Random Thought - Scalpels

chris_r · 8 May 2006 at 00:19

What do you guys model/create? any pics?

Phantom · 8 May 2006 at 00:23

can you spread butter on your toast with it?

SiriusB · 8 May 2006 at 00:25

I used a scalpel for some model aircraft and more recently Warhammer 40K models

I also nearly lost an eye to a scalpel during a heart dissection at school. My mate saw that the tray in which the heart was presented was plastic, and realised the scalpel was sharp... so he put two and two together and tried to carve his name in the bottom of the tray.

PLINK went the scalpel blade as it snapped, the broken piece hitting me in my lower eyelid quite hard. If i had been closer or if the broken piece had spun in a slightly different way I may well be wearing an eye patch and saying "y'aaargh matey" a lot

SiriusB

Mic · 8 May 2006 at 00:25

chris_r said:
What do you guys model/create? any pics?

I dont have any pics, but mostly just randowm kits, p-38 lighting, Republic Star Destroyer from Episode 3, two jedi starfighter kits that im doing some more detail on and a ARC170 which im doing the same (they where very cheap snap together kits that cost like 8bucks and with some detail and a repaint they would rock).
Im also currently airbrushing my track day helmet(my first airbush attempt ever:O). Going to make a resin cast of an 18" terminator i bought and make two more for a diorama (OMG STEALER). Going to try and do some detailing on the 18 inch terminator that i already have as its basicly just flat silver all over.

Im also gonna start making custom 'toys/action figures'. Designing an 18" Optimus Prime which will be a direct enlargment of the 20TH anniversary Prime.

Then im gonna move onto making one of these bad boys

(not sure who made this but they are an absolute legend)

Rednut05 · 8 May 2006 at 00:26

Like a stanly knife blade.

Basicly you wouldn't run it along your hand it see if it was sharp.

Raymond Lin · 8 May 2006 at 00:30

chris_r said:
What do you guys model/create? any pics?

Used it to make model buildlings. This is 1:20 scale

jezsoup · 8 May 2006 at 00:33

Rich1988 said:
could you cut a man cleanly in half with a scapel, I mean samurai sword.?

It depends, are you cutting across *** body or straight down through the head?

Mr Joshua · 8 May 2006 at 00:34

chris_r said:
What do you guys model/create? any pics?

I'm a railway modeller. The scale I model in is 2mm to the foot, here's a couple of wagons that are nearly finished:

And this is my work area!

Raymond Lin · 8 May 2006 at 00:34

jezsoup said:
It depends, are you cutting across *** body or straight down through the head?

Can open, worms everywhere................

Rednut05 · 8 May 2006 at 00:35

Maybe if your scalpel had a 2ft blade on it and some weight behind it. Then it'd be worth a try.

SiriusB · 8 May 2006 at 00:36

Down through the head youve no chance....

Across the body just below the ribs and you're laughing.. only the spine to get through lol

SiriusB

chris_r · 8 May 2006 at 00:37

Mr Joshua, looks impressive. Very impressive.

Any pics of completed jobs?

Mr Joshua · 8 May 2006 at 00:46

Sadly no, this banana van kit is the nearest thing I have to being complete, just needs couplings and a paint job -

I have an airbrush but it's not been used yet, I'd like a compressor for it really. There's a loco that I've had under construction for years which is not quite ready, I'll upload some pictures when I have it out next.

Greenlizard0 · 8 May 2006 at 00:49

Mic said:

That is class!! I would love to see your effort too!

Minstadave · 8 May 2006 at 00:57

Scalpels are ridiculously sharp, we used them in dissection in the first year in medschool, you can go straight through a pair of gloves and a fair way into your finger without noticing a thing. The "ripping" effect is the tension in the skin pulling the incision apart as you cut through it. Now I've progressed onto using scalpels on living people and its the strangest thing, you barely stroke it along the skin to make the initial incision (which I'm allowed to do), then switch to diathermy (the electric knife) to do all the real work (which I'm not allowed to do quite yet).

Mic · 8 May 2006 at 00:58

greenlizard0 said:
That is class!! I would love to see your effort too!

Mine will be hilariously bad

. Ill probably make a few before i can get it right.
Megatron:

Minstadave · 8 May 2006 at 01:02

Very geeky and cool, I love Transformers, watched the movie soooo many times as a kid

Mic · 8 May 2006 at 01:05

Minstadave said:
Very geeky and cool, I love Transformers, watched the movie soooo many times as a kid

I was about to watch it an hour ago, but my dvd drive decided to be homogay.
Transformers=legendary.
Prime=Pure....legend.

jezsoup · 8 May 2006 at 01:08

Minstadave said:
then switch to diathermy (the electric knife) to do all the real work (which I'm not allowed to do quite yet).

So they like mini chain saws then?

Greenlizard0 · 8 May 2006 at 01:09

Minstadave said:
Very geeky and cool, I love Transformers, watched the movie soooo many times as a kid

Lol I have video back in Kent, and a DVD, and a remastered DVD somewhere as well!