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11-06-2005, 06:14 PM
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Master Collector
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: DARMSTADT
Age: 40
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Western Models
Yesterday I was able to get a damaged Western Models Antonov AN-22 for reasonable price. One side gear was broken off all three wheels. It was not so difficult to repair, but took a while...
A difficulty I encountered was the fragility of the metal alloy. Does anybody know, what kind of pewter WM is using? It is not soft, but rather hard and brittle. Looks like being much zinc mixed with tin. Greetings! Last edited by flieger; 11-06-2005 at 06:19 PM. |
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11-06-2005, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Brazil
Age: 36
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Stunning !!!!
sorry but I can´t help you out. Thanks for the pic. I´d love to see it in 1:400.
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Last edited by Santos; 11-06-2005 at 09:12 PM. |
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11-11-2005, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: UK/Germany
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WM uses a very hard high Zn content pewter more approaching regular diecasting alloys for the airframes. However with this greater strength can come brittleness - notably with their u/c casts - which definitely uses an even harder formulation.
Cheers!
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