1\48 with bored out laser cannons

[Armor]

I put a filter to the shot to bring out the hole. Sorry not the best pic.

[Phren]

I thought about doing the same, but thought that might make them too brittle...

But it does look more authentic like that...

[Armor]

I only drilled about 1/8 inch. If it did make it brittle thats ok. I do play with this one that much.

[eugimon]

very sweet, just the other day I thought about doing that... but the idea of messing up made my stomach queasy so I didn't... but great job on yours!

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Looks really great, nice mod.

Makes the lasers look more authentic.

[Godzilla]

Looks cool and original.

[Anubis]

I give you boundless props for have the courage and the stones to try to bore out those head lasers. Further props for getting it right. Good job!

[UN Spacy]

Great work on yours.

But my hands are too jittery....I'd end up making it worse before it gets better.

[rocco_77]

Making waves here at MW with your skills eh Armor??

That looks really cool man.

[Armor]

I'm sorry that ever one lives so far or I'd drill out all of your 1\48s laser cannons. If your in the Baltimore MD area let me know and you can swing by. I'll have you in an out 10 minutes.

[Anubis]

I'm sorry that ever one lives so far or I'd drill out all of your 1\48s laser cannons. If your in the Baltimore MD area let me know and you can swing by. I'll have you in an out 10 minutes.

Rockville!!

[Armor]

Anubis, come on over.

[phoenix01]

Manchester, MD here.

[Armor]

I did another one. I got to say it's looks real cool. It's not hard to do.

[mechaninac]

I've done this to my 1/48s also, its a quick mod that enhances the look of the valk's head considerably, akin to panel lining. Here's a quick how-to:

1. Use a No. 11 exacto blade to mark/start the drilling. Just eyeball the center of the cannon and work the blade like a drill. Make a hole big enough to firmly hold the drill for the next operation. The blade gives you much more control than a pin vise and drill.

2. Next comes the drilling. It's best to have three different sizes to work with, a small diameter drill, an intermediate sized drill, and your final barrel bore size. Drilling in three steps is 99.99% guaranteed to eliminate any chance of splitting the gun barrel of your precious 1/48. A quick way to achieve evenly deep holes is to put tape around the drill about 1/8" to 1/4" (your preference, but they should be the same for each drill) from the tip of each drill to act as a depth guide. Work the drills in slowly, giving 3 to 6 turns and backing out to clear the shavings and repeat until you reach your set depth; try to keep them going down concentric to the barrel to avoid punching through the side.

3. Add some flat black paint to the drilled holes and bingo, you're done.

Edited August 3, 2004 by mechaninac

[Ignacio Ocamica]

As much as I'd like to mod my 1/48's, something tells me that "if it can go wrong, it will go wrong".