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REVIEW: Archer Rivet & Weld transfers

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Rokket:
Hi Bill,

REEEEAL hard to measure, but .015" or .38mm.

To my eye they are nice and thin and look "just right"

billp51d:

--- Quote from: rokket on 14 Apr , 2009, 06:15 ---Hi Bill,

REEEEAL hard to measure, but .015" or .38mm.

To my eye they are nice and thin and look "just right"
     .015 OR .780 REAL LIFE....SEEMS AS CLOSE TO SCALE AS YOU NEED TO BE...STILL A BIT "PRICEY" THOUGH..I'LL STICK TO THE GREEN STUFF..THANKS, WINK..
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GlennCauley:
Actually the welds included in the set are not the super-thin 0.015" weld beads, but rather are the 0.025" beads.
The 0.015" were too thin... the 0.025" are just right.

 :)

GlennCauley:
Check out my postings here and onward for pics of the rivets applied to the hull:
http://models.rokket.biz/index.php?topic=67.msg2353#msg2353

GlennCauley:
I finally took the time to write my own personal review of the new Archer 1/72 U-boat Super Detail Set on my U-673 build site:


Review of Archer 1:72 U-boat Super Detail Set (AR88023)
by Glenn Cauley (Canada)

Introduction
The Archer 1/72 U-boat Super Detail Set (AR88023) (referred to as the

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