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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lMy TOE for my 25mm
SG platoon calls for one mortar vehicle. I'd like to use a modified Wombat APC
as that is the APC I am using for the platoon.
My thought was to fill the void with a resin pour. Then I would cut the troop
compartment off and carve the cutoff surfaces.
Questions:
Is this the best way to go about it or should I make a mold of the wombat and
fill in the parts I don't want with modelling clay?
If I do the hack and grind method what is the best way to cut resin? Will a
hot-wire cutter cut it? handsaw? I'd think a circular saw would be a bit
much.
Can I carve it with a wood-burning tool or will I need to use a dremel?
Just FYI I will be ordering 4 more wombats to use as APCs in the near future.
I'm not planning on molding any extras.
I'd recommend going with an epoxy putty. Lately I've been using Apoxie Sculpt,
it sand nicely and has a one to two hour work time. Also good is Magic Sculpt,
but I find hardened Apoxie Sculpt easier to work with.
http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/Apoxie_Sculpt/apoxie_sculpt.html
Molds and resin will be a pain. Overflows and mold leaks will ruin the kit,
Apoxie Sculpt will be nice and controllable.
Martin
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Hi Roger,
> My thought was to fill the void with a resin pour. Then I would cut
Too much effort. Martin pointed out using an epoxy putty. That would be much
less effort.
I'd consider doing it with plasticard also.
> Is this the best way to go about it or should I make a mold of the
Far more effort than it is worth... unless you want more than one of them.
> If I do the hack and grind method what is the best way to cut resin?
Hand saw. Maybe in a mitre box or a bench vice or something like that.
You could try using a "micro saw" (hand saw with very fine tooth - Xacto
makes them - but I've found they take forever to cut through anything
except thin plasticard and styrene plastic parts)
> Will a hot-wire cutter cut it?
No. Not any of the common hobby-type hot wire cutters, anyway. I have
a couple of hand held models and my friend has a "table" model, and none of
those would do resin. They're designed for blown-foam material, not for
something as solid as a big block of resin.
> handsaw? I'd think a circular saw would be a bit much.
Probably, yes.
You could do it with a band saw if you had one that was precise. Maybe a table
mounted reciprocating saw (jig saw?) or scroll saw, but I suspect all of those
might cut out more material than you'd want.
And that assumes you have a band saw sitting around...
> Can I carve it with a wood-burning tool or will I need to use a dremel?
Dremel, and a light touch.
Good luck!
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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lSo maybe just skip
the resin pour. Cut it with a backsaw (handtool woodworking is another hobby
so I'm set there) or my mitre box. Glue on polystyrene sheets that look like
diamondplate if I can find them. Attach a RAM mortar launcher and paint.
Then, when that's done I get to convert some 1/300 Wombats.
Roger
> On 10/17/05, Adrian Johnson <adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> So maybe just skip the resin pour. Cut it with a backsaw (handtool
Do you have "Plastruct" available there?
http://www.plastruct.com/Home.html
They do diamond plate (and a *lot* of other stuff....).
Good luck with it. Put up some pics when they're done!
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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lYou can get diamond
plate from Plastruct. They've got 6 different
styles in HO, some in O scale (1/48th) but don't know exactly how many.
Might have some in other scales to boot
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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lI think Hobbytown
carries it. I'll check tomorrow, already promised to cook dinner for my
girlfriend tonight.
Roger
> On 10/17/05, Adrian Johnson <adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca> wrote: