Basic Chops
I've done a few chops, but most of them wind uproadsters. What are your tricks to measure howthe parts will fit once they're cut? What givesthe best fit and finish when I put them backtogether?What's...
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Hum... Well I have chopped anything from a VW Drag bus to a 1/18 62 Chevy and mold together. I look at it like this when they don't fit you take the Dremel out and begin cutting up the middle to widen...
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In the past I have usually just based my model chop on a magazine article on a chop on a 1:1 or just started cutting and fitting. I recently discovered that it helps to make copies of a picture of the...
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Well, I've done a lot of this lately and the best way I find is to:1. Cut the whole roof off. A (and B) pilars in the middle. C pilars at the deck with these cuts angled in a bit.The cutting wheel...
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My two cents. I'm all for using "regular" JB Weld, too. NOT for it's smootheness, but because I'm SLOW! Anyhoo, To save time sanding/filing and to add a LOT of strength, use that JB to tack on a THIN...
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