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So I ground the sword off of the back of the old Interrogator model, mostly because I have always thought it looked stupid on him int he first place but also because my conversion was carrying a sword.

The back is a bit rough, is my best bet at cleaning this up just a bit of greenstuff, or is there something else I can do to smooth it out. It's kinda in a position on the model where I cant use the sander bit on the dremel or even a file to get at it very well without risking damagine other detail.

Cheers folks!

Try a fibreglass pen or suede brush

I usually use fine sand paper (600-800 grit) and a rubber tipped something. I have some rubber paintbrushes for working clay (I use them for green stuff) but a pencil eraser may work too.

Sandpaper. I'll start coarser (220 or so doesn't scratch too deeply, but still cuts relatively quickly) if I still have a decent bit of stock to remove, then step up to finer grits as I near the target shape. LUTNIT's squishy backer is a good idea for areas too narrow for a finger - you need to exert at least some pressure to get the grit to bite and a backing with some give helps the paper conform to curves and exert even pressure. After that, I generally hit everything with steel wool for final smoothing and to knock off any surface oxidation.

Awesome, cheers for the tips folks!