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polywog
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« on: April 16, 2007, 05:12:03 pm »
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Any suggestions for unbending bent ships?

My worst are my two USS Fletchers (look like less exaggerated n's)  and  two HMS Truculents (look a lot like u's)
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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2007, 04:19:41 am »
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Minor bends seem to come out just by working them with my warm hands.  I expect hot water will soften the tougher bends.  In general I don't think I've many I would consider to be badly bent.
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2007, 07:41:39 am »
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Quote from: Audacity on April 17, 2007, 04:19:41 am
Minor bends seem to come out just by working them with my warm hands.  I expect hot water will soften the tougher bends.  In general I don't think I've many I would consider to be badly bent.

I've only had two units very badly bent, and the hot water treatment fixed them.
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2007, 08:21:07 am »
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Great! I'll give it a try - thanks!
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2007, 11:11:03 pm »
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My Japanese destroyers belong to the imfomus banana fleet... I entend to sink it with some hot water!
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2007, 08:28:12 am »
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Quote from: dictator_wanna_be on April 22, 2007, 11:11:03 pm
My Japanese destroyers belong to the imfomus banana fleet... I entend to sink it with some hot water!

Oddly my Yukikaze did the same.
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2007, 03:47:33 pm »
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Mine too (both of them). I'm sure it didn't help that the molded plastic pre-form it came in was also bent.

I soaked one for a few minutes in hot watter then twisty-locked it to a piece of flat aluminium for 24 hours and that mostly straightened it out. It sill only seems to touch a flat table in 2 places, though....
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2007, 09:20:18 pm »
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Quote from: polywog on April 24, 2007, 03:47:33 pm
Mine too (both of them). I'm sure it didn't help that the molded plastic pre-form it came in was also bent..

Yes my packaging was messed up on them too... wounder if it was a big manufacturing error for all japanese destoyers? Once I have some time (like in 2 weeks with skool out) I will have time to attempt to repair them!
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2007, 03:52:14 am »
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You might also sand the bottoms flat with some 240 grit sand paper, though this is something I have not tried!
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