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Marking your sprues... Feb 1, 2019 23:21:30 GMT -6 via mobile BUCKY, JED, and 1 more like this

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Post by JCON on Feb 1, 2019 23:21:30 GMT -6

Something I do before starting building a model is take a sharpie and mark the sprue letter or number in a easy to see color so when I am looking for a certain part it is easier to find... mark both sides in case you set it down the wro ng way you can still see it... here is an example:

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JCON ADMINISTRATOR OSM Guru "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - General Patton Posts: 23,727 Likes: 31,534 Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"055705"} Mini-Profile Name Color: 0dd0d7 Mini-Profile Text Color: f0e148	Marking your sprues... Feb 1, 2019 23:43:20 GMT -6 via mobile BUCKY, RLFoster, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JCON on Feb 1, 2019 23:43:20 GMT -6 Some kits have tons of sprues so it helps me immensely in finding what I need quickly!!!
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Post by RLFoster on Feb 2, 2019 3:13:25 GMT -6

I hear you, Joe!!!

One armor kit I built not only had sprues A thru K (except "I"), but also had AA and CC sprues (vinyl and clear parts) and an M "sprue" that was actually the photo etch.

Anything to keep it all straight is a great idea!

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JCON ADMINISTRATOR OSM Guru "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - General Patton Posts: 23,727 Likes: 31,534 Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"055705"} Mini-Profile Name Color: 0dd0d7 Mini-Profile Text Color: f0e148	Marking your sprues... Feb 2, 2019 8:46:48 GMT -6 via mobile BUCKY and JED like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JCON on Feb 2, 2019 8:46:48 GMT -6 Trumpeter kits always have tons and duplicates is some for multiple parts!!! The Aerosan I'm working on has two each of b & c sprues...
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Apr 19, 2019 12:26:01 GMT -6 BUCKY said:

Apr 19, 2019 4:23:33 GMT -6 JED said:

Great tip Joe,hey Robbo,do you remember the saying "keep it simple stupid"!?

That's a world wide saying, Jed!

And rightly so Bucky,it's straight to the point

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