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I did a quick test fit with the whole arms for a before and after. The arm piece has been extended slightly and the sides are less round and beefed up a bit. The top of the arm piece is a little flatter now. There is still a high point in middle back of the part but it isn’t as pronounced. The last picture in the set below is the top down to see how the sides and the length are different. It is a very slight mod, but the difference is pretty visual.<\/p>\n
Not pictured are the several cycles of priming and sanding to fine tune the cosmetics. But once that was done, I can get down to drawing out some new detail lines and scribing. The process is pretty simple. I use masking tape of different thicknesses to measure out the area I want the details. The masking tape acts as a guide for some pencil lines. Once the lines are drawn, the masking tape is removed and dymo tape is employed as the guide for the BMC chisels. I’m using the .2mm chisel. The scribing process is just a light drag of the chisel across the plastic along the edges of the tape. I tend to count the number of passes so that when I do the other side, I get a similar depth. Each pass of the chisel will scrape a thin layer of plastic. Do not press down and try to gouge out the line in one pass. This requires patience and your results will be much better if done slowly. Once the scribing is complete, some light sanding to remove any excess burrs or by products of the scribing process and then a layer of primer to check on mistakes or get surprised that it came out well. <\/p>\n While doing the above, I live streamed the process for about 2.5 hours. You can check out the video here:<\/p>\n<\/a>
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