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QUOTE sort of like carving soap (come to think of it, has anyone tried.....?)

Almost, EM! I carved a McLaren M8A out of a block of paraffin wax back in the mid 70s. Easy to carve, and mistakes were repaired with a little molten wax. Two plaster casts later (the first one destructive) and I had a buck for a vac-formed version. Worked pretty well, but I don't think I want to carve any more bodies - took me ages!

 

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Now that sounds like determination to me! I would have quit when the whole tail broke off.

Excellent effort! You should have got a "Perseverence Award"!

 

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Hmmm.... tail severed very cleanly.... Howmet's a razor saw specialist.... hmmmm.... coincidence?