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Awesome :D I have a couple questions, though... What is an Xacto "saw"? I work construction and I've never heard of them. Also, where do you get them? Lastly, I've read so much abour "CA glue"...what is CA glue? lol seems everyone knows what it is but me :oops: I haven't even had...

Hey, that's awesome :D I'm gonna see if the hobby shop here can order them! I like how it REMOVES the plastic instead of moving it, which is what I'm worried about...thanx for your help everyone...it's great to see a community that really WANTS to see everyone else succeed. I think I've found my new...

The tape is used as a flexible guide when going across curved surfaces. This is where the "take it easy" really comes into play, because the edge of black electrical tape is rather soft. As was mentioned, Dymo label tape is an excellent, though expensive, guide for scribing across curves ...

You can also go to a hardware store or a heating/ducting contractor's store...I'm a commercial plumber, and I run into the stuff all the time.

Have fun!

Chris

Oh, and I have a question...why the tape? lol

Thanks

Thank you very much for your help :D I'm gonna give it a try tonight, or within the next couple nights. I have practiced with an exacto blade on a seperate junk model I have, with varied success. I think what I was doing was trying to do too much too fast, so I am going to give the "slow and st...

Heyo all, This is my first post, but I have been a fan of building models for a long time. My best model was the AMT Bird of Prey Kit...I spent a WHOLE lot of time on it...it was my pride and joy...and I smashed it when I got into a fight with my gf at the time. Boy, am I kicking myself for that lol...