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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

I hate those model companies that put ejector pin marks inside tank wheels!!

understand?

Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

No, as a matter of fact, I don't.

This is an aptly-named thread.

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Yo quiero Startrek!

Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

Blimey RW, you really like to flame. Maybe you should chill to some jazz vibes?

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God, I wish they weren't."
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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

hee hee!

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Ah, a wonderful idea Montgomery....RW, put some Miles Davis on, and you won't care about pin marks or anything else.

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Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

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Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

*clears throat*

On plastic model kits, ejector pins are used to push the plastic out of the mould. Otherwise, we would need cheap Philippine labour to use their fingers. This is all great, but these pins are in the mould and therefore their impression is formed in the plastic, either as a raised or recessed circular..thing. It needs to be removed, but when they are inside wheels or other awkward-to-reach places, they're a real nightmare to clean up. Manufacturers like tamiya www.tamiya.com with their advanced techniques, can avoid most of these problems. Manufacturers like dragon www.dragon-models.com or italeri www.italeri.com still suffer from some of these awkwardly placed marks.

This IS a pointless post isn't it? ;]

Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :

*nods slowly*

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"Those are tonight's headlines.....
God, I wish they weren't."
- Everyday THE DAY TODAY!

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

*nods slowly and carefully backs away towards the door*

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

[Is already an ocean and half a continent away and filling out the change-of-address forms.]

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Carpe Canem!

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

Well, pin marks don't bite. They're just a bit annoying. Like mould shrinkage, flash, heavy seamlines, warping, and short shots!

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I'm sure we all hate those things, in one context or another...

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They Might Be Giants

Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :

*update*

We started assembly yesterday, and the marks turn out to be on the inside faces of the wheels. Whee!