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Old 12-08-2006, 01:58 PM
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Re: I've always wanted to ask about this -

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Originally Posted by hirofkd
Even if there isn't any place for a part to grab, there has to be a joining surface where you glue the part to another, and that surface will become invisible, so I drill a hole and insert a metal rod or a tooth-pick. I usually use 0.8 mm drill bit and a tooth-pick, but if the part is tiny, I use 0.3 or 0.5 mm rod, instead.
This is what I do also. The part is very easy to handle and view under lights this way. I usually build AMT kits and I have yet to see a part on the sprue that doesnt require clean up so I never paint parts whilst still on the sprue. Some parts lend themselves to the tape method and I go thru alot of that green body tape.
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