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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: hiddeous1973 on June 05, 2019, 02:37:19 PM

Title: Gaspatch/Quickboost resin turnbuckles?
Post by: hiddeous1973 on June 05, 2019, 02:37:19 PM

I can not seem to find anyone using the new resin turnbuckles from either Quickboost or Gaspatch.
As Gaspatch just anounced several 1/48 versions in resin, they are interesting to me.

Does anybody here worked with them already? I would love to hear from you.


thanks, Hidde van der Donk from Holland

Title: Re: Gaspatch/Quickboost resin turnbuckles?
Post by: maddog on June 10, 2019, 09:02:53 PM

Hidde, They are formed better than the metal turnbuckles (no extraneous material inside the eyelet) but a little fragile so there will be some attrition. I like them but haven't as yet decided which I prefer.

Sorry not to be much help, Cheers.

Title: Re: Gaspatch/Quickboost resin turnbuckles?
Post by: gbrivio on June 11, 2019, 02:38:01 AM

I purchased the Gaspatch 1/32nd and I'm going to use these in my LVG C.VI build, hoping to tell you something soon. At a first sight they look cleaner then the metal type. I also used the Quickboost 1/48 turnbuckles un a HD1 and they went well, i my opinion; just the eyelet is slighty prominent. Here attached a picture.
Ciao
Giuseppe

(https://live.staticflickr.com/1727/42009471204_7a2ebc215c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/271ewcE)DSCN2896 (https://flic.kr/p/271ewcE) by Giuseppe Brivio (https://www.flickr.com/photos/162394067@N06/), su Flickr

Title: Re: Gaspatch/Quickboost resin turnbuckles?
Post by: Gisbod on June 16, 2019, 12:55:50 AM

I’ve used them too on my Halberstadt,

As above, neater but more fragile, although even though they were tensioned with monofilament, I didn’t actually have any breakages. Just go easy as you tension and don’t over do it... I liked ‘em.
 
Guy