Yet another reason i hate robot produced kits!!!!!!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Yet another reason to hate robot made kits!!!

[RCSubGuy]

Error: Reason unstipulated for hating 'robot produced' kits. Please state the reason for your hatred.

[MFR1964]

Start message, little bit of warping, end of message

[RCSubGuy]

In my experience, warpage of any kit is a direct result of incorrect storage, not production. In the case of both 3D printed, cast and hand-laid hulls, they come out of production in (nearly) perfect condition. Chuck them in a box and store them for a few months with nothing holding them in shape, and you'll get warping. Period. It has nothing to do with robots, molds or anyone's delicate feelings.

[Fishb0y]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall while David was putting this together!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall while David was putting this together!

Still working on it. Notify the Shore-Patrol! Though, seriously, I have worked out a fixture and other means to hold the parts into correct shape as I slam them with heat. Might have some pictures up tonight that will help anyone with like issues.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall while David was putting this together!

Just paid attention to the photo (*******!).

[Davjacva]

Just paid attention to the photo (*******!).

Yeah...it has sequel too!!

[Davjacva]

In my experience, warpage of any kit is a direct result of incorrect storage, not production. In the case of both 3D printed, cast and hand-laid hulls, they come out of production in (nearly) perfect condition. Chuck them in a box and store them for a few months with nothing holding them in shape, and you'll get warping. Period. It has nothing to do with robots, molds or anyone's delicate feelings.

I can't speak fully of 3D printed parts/ models, even though I've seen a lot of failures...but, resin cast parts absolutely has this problem, and it's usually one of a few things, improperly mixed components; expired components, and the big one is didn't let the parts cure long enough and prematurely pulled out (big warpage issue). Seen too many from too many garage manufacturers. The results are many-fold and often combined. Brittle parts, warped, and sometimes only partially cast. The real crime is when the items are knowingly sold like this no matter what the excuse. Some clowns, especially in Europe are difficult to honor returns. Of course they're no longer in business. Long list. This does not take away from improperly stored items. Now, there are a number of people I've come across that do superb kits, and the packaging is superb. Phil Edwards out of England was a prime example. His packaging was 2nd to none. Looked like you got something almost from Tamiya.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[JHapprich]

So heat worked?
can i do so with polyester GRP, too?

Jörg

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

So heat worked?
can i do so with polyester GRP, too?

Jörg

The plastic this beast uses has a wide temperature range between 'pliable' and 'ruined'; you have a great deal of heat-range between the two states with this plastic. Do not leave this type model under the summer sun... EVER!

Range on cured polyester and epoxy laminates is similar -- plenty of latitude with the heat before things go south.

(Not so with polystyrene based plastics -- too easy to 'melt' into a pile of goo when all you wanted was, 'pliable').

[JHapprich]

Ok, thank you, will give it a try on a future project!
Jörg