Arma hobby PZL P.7A in 1/72

[fastmongrel]

Have you used a cyanoacrylate glue for that joint?

No I just used MEK solvent I haven't had much luck gluing thin section styrene with CA superglue.

 

[Wurger]

I see. The CA Superglue isn't a good one for the kind of a joint.

 

[fastmongrel]

Aaagh disaster. I have never known styrene to be so fragile.

 

[Wurger]

. Did it fall?

 

[fastmongrel]

. Did it fall?

No I was cleaning paint off the stub axle with a scalpel so I could fit the wheel and must have pressed too hard. The other leg broke in a similar place when I was gluing the wing on and accidentally pressed in The wrong place, styrene seems very fragile.

 

[Wurger]

Ah yes. I did the same while assembling the P-11c. Fortunately I had two sets of the legs.

 

[Airframes]

Oh, b*llocks !!
Hope you can get it sorted.

 

[fastmongrel]

Glued up but the bracing wire will never be perfectly straight . I will leave it 24 hours before touching it again.

 

[fastmongrel]

I suppose this is a problem of our desire for perfect scale models. Thirty or more years ago the struts would have been moulded overscale to add strength. I still think the styrene was either poor quality or just not up to the job.

If I was to build this kit again I would make my own struts.

 

[Wurger]

IMHO you are right about the desire for perfect scale model and the way the struts were moulded. The styrene is OK. I was talking to my mates here and nobody has been complained about so far.

 

[Crimea_River]

Odd that it's such a brittle break. I would expect that with clear parts but not regular stuff.

 

[Wurger]

These struts have the thickness of a couple of milimetes only. So we have to be cautious with them. Some more of pressing and you get them broken.

 

[rochie]

Hope its a good fix

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[fastmongrel]

These struts have the thickness of a couple of milimetes only. So we have to be cautious with them. Some more of pressing and you get them broken.

I have just measured the struts with my calipers. 1.87mm wide x 0.82mm thick, no wonder I broke them. I think something that slim and long needs to be made of something sturdier, white metal maybe thats sturdier than styrene and bends rather than breaks.

 

[Wurger]

So 2x1 mm, no wonder these were broken.

 

[fubar57]

Hope the mend works

 

[fastmongrel]

Fixed but I think it might break if I look at it sideways

 

[Wurger]

Looking good though.

 

[fastmongrel]

Just waiting for the paint for the underside to arrive and I will be on the final lap.

I wonder if Arma will make the PZL 50 I built a horrible kit of it a while ago that sits at the back of the shelf.