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How can I scratchbuild life raft canisters?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:57 pm
by Ramius33
I just bought the Fuji 1/700 USS Constellation (CV-64), unfortunately it did not come with life raft canisters that are attached to the sides of the lower flight deck. Can anyone give me ideas on how I can scratchbuild them to look semi-realistic?
Rod
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:43 pm
by Francisco P. de Nanclares
Visit Bill Waldorf�s thread on USS Indianapolis. He scratchbuilt the finest canisters I have ever seen.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:32 pm
by ARH
Francisco P. de Nanclares wrote:Visit Bill Waldorf�s thread on USS Indianapolis. He scratchbuilt the finest canisters I have ever seen.
I dont know were, are you not talking Floater net baskets, I could not find any cannisters, ARH
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:55 pm
by ARH
Well in 1/700 these are going to be very small, you could get some solid white plastic rod, cut to size and put the 3 ring of belting around with a thin cord.
Or look for a bead shop, haberdashery, for some very small beads, the ends will need to be filled in but they would all be the same, for the webbing you could always do it with a black marker pen.
Other than that ask Jim Baumann he works in that scale,
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:33 am
by Francisco P. de Nanclares
ARH wrote:Francisco P. de Nanclares wrote:Visit Bill Waldorf�s thread on USS Indianapolis. He scratchbuilt the finest canisters I have ever seen.
I dont know were, are you not talking Floater net baskets, I could not find any cannisters, ARH
You are right Ron.
WEM sell them
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:39 pm
by Michael Potter
http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/ sell them:
WEM 1/700 Modern single liferaft canisters (Reference #PRO 7032)
WEM 1/700 Modern double liferaft canisters (Reference #PRO 7045)