started a new mini-art diorama yesterday and have been posting it on Facebook, so apologies to anyone who is watching it on there. the idea is that a lot of people have not seen or attempted one so i thought i would show a simple vac form kit in progress.
so this is the kit that i will be building, a fairly simple kit once you get the basics right.
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so open the box and this is what you are greeted with.[ATTACH]73698.IPB[/ATTACH]
now there are a few ways to tackle this, the most accepted method is to take a pen and draw around the bases of each piece on the sheet, the idea being that once you have cut the individual sections out of the sheet, you then have a pen mark to sand up to. i have used this method a few times but results in a lot of sanding. the method i use is to cut around the parts leaving a chunk of the base sheet all around the parts base. then take a fine razor saw and resting it flat against the lip saw through the part very gently. this results in a lot less sanding to get down to the level required.the only fly n the ointment here is the internal window and door sections which have to be cut out with a knife in light gentle cuts. score through a few times and you will be able to push the part out with little effort..unfortunatly i forgot to take a picture of this step.
this is what you will end up with
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now take an a4 sheet of wet and dry and superglue it down to a piece of mdf or a tile, a few drops of water and lay your freshly cut parts on and get sanding. remembering to move your finger position around a few times so that your not sanding one corner more heavily than another as this plastic is very flexible at the moment.
more tomorrow
so this is the kit that i will be building, a fairly simple kit once you get the basics right.
[ATTACH]73697.IPB[/ATTACH]
so open the box and this is what you are greeted with.[ATTACH]73698.IPB[/ATTACH]
now there are a few ways to tackle this, the most accepted method is to take a pen and draw around the bases of each piece on the sheet, the idea being that once you have cut the individual sections out of the sheet, you then have a pen mark to sand up to. i have used this method a few times but results in a lot of sanding. the method i use is to cut around the parts leaving a chunk of the base sheet all around the parts base. then take a fine razor saw and resting it flat against the lip saw through the part very gently. this results in a lot less sanding to get down to the level required.the only fly n the ointment here is the internal window and door sections which have to be cut out with a knife in light gentle cuts. score through a few times and you will be able to push the part out with little effort..unfortunatly i forgot to take a picture of this step.
this is what you will end up with
[ATTACH]73699.IPB[/ATTACH]
now take an a4 sheet of wet and dry and superglue it down to a piece of mdf or a tile, a few drops of water and lay your freshly cut parts on and get sanding. remembering to move your finger position around a few times so that your not sanding one corner more heavily than another as this plastic is very flexible at the moment.
more tomorrow
is this a diorama or is it a building on a base?!!!
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