http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net FW's guide for resin, I'm still having trouble getting rid of warp in some pieces. While the Sicaran's only issue was a warped heavy bolter and a light curve to the cannons, both the Storm Eagle and Fire Raptor have fairly severe curvature on their main hulls. While it doesn't seem severe enough to warrant trying to get a replacement part (especially since I hear this issue is common in these kits), the standard hot water soak doesn't seem to be getting the job done, and this is made worse by the pieces having enough natural angles to stop me from simply placing a weight on top of the piece and letting it fix itself over time.
Does anyone have advice or experience for solving this or should I just keep doing what I have been?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718227.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718227.page GMT
I tried the hot water trick, the hair dryer trick, but all to no avail. I made it better, but not perfect or in fact anywhere near good enough.

So, I had a word with the Manager at my local GW store and he built it for me. Top guy!

Sorry that isn;t much help :-(

On another note, there is a thread on here somewhere about a guy who built up a Storm Eagle and did an absolutely STELLAR job on it! Run a search, you won't regret it]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718261.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718261.page GMT FW kits, especially big ones like Titans. The buy they had on also had his Storm Eagle (I think) heavily warped, and it seems to be a trend. Anyway, he basically sandwiched some pieces between sheets of metal and heated them to get them into shape.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6718353.page GMT Either way I'm definitely glad I jumped on getting both at once, since this means I don't have to do the same process two separate times.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720478.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720478.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720653.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720653.page GMT thick pieces of resin).

There are plenty of places to buy small 'hobby' clamps. You might try getting some of those, and either clamping the warped pieces together (and heating them) or heating the pieces and clamping them to something else flat. This worked great for me with some warping of large, flat pieces of the Battlewagon kit. I dunked them in a hot water bath, then clamped them to a thick cutting board. They cooled nice and flat.

Also, for heating, you might try something that I (used to) see optometrists doing: use heated sand. You could get some sand and heat it in an oven, then use the sand to heat the resin pieces. You can control the heat pretty easily by removing the piece from the sand tray, and you aren't gonna get the sand hot enough in a normal oven to cause any problems with the sand. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6720770.page GMT boiling water. Boil a large pot of water, hold the piece in the water until it softens (a few seconds to a minute or two, depending on the thickness of the part), and then bend it back into shape. The boiling water gets it hot and soft enough that you'll have some time to work with it before it sets in the new position, and you can always just put it back in the boiling water if you're not fast enough. Then once you've got it in the right position put it in cold water to make it sets completely.

And I strongly suggest not putting it in the oven. You have no control over the heat, you'll probably get hot spots and damage the part wherever it touches whatever you're using to hold the parts, and it would be very easy to leave it in too long and ruin everything.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6721189.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6721189.page GMT
(you may need to send them a photo, or very occasionally return the faulty bit)

so if you can fix it fine, but if not complain and request a replacement]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6721623.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6721623.page GMT Results aren't perfect, as to be expected with these kits, but they are certainly looking good enough to work with.
Thanks for the tips everyone!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6726549.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/589451/6726549.page GMT