I was looking over the White Ensign photo etch instructions for the 144 gato. It says to cut down the forward bridge section 5.5mm, top cut being just under the curved portion of the bridge.
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I have 2 questions for those who have built this model.
Can I insted cut 5.5mm from the bottom of the piece, or would that mess up the fit?
Is an exacto knife enough to complete these cuts?
Since I haven’t built mine yet, can’t answer, but…
Why deviate from the instructions? It’s just asking for trouble unless you can see that they are incorrect. Since the fairwater is a little tapered, it probably won’t fit in the deck correctly if you do that.
But basically, mark where the cut is to be and put a piece of tape around the edge of the cut, tape on the “keeper” side.
Spray the scrap side a color you can see easily like black.
Remove tape. Cut the piece off with a razor saw, leaving 1/16" or so of black painted plastic.
Tape sand paper down on a flat surface and carefully draw-sand the piece across it until the black has all disappeared.
Thanks for the info, just a little nervous to screw it up, but your right deviating from instructions will probably cause exactly that.