Removable Panels

widowson · Post by **widowson** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:59 pm

I'm still building a 1/6 space ship. I need to have it break down, have removable panels, so that I can photograph the interior from various angles.

Are there established techniques for attaching panels that will be removable?

TazMan2000 · Post by **TazMan2000** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:06 pm

Uh...Have you considered screws? Rare earth magnets can also be of use.

TazMan2000

kenlilly106 · Post by **kenlilly106** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:35 pm

I'll second the magnet idea, that's what Tamiya uses on their 1/16 R/C armor line to cover the control panels, works great and you can't tell the panels are removable.

Ken

Ziz · Post by **Ziz** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:51 pm

Depending on the sizes and shapes of the panels, you could also design a locking tab kind of system similar to the way some battery covers snap into place on toys and small electronics.

AbsoluteSciFi · Post by **AbsoluteSciFi** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:00 pm

It really depends on how the outer hull looks... I would try to follow scribed panel lines and knock out the area to th e inside of the panels. Some panels I have made this way are tight enough to "snap" into place. They are beveled and are very time consuming to make.