The Chopper

Cool, thanks for the info. Been thinking about buying one but wondered how well they worked.

You can never have too many tools.

I've always wondered about that tool. How clean is the cut? Are the corners/sides of each piece true?

The edge/cut is nice on thinner strip, but thicker strip (don't have an exact measurement here) tends to shear a bit. For thicker stuff, I still use an xacto miter box and saw.

On my ships, I don't scribe panel lines. Instead I create individual panels and pieces to give it that other-worldly look. The chopper has been indispensible for this.

John

Sounds nice. I'd probably be using it for the thinner stuff anyway. Thanks for the tip.

Here's a (unfortunately dust-covered) example of some of the many many pieces I used on my last scratch/kit bash. All the panel detail (little rectangles) were created with the chopper, though there are some panel lines scribed as well...

http://homepage.mac.com/johnselvia/PhotoAlbum10.html

John

Damn, nice job! those guns are really impressive, too!
That makes me want to buy a Chopper & I don't even need one!

Did you ever see the Australian movie Chopper? Pretty good... and based on a true story!

Now that is awsome!