So let’s slather on the Bondo! If the Bondo is too thick and clumpy then you can thin it with styrene monomer. The outside diameter is guided by styrene rings. It just so happens that I had two bottles that were nearly perfect for the inside diameters of the tubes I needed. They’re made out of HDPE and are perfect for solvents and paints. Fortunately I like to hoard large bottles from vitamins and other supplements. It is from here that I learned that any sized tube or shaft I need I can simply make by cutting out two end circles out of styrene and filling in between them with Bondo. Styrene, urethane, Bondo, vacuum forming, lots more, everything is in there. I reached for my Bible, which is the Gundam Scratch Build Manual. Here is where those scale model building years came in handy. Problem is, they would have to be very specifically sized tubes, which is kinda hard to find or if you do you have to buy minimum lengths. In the end I decided that I’ll make it like the internet: a series of tubes.
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