bigcreekdad Posted June 20, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 20, 2015 The kit supplied eyelets are so small, I'm having one heck of a time trying to work with them. Has anyone experienced this, and did you substitute another type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted June 20, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 20, 2015 Hi Are these the copper eyelets or are they from a photo etch fret? I have buit 3 Jotika models now and have used both with no problems due to size, the copper are quite soft and easily deformed. Norman Quote Norman Current build Trumpeter Arizona 1:200 with White Ensign PE and a Nautilus Wooden Deck. Built Caldercraft Convulsion, HM Brig Badger and HMS Snake. Awaiting - Zvelda HMS Dreadnought planning to get the Pontos Deck and PE Upgrades, Panart 1:23 Gun deck model and couple of the cannon kits Manatu - French siege mortar, and American coastal cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtropp Posted June 21, 2015 Share #3 Posted June 21, 2015 I had been having a problem with dropping small parts. Seems like I was spending as much time searching the floor as I was building the Syren. I had a piece of light weight canvas left over from some painting so I clamped one end to the table and pulled the other end over my lap and up to my chest. It does very well for catching small parts that "jump" around. Some of the rascals still disappear but only a fraction of what I was losing. Richard mtaylor 1 Quote RichardMember: The Nautical Research Guild Atlanta Model Shipwrights Current build: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredSC Posted June 22, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 22, 2015 Richard, Great idea, but isn't it awkward when you get up for a beer, lunch, whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted June 22, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 22, 2015 Several hints:- Do not use pincers, use pliers with pointed head, they work much better, less danger of kazooong - Use the white cloth as suggested, but also on the floor and the rest of the table - and the best, put the eyelets on the leash: take a thin thread or wire to pass through the hole and you can find and retrieve the part quite easily :-) XXXDAn ianmajor and mtaylor 2 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtropp Posted June 23, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 23, 2015 Fred, If I didn't already have the beers I would not be dropping that many parts :-) Seriously, I do get up and down a lot so while it is clamped to the table, it is only resting on me, not attached. For those times I use it, I just pick up the non clamped end and put it on my lap then just let it drop off when I am done with it. Getting up and down is easy. The light weight canvas is stiff enough to stay leaning against my chest without dropping. Richard mtaylor 1 Quote RichardMember: The Nautical Research Guild Atlanta Model Shipwrights Current build: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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