PLA Plate for Scribing/Masking/Painting Practice
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PLA Plate to practice techniques for model building and customization
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I modeled a tool for practicing scribing and painting techniques for model kit building and customization. I got the idea from this EA Gunpla video where he took a blank sheet of PLA plate and demonstrated some techniques. I've included 6 variations of my design and a blank sheet for you all to use to practice your skills.
The plates are 2mm. If you want to, you can make the Z smaller for a thinner plate. I printed these at 100% infill. I have not tested anything lower than that, as I'm not sure that anything other than a solid piece of plastic will perform properly for scribing. However, you could get away with 20% infill, or whatever you like, if you do not intend to scribe and just want to practice masking and airbrushing sections.
Just like with injection-molded model kits, you need to scribe, sand, and prime the surface before painting anything. Otherwise, your panel liner or paint could seep into the layers of the print. I haven't tested scratch-building with the blank plate, but it is not impossible if you print it thin enough.
Included STEP and Fusion files for remixing