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Title: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: ixion on September 07, 2009, 06:44:48 pm
Hi guys,

Does anyone know where I can get a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale, does anyone do one similar to this thanks?



Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: Tom@Crewe on September 07, 2009, 06:51:42 pm
whats the diameter
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: ixion on September 07, 2009, 06:55:19 pm
whats the diameter

Its about 15mm wide.
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: bigH on September 08, 2009, 04:10:26 pm
Hi Ixion,  try a childs Kinder Egg, I made a tube and cut the top off the egg to fit, ergo one dome
bigH
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: Mark47 on September 08, 2009, 04:20:37 pm
You could also push a 15mm diameter marble/ball bearing anything along those lines into a chunk of plastercine to required depth.

Push out from the bottom with a bit of 1mm brass wire/rod or needle.

Paint/stipple fibre glass resin in to reduce air bubbles.

Then pore more resin and hardener mix it to the top.

Leave overnight to make sure its solid (or put loads of hardener in to cure faster). Sand to finish.

Paint to required colour. Sounds a lot, but only take about 20-30 minutes plus curring time.  :-))


Mark
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: Tom@Crewe on September 08, 2009, 04:26:34 pm
Try Partners for large pen tops, superdrug for make up tops, spray tops (get wife to buy them if any the right size) or supermarket cleaning items tops.
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: ajb68 on September 08, 2009, 04:29:25 pm
have you tried model slipway ? maybe they have something like it on one of there kits , regards Andy
Title: Re: Anyone do a Radar Dome in 1:32 scale?
Post by: ixion on September 29, 2009, 10:02:48 pm
Got some from here in the end  http://shop.modellbau-kaufhaus.de/modules.php?warp=categories&group=98-399 (http://shop.modellbau-kaufhaus.de/modules.php?warp=categories&group=98-399)