I have just bought a 7KG tub of these - Atacama Atabites, which are intended to weigh down loud-speaker stands, but will obviously be of use in the modelling community. The discs are 2mm by 1mm (or slightly less). The whole 7KG tub cost just under £30.00 delivered so I think you'll agree that works out a darn sight cheaper than Liquid Gravity. I think even just a kilo of these would have lasted me for the rest of my life, but 7KG was the only size available.
I've put a standard tin of 14ml Humbrol paint in the tub to give an idea of the size of the discs
(129 US Gull Grey if you must know ).
This is where I got them from:
https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/atacama-s ... gJWc_D_BwE
They are too heavy to mail cheaply but if anyone in the Derby (UK Midlands) area wants some and can collect then give me a shout.
Cheers
Al.
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Re: Bulk buying "nose" weights - an alternative to Liquid Gravity
7kg - Holy Moly!
Last thing I bought for noseweights was a tub of .22 airgun pellets - about 4 yrs ago.
They can be squashed flat with pliers to approx 7mm across and 2mm thick - give or take... They weight just under 1g each so I just count them out, and by the time I've added plasticine and glue to stop them rattling about they average at a little over 1g each.
About £3 or £4 IIRC, for 500 - still got about a coupla hundred left.
I just stuffed 30 of 'em, plus plasticine, in the nose of 1/32 Hawk T1
Last thing I bought for noseweights was a tub of .22 airgun pellets - about 4 yrs ago.
They can be squashed flat with pliers to approx 7mm across and 2mm thick - give or take... They weight just under 1g each so I just count them out, and by the time I've added plasticine and glue to stop them rattling about they average at a little over 1g each.
About £3 or £4 IIRC, for 500 - still got about a coupla hundred left.
I just stuffed 30 of 'em, plus plasticine, in the nose of 1/32 Hawk T1
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I think that’s a tad excessive! Only a bargain if you can use it all. I’ve still got a small tub of 2mm lead shot I bought 15 years ago from Final Touch (Ted Taylor). A couple of years ago I got s 250g of finer shot for awkward spaces. That’s at least 25 models
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Personally, I've been using roofing lead for several years now after we did a few repairs to the house and I had some left over; I just work it into shape as required.
That said, I can see how useful these could be and pretty good value, especially if a group could purchase a tub and share it out between them. Good call Al
That said, I can see how useful these could be and pretty good value, especially if a group could purchase a tub and share it out between them. Good call Al
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Re: Bulk buying "nose" weights - an alternative to Liquid Gravity
Could come in very useful, especially if you're doing a plane with a tricycle undercarriage and a lot of glazing around the nose, like a B-24 or B-25.
Just a pity about the minimum weight you can order...
Just a pity about the minimum weight you can order...
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Re: Bulk buying "nose" weights - an alternative to Liquid Gravity
I've got enough to last me several lifetimes so anyone who is prepared to come and collect from Derby can have half a margarine tub for free. PM me if interested,
or,
I can bring some to Telford in November. Let me know now so I know how much to bring with me (and how many margarine tubs to save!).
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Re: Bulk buying "nose" weights - an alternative to Liquid Gravity
(Smacks head) Why didn't I think of that? I actually have Atacama speaker stands full of this stuff!
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