Post by panzerjager2 on Feb 14, 2016 0:35:32 GMT -5
So this "question" first arose for me aboooooot 30 years ago when I was building a 1/35th scale Panzer MKIII, with a full detail interior.....In those days there wasn't resin or other aftermarket additions, we had to build our own everything. ( I know I sound like some old foogie.. "in my day we walked 30 miles to school, and it was uphill both directions"). Now that build and concept has had a MAJOR lasting affect on my model building life. And flat round parts lead the way. to that end I've always wanted my circular parts to be even and cemtrical. Quite the daunting task making perfection. To that end I tried a compass, hole punches, and other guides, protractors and the like. Never really master those. So I just settled in to scrounging, and cutting Evergreen, or Plastistruc tubing down.
Now I recently posted updates to my BergePanther, where I had converted various "round" parts i.e. wheels, or other kit bashed flat rounds. One of the comments (which wasn't sent, or received as a negative) was about what these parts started life off as. That got me rethinking about this. Thus this post. In the 1980's I was a 1/35th scale maniac. So round parts were easy, in those days my "kit bash" spare parts collection was 50 kits or more. When I switched to the ubiquitous 1/25th scale, round flat parts became worth their weight in gold. To build up my stock, I have kit bashed dozens of kits, searched the web and stores for the "mythical" 30 wheeled vehicle that has flat covers LOL....I even ordered a game of tiddly winks just because I knew they have flat round styrene plastic parts.
So all of that leads to this question, How do you guys make flat round parts.......or just round parts
Now I recently posted updates to my BergePanther, where I had converted various "round" parts i.e. wheels, or other kit bashed flat rounds. One of the comments (which wasn't sent, or received as a negative) was about what these parts started life off as. That got me rethinking about this. Thus this post. In the 1980's I was a 1/35th scale maniac. So round parts were easy, in those days my "kit bash" spare parts collection was 50 kits or more. When I switched to the ubiquitous 1/25th scale, round flat parts became worth their weight in gold. To build up my stock, I have kit bashed dozens of kits, searched the web and stores for the "mythical" 30 wheeled vehicle that has flat covers LOL....I even ordered a game of tiddly winks just because I knew they have flat round styrene plastic parts.
So all of that leads to this question, How do you guys make flat round parts.......or just round parts
and certainly wasn't intended as criticism.
and yes there was a few cut fingers from the blade kicking back. My first ghetto lathe. Then just go back and fill in the hole with the superglue/baking soda trick.
