After years of building stock kits, I decided to add some stowage to the Tamiya 1/48 M4A1 Sherman and ordered a kit from Legend. I was a bit surprised on how much I would have to trim. I thought they would appear like the photo. Any tips on how to carve off all that extra material. I am afraid I will damage the part or my fingers!
With most resin items, I use a razor saw to separate the pieces from the casting blocks, then take a file to dress the part to its final form. It’s intimidating your first time out, but it isn’t as difficult as it initially appears. Once you’ve done the first piece, it really is just a matter of repetition to get through the rest of the kit.
I use flush cut nippers to get close then sand freehand, file or sand on a flat piece of sandpaper - moving the part against the sand paper. Resin is suprisingly soft so sand and check.
Thank you! I dove in and the material was soft enough to work with. I may look into more resin products.
Hello!
I usually use plastic cutter to separate the smaller pour blocks - this way you take away many big burrs and no saw dust - in case of resin this is better. And then it’s good to submerge the parts in hot water before trimming - this makes the resin a bit softer and facilitates cleanup with a sharp scalpel-type knife. Just trim away thin slices of material.
Hope it helps and have a nice day
Paweł