Hubley & Gabriel Kits

[Dewey Crowe]

I’ve put together a couple of Hubley kits and have had so much trouble with the screws that I just glue everything together. How does everyone else do it? I’d really like to use the screws but can only get a few turns before I can’t get them to go any further. 

[iBorg]

I've not built one but have a few. If the threads are machine threads, you might need to tap them. I've got some from the early years (Hubley's) and they're not cast that well. I think that's a part of the metal molding process.

 

[Mark]

I did a couple of them many years ago, never had a problem with the screws.  If anything, I'd think that later production kits would have more potential to be problematic, with the parts being cast in worn-out tooling.

[atomicholiday]

10 hours ago, iBorg said:

I've not built one but have a few. If the threads are machine threads, you might need to tap them. I've got some from the early years (Hubley's) and they're not cast that well. I think that's a part of the metal molding process.

 

Yup.  Tap the holes first.  Should save you a lot of headaches.