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Hey Everyone,

I am using Dark Eldar wyches torsos and legs for an all female Eldar guardian jetbike squad.
I ditched the original head and torso in favor of the current guardian head and female torsos.
They looked great except save for the boobs there was nothing feminine about them.

The wyches legs (overal lower torso) are near crossed as the wyches are meant to look like they are jumping. most have one more or less straight leg and one leg that is bent at the knee with the foot of the bent leg close to the knee of the straigt leg like they are springing off one leg.

i plan on using an exacto to make a clean cut across the upper thigh of the bent leg and reposition it (turn it a bit counter clockwise) so that the legs can straddle the seat of the bike.

Is an exacto the proper tool for this? I want to make as clean a cut as possible so I can simply reglue with the legs spread a bit not closed.

Any tips or help would be great.

I doubt you'll get a clean cut on any thick piece of plastic with a standard xacto blade. If you use a lot of force it's also likely to slip and cut something/someone.

From the sounds of it I'd say use a saw type blade. Fill in any gaps with greenstuff.

For plastic it's fine. I use a knife like that to cut up space marines to repose them. Don't need a saw unless it's epic thick. Just don't plan on getting the cut perfect, no doubt the blade will go off at an angle slightly as you push it through, but if you're careful you'll get a better result than using a saw.

As ZatGuy said, you need to be careful of slipping when cutting with a lot of force, so personally I use a wooden cutting board and make sure my fingers are well clear of the slash zone so if I do slip I don't butcher myself. I'm not exactly sure what models you are planning on cutting, but being eldar they probably don't have very substantial limbs so it shouldn't be too hard.

You can work your way into it gradually as well, rock the knife back and forth a bit, don't just press straight down hoping to get a clean cut.

For the most part I only bother using a saw for metals and really thick plastics (like trying to cut through a torso or something).

Thanks for the tips. I have both blades.
I will indeed be careful when cutting the limbs.
I willpractice with both blades on a plastic sprue first as it is about as thick as the leg in question.