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Warped Masts
apalella
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Posted: Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 06:18 AM UTC
Hi all,

The ship I'm working on is an old Revell rebox and it has warped masts...any suggestions how to correct this?

Thanks,
Andrew
Gremlin56
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Posted: Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 06:24 AM UTC
Heat them up in boiling water and carefully straighten them. Worked on my Revell USS Kearsarge, should work for you
Cheers,
Julian
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Posted: Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 05:22 PM UTC
The water doesn't have to be boiling, but yes very warm to hot water will allow you to straighten your masts out. Just be careful that you don't burn yourself.
apalella
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 12:31 PM UTC
Gents, thanks for the help. This should do just fine.
Happy modelling,
Andrew
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