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Making hole in plaster wall
MattEa
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 10:32 PM UTC
I am building a diorama where a Panther tank is lying in wait in the ruins on the ground floor of bombed out house. There will also be a machine gun team and spotter on the second floor. My question is how can I make a whole in the plaster wall that looks like the tank smashed through the wall. I have a dremel tool but to me that will look to clean, and I am afraid to just brake it as I don't want the entire wall to break.



joepanzer
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 10:47 PM UTC
Do you have access to any firecrackers?
krow113
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 10:47 PM UTC
Draw the shape of the hole you want on the wall. Gang drill around the outline , drill lotsa holes , then punch through when its weak enough. Stabilize around the outside of the hole with a cardboard tube or something when you punch through.
You can gang drill the shape of the chunks you want within the hole perimeter as well.
MattEa
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 10:48 PM UTC
Thanks Ill go with the gang drill idea! Firecrackers are a little hard to come by here in Canada unfortunately, especially in the bigger cities
krow113
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Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 10:50 PM UTC
Use a glass to stabilize the wall on the outside when you punch , it will catch all the pieces.
obg153
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 12:55 AM UTC
Here's a thought & 2 questions; Is your building already fixed to the base? If so, I think it would have been easier to create the damaged area beforehand. #2- Why smash up a fine looking building? From the second photo showing the rear/interior of your house, it looks like there's plenty of room to park a Panther & just have the muzzle peeking out the large front window. The tank can always bash thru later if necessary. Another option from drilling would be to score the outline with a sharp knife and repeat scoring till it's ready to be pushed out from behind (from inside the house).
maartenboersma
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 01:51 AM UTC

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Here's a thought & 2 questions; Is your building already fixed to the base? If so, I think it would have been easier to create the damaged area beforehand. #2- Why smash up a fine looking building? From the second photo showing the rear/interior of your house, it looks like there's plenty of room to park a Panther & just have the muzzle peeking out the large front window. The tank can always bash thru later if necessary. Another option from drilling would be to score the outline with a sharp knife and repeat scoring till it's ready to be pushed out from behind (from inside the house).



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