@RisingSun I had similar experience, I was big into the naval miniatures but couldn’t afford both. I bought a lot on ebay a year or so ago and have played a few games. It is not difficult to learn especially if you are familiar with the navy side, it’s pretty similar but includes facing. I think it’s a great game and wish I had collected it some when it was active.
Un-Bending Ships
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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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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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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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Great! I’ll give it a try - thanks!
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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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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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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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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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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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