without expensive tools, machines, or supplies:

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....ic=112631&st=30

Not to mention his model is really coming along nicely, too!   ;)  
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retro_seventies

very nicely done.

frankly i'm in awe of anybody that can do that...  :o  
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Brian da Basher

Wow that's some really great work. Thanks for the link Mr Howling Mouse. Looks like a more refined version of smash-u-forming. Always great to pick up some new techniques.

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SimonR

The grill push molding technique looks very good, I'm going to give it a try. It will obviously need a bit of experimentation to refine the timing and avoid melting the styrene sheet or burning the house down.
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BlackOps

Very interesting! I'll have to file this method away to ponder further at a later date. :)
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Rafael

I'm gonna try it in my next scratchbuild!!! :wub:  :wub:  :wub:
Thanks, JHM!!!

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