Is it possible to create a "window"?

hoakin1981

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Hi folks. So, is it possible to create a gap where on the model a recessed panel is?

I wanted to better simulate the real deal by removing the designed panel and creating a gap in its place to fill with Micro Krystal Klear but apparently trying to do so with an exacto knife is neither easy nor nice looking afterwards..

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Is there a better way?

Thanks in advance
 
Yes . There is always a better way .

What tools do you have on hand currently ?
 
Yes . There is always a better way .

What tools do you have on hand currently ?

I have various tools, with the most relevant being:

- 2 scribers (Trumpeter & Tamiya)
- 2 vinyl masking tapes
- a mini hand drill
- a Tamiya hand saw

Not sure what else might be useful in this case.
 
The easiest way would be chain drilling and then filing
Drill a series of tiny holes around the perimeter of the cut-out and then knife/file away the remainder .
You can get sets of jeweler files off Amazon for cheap
 
By mini hand drill you mean pin vise , yeah ?
for tiny fractional mm bits ?
 
Wow… that's a mess. What process/ tool did you use? It looked like you tried cutting using a heated tip of a scriber or something.

Yeah… there is a better way. Several tiny holes along the perimeter would have been a better way for a clean cut.
 
Wow… that's a mess. What process/ tool did you use? It looked like you tried cutting using a heated tip of a scriber or something.

Yeah… there is a better way. Several tiny holes along the perimeter would have been a better way for a clean cut.
Yeah..as i said, using an exacto knife was not the best option in this case. The chain drill solution was already kindly advised by @urumomo therefore a nice set of mini jewel files is already on the way :D

Thanks for all the help provided
 

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