I am stuck. These damn PE depth charge racks are driving me crazy. Looking for guidance from anyone who had built this boat. I’m talking about the racks on the sides of the ship, not the back. I found some 3-D printed ones that look great, but you can’t get them off the fret without destroying them.
The waist racks in photoetch are rather fiddley. My plan is to build a folding jig from wood or plexiglas around which the PE can be folded, to give some support in the process. Whose 3D were the ones you have found that you are unable to successfully remove from the matrix?
I have tried Midwest Model Shop’s items for the 200 Fletcher. I have just ordered their supplementary set https://themidwestmodelshop.com/products/1-200-trumpeter-fletcher-supplementary-parts-kit . Their MK37, 5-inch and basic gun sets are very nice.
I have on good authority that Squadron will be releasing some 200 Fletcher details, possibly as soon as the IPMS convention in August. I don’t know what the initial list will include, but they are planning a whole conversion series to make a Square-bridge Johnston (as lost) from the basic Fletcher. A la’ carte - buy only what you need. That will get you to any of the 175 ships in the class
Thanks for the input, Ed. I purchased them from Distefan 3D Print. I contacted the manufacturer and explained to them my problems in getting the racks off of the frets. They are going to go back to their engineers to see if they can improve on how the product is printed. I also purchased a 1/200 crane for the Stevens that is beautiful so I know their work is on point. I just hope they get the loader rack issue fixed.
I just finished talking with the people over at Midwest Model Shop about their parts. They don’t currently offer the loader racks unfortunately. I’m tempted to pick up the supplemental parts kits.