MFH replacement parts options?
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:49 pm
Hi all,
Does anyone here know if MFH will replace parts? My MP4/8 has some bad ones. I’ve been building for over 30 years, so typically I’m able to fix even bad imperfections in MM kits, but there are some that are really difficult, if not impossible, on this kit to model correctly.
I started the MP4/8 about 8 months ago, but had to pause. I started up again, but immediately ran into a problem with the front shock absorbers. The absorbers appear to be molded off center.
I took great care while trying to sand down the seam, but it was impossible to preserve the detail given how badly off-center the mold was. You can see how the part is supposed to look in the instructions and how it came out (it’s obviously not painted yet)
Assuming replacement parts are unavailable, how would you handle? The “easy” solution (for me) is to build up and fill in with putty/filler and scribe/sculpt the detail back in. This can be done to get the shape almost perfect, but requires a ton of patience. I thought about scratch building this part, which will also be a lot of work. I’m not yet into 3D designing and printing, but I’m thinking this might be my entry into that world if I can’t figure how to address this and some other parts.
What do you think? I’m beginning to think I should have left the original part alone, but it was so badly molded that i felt (on a $550 USD kit) it needed to be addressed.
Does anyone here know if MFH will replace parts? My MP4/8 has some bad ones. I’ve been building for over 30 years, so typically I’m able to fix even bad imperfections in MM kits, but there are some that are really difficult, if not impossible, on this kit to model correctly.
I started the MP4/8 about 8 months ago, but had to pause. I started up again, but immediately ran into a problem with the front shock absorbers. The absorbers appear to be molded off center.
I took great care while trying to sand down the seam, but it was impossible to preserve the detail given how badly off-center the mold was. You can see how the part is supposed to look in the instructions and how it came out (it’s obviously not painted yet)
Assuming replacement parts are unavailable, how would you handle? The “easy” solution (for me) is to build up and fill in with putty/filler and scribe/sculpt the detail back in. This can be done to get the shape almost perfect, but requires a ton of patience. I thought about scratch building this part, which will also be a lot of work. I’m not yet into 3D designing and printing, but I’m thinking this might be my entry into that world if I can’t figure how to address this and some other parts.
What do you think? I’m beginning to think I should have left the original part alone, but it was so badly molded that i felt (on a $550 USD kit) it needed to be addressed.