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So I used a small saw to take off the gigantic resin block attached to the Tiger Shark's main body but even though the saw was very small, it still couldn't cut at some of the angles. I've tried using a hobby knife but they are just too big. Help!

I'd use an X-Acto hobby saw. They are $10-15 and are incredibly useful for stuff like this and much more. If not maybe a dremel cut off wheel. If you have access to stationary tools a small bandsaw with a fine blade or a scroll saw would work.

The X-Acto hobby saw looks like it may do the trick, I found it on Amazon for like 10 bucks, I wonder if I could find it locally... Michael's doesn't seem to carry it.

Any razor saw ie xacto hobby saw .. or maybe a surgeons bone saw, or a jewelers saw perhaps.

That's what I was using, a jewelers saw =( it's still slightly too large to reach and saw properly with the angle it's at

Jeweler's saws can be used like tiny hacksaws, but they're really meant to operate vertically. When used like that, they require almost no clearance and can cut surprisingly intricate patterns - I'm far from skilled and can manage a 90 degree bend with a sub-millimeter radius, if I'm using a fine blade. Cutting the gentle radius of those gates should be easy enough, if you reorient the saw, like this:

Saw then file and sand. Wear a mask, removing the big casting gates is the messiest part of working with a resin kit, assuming it's not got bad mould slip.

Hey there - I have had to remove large blocks before like this.

The key is to not try and remove them in a single cut.

For example, first cut from top, perpendicular to the hull - this will leave a smaller block below the hull, that you can reach and deal with easier.

On some big models I sometimes have to make two or three cuts at different angles to get them removed.

best of luck!!!

Here is what I use, or a variation of it;

http://www.hlj.com/product/smssm1102/Sup

Photo etch saw blades, great for making cuts at odd angles, and they are quite thin, meaning little damage to surrounding areas.

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