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Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:28 pm
by USCGMK2
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?
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:26 am
by pickelhaube
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?
It depends on the glue used.
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.
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:44 pm
by ketelone
I didn't know BBI made a Hellcat. I have the BBI Wildcat. What scale is it?
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:23 pm
by B-29
ketelone wrote:I didn't know BBI made a Hellcat. I have the BBI Wildcat. What scale is it?
Bbi made a 1/18 Hellcat.
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:36 pm
by ketelone
Thanks
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:29 pm
by RAD 2112
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?
Here's an idea...
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.
Re: Looking for some help with a BBI HellCat
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:21 pm
by USCGMK2
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.