Starship Modeler Discussion Forums

That guide was very helpful. Thank you! Also, about the metal ruler and cutting. I found a method the other night that works fairly well. I roll two pieces of masking take to make a double-sided little roll, place then behind the cut that I will make, then flip the ruler to lay face-down on the styr...

Actually, AJmadison, I am doing something really similar to what you described. I have wooden supports every 3 inches(It's a 2' model) that make up the rough shape of the main body of the ship. They're all held in place by a wooden dowel, and cut down by 1/16th of an inch on every side to accommodat...

Lots of useful information here, guys! Thank you. I've done star wars models in the past, along with half-way completing an incredible Submarine model, but this will be my first scratch build. I particularly like the protractor idea for getting the rough cut in. The ship that I am making is shaped l...

Geez, guys. Go to bed! It's the middle of the night here on the East coast. Ha. Very quick answers, though. Thank you. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing some ancient, super secret modeling technique.

I will try both techniques out tomorrow. Thank you, Seneis! *bow*

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums, though I've been watching a reading for a few years now. Great site you have here. On to my question, though. I'm not sure how to glue two pieces of styrene together at an angle that isn't at 90 degrees. For instance, I can create a square column no problem, because ...