Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
I got a used BBI HellCat for cheap and it has a couple of problems. 1st it has toothpicks glued to the main flaps, 1 on each side. Is there anyway to remove plastic glue without damaging paint? 2nd one of the clips for the prop hub broke off so it just hangs there, don't want to glue the whole thing in place. Any solutions?
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Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
It depends on the glue used.USCGMK2 wrote:I got a used BBI HellCat for cheap and it has a couple of problems. 1st it has toothpicks glued to the main flaps, 1 on each side. Is there anyway to remove plastic glue without damaging paint? 2nd one of the clips for the prop hub broke off so it just hangs there, don't want to glue the whole thing in place. Any solutions?
The best was is to get a SHARP x-acto blade one with the rounded scalpel blade and see if you can slice off the tooth pick a little at a time to get down to the glue.
Then either leave the glue there or maybe try to slice the glue as well.
A glue smear will look better than with a tooth pic.
I am not sure what you are talking about the prop area.
But if you can get another toothpick and touch it in some super glue , you can hopefully re-attach the dangling part.
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Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
I didn't know BBI made a Hellcat. I have the BBI Wildcat. What scale is it?
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Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Bbi made a 1/18 Hellcat.ketelone wrote:I didn't know BBI made a Hellcat. I have the BBI Wildcat. What scale is it?
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Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Here's an idea...USCGMK2 wrote:....2nd one of the clips for the prop hub broke off so it just hangs there, don't want to glue the whole thing in place. Any solutions?
Find a plastic dowel or metal tubing that will fit into the existing hole on the engine.
Then remove the other clip from the propeller and glue on new dowel.
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Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Thanks for the help everyone. I'll try to get a dowel and make it work.
PickelHaube, there are 2 plastic clips on the prop hub that clip into the hole on the engine. 1 snapped off during shipping, I think the only other thing would be is to find a whole hub and blade assembly off of another parts HellCat orCorsair.
PickelHaube, there are 2 plastic clips on the prop hub that clip into the hole on the engine. 1 snapped off during shipping, I think the only other thing would be is to find a whole hub and blade assembly off of another parts HellCat orCorsair.