So, I found a piece of sprue that was not much thicker than I needed: Cut it off the main sprue, leaving enough to get hold of. Note that the kit part has some Mr Surfacer on it to fill a sink mark. Filed it down to the thickness I wanted:
Then spent a frustrating hour trying to drill two holes 0,5 mm diameter through that from the narrow side, which is about 1 mm thick. That was never going to be successful without a precision drill stand, so I had a rethink. I cut two slots across the broad (~2mm) side, using a screw slot file I've had for about 50 years, and used about twice. Then CA'd two short pieces of brass rod into the slots, added another layer of CA on top, then a coat of Mr Surfacer 500.
Not perfect, the top surface should be flat, but I didn't want to file the slots any deeper as it was getting a bit floppy, but I think it'll do. This shows what I'm trying to make: http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/jean_thomas_rembert/tigre_hap/images/tigre_hap_60_of_92.jpg
and here's a closeup of my effort:
Right, now I can concentrate on the masking!
Pete
Then spent a frustrating hour trying to drill two holes 0,5 mm diameter through that from the narrow side, which is about 1 mm thick. That was never going to be successful without a precision drill stand, so I had a rethink. I cut two slots across the broad (~2mm) side, using a screw slot file I've had for about 50 years, and used about twice. Then CA'd two short pieces of brass rod into the slots, added another layer of CA on top, then a coat of Mr Surfacer 500.
Not perfect, the top surface should be flat, but I didn't want to file the slots any deeper as it was getting a bit floppy, but I think it'll do. This shows what I'm trying to make: http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/jean_thomas_rembert/tigre_hap/images/tigre_hap_60_of_92.jpg
and here's a closeup of my effort:
Right, now I can concentrate on the masking!
Pete