well folks i have bit the dust and got my frist photo etch set for my F-18 E/F. my question is is thier any thing special i need for photo etch? i went and made it a little simpler by getting the pre-painted set for the F-18. so are their any tips or tricks you experts that uses that you can pass along toa rookie on this stuff?[:D][:D]
Glad you went for the pre painted one there awesome , use super glue to attach the pe to plastic , also lots of patience , dont be like me and try to rush it
definatly lots of patience and a good pair of tweezers. nothing worse than loosing the littlest piece
PAtience is a very big factor.
other necessities:
- A big sandwich bag to cut your parts in
- small needle nose pliers for small bends
- small flat nose pliers for larger bends
- you can replace 2 &3 with 2 single edge razor blades
- small tweezers
- CA, Future (aka Krystal k;eer) , or white glue
- a candle or other heat source for annealing - don’t know if that would be required for the pre-painted sets
- a couple different sizes of wire for curved bends - if required, but always nice to have on hand
- sand paper and files to file off the attachment points
umm, me being the guy who likles to get all the little gizmos, I would recomend the hold and fold.