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  • Ronin posted an update in the group Group logo of Advanced Modeler - Modeling Competition 2017Advanced Modeler – Modeling Competition 2017 5 years, 11 months ago

    Update time. Weekdays haven’t been kind but I did some work on the sword.

    Some cutting was necessary so the light shines out from the inside.

    Did some fabricating from a few pieces. I had to figure out how the lighting would look like and the angles had to match the 00 design.

    Painted it with the rest of my gunmetal paint.

    • What do you use to cut the plastic pieces you fabricated into that part? They are very symmetrical and perfect.

    • Just simple ruler and sharp cutting knife. To make it symmetrical, just use the same geometry from one side to the other and then cut both identical pieces individually. Put them together temporarily with tape and sand them together.

    • Ok thanks for the info. Is there a brand or blade type you recommend?
      What is the thickness of your styrene? Sorry about the questions I just have tried many ways of getting good symmetrical pieces and have always had issues.

    • I’m using 0.5mm plaplates for the thin panels on top while using 1.2mm plates underneath for a sturdier build. I use tamiya extra thin cement to bond them together.

      As for the knife, i merely use an off the shelf hobby knife. nothing fancy. I actually cut my plates really oversized first, then use one cut to shave off the corners. i avoid using strokes that start from the middle of the plate because no matter how thing your knife, it always pushes material to the sides of the knife creating bulges. Thus its best to shave off corners because the material the bulges are the parts that gets thrown out.

    • Alright! Thanks going to have to attempt this again!