• bulletholes in plastic

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    TyphusoftheDH
    Published on 12-11-2005 12:38 PM  Number of Views: 15828  
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    I was trying to do bulletholes on my new ultramarines captain, but then I discovered how hard it was to make them with a razor-blade, pin-vice, and a palette knife. So I asked myself, " how can I make this a lot easier?" Here's how.


    What you need:
    a figure
    a holding device
    a full-metal pin.


    Mark the areas that are being shot at in pencil, dark enough so you can see it. Turn on your stove burner (fire safety here) and stick the pin directly into the flame, wth your holding device. Make sure the holding device is fire-resistant, like a metal object. Wait until the pin is the desired temperature, and stab the pencil points on your character, and drive in the desired depth of the hole. The hole will be the size of a bullet to scale, and will have a lump of melted plastic around it, looking like a real bullethole. Depending on how many you want, reheat as necessary.


    And please, don't burn your house down.
    Comments 10 Comments
    1. uglyamericanV1.5's Avatar
      uglyamericanV1.5 - 12-16-2005, 11:31 AM
      You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/article...n-plastic&
    1. Gilvan Blight's Avatar
      Gilvan Blight - 12-16-2005, 06:13 PM
      Pretty sure I saw this in a White Dwarf last year. Also most stoves now a days at least here are electric. You can use a lighter and candle I think more safely. Picutes and examples would have helped.
    1. Vhaidra's Avatar
      Vhaidra - 12-16-2005, 07:13 PM
      Great idea, very simple and I'm sure it works very well. Thanks for the tipp.
    1. Fundak's Avatar
      Fundak - 01-02-2006, 07:04 PM
      IMO it's not good method. I think that better is on GW site.
    1. hdrcorp's Avatar
      hdrcorp - 01-06-2006, 02:00 AM
      That sounds great. respect
    1. Puddin's Avatar
      Puddin - 05-03-2006, 03:10 PM
      I did something similar years & years ago on a Spitfire model. Amazing how different people can come up with the same ideas.
    1. DaN's Avatar
      DaN - 05-05-2006, 12:27 PM
      Thing about this is that sometimes the plastic sticks and you end up with these wierd stringy bits when you remove the pin. Would look better for Acid splashes from Tyranids or possibly Plasma damage, but not bullet holes I think.
    1. hwrdfrnd's Avatar
      hwrdfrnd - 09-17-2007, 11:36 AM
      you have to let the pin cool off a bit before you pull it out to avoid the strings.
    1. Obsidian348's Avatar
      Obsidian348 - 10-10-2008, 08:13 PM
      good guide but thats not so great for bullet holes, they might be to scale but 40k's not, use somethhing bigger...like a kniting needle
    1. HaaX's Avatar
      HaaX - 04-26-2009, 10:24 AM
      Its awesome on smaller 28mm's models like Sotr.
      Much better than drilling over dimensional holes..
      Thanks

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