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ARMS
- The main modifications of this model were made on
the upper part of the arms and, being the kit so
small, they reminded me of clockwork repairs
instead of model making. In this kit the shoulder,
shoulder covers and the upper arms are all joined
together in a single piece when they should be all
separated and mobile, blocking the lateral movement
of the arm. So from this single block of plastic
three different pieces, connected one on the other
but movable, must come out. First of all, I cut
away the arm from the shoulder cover and also the
secondary cover from the main one. The small
vernier inserted in the shoulder cover was
completely eliminated in this stage. Then I
reconstructed the shoulder using plasticard and
inserting a female small B-joint in the new
released cavity. This new shoulder has two holes,
where the shoulder cover, now glued together and
reinforced with plasticard, can be articulated
through new pivot pins made with copper wire. Two
other holes were made in the shoulder cover to
house the copper pins of the secondary covers, that
now can move up and down, allowing a wider movement
to the arm. Finally the vernier in the shoulder
cover was replaced with a small piece of plasticard
tube, appropriately modified. The hands, very small
and ugly, were refined and enlarged little using
thin plasticard and putty.
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Lewismaster
