Well, another day, and I finished what I'm calling the "base" AT-ST modifications. Anything further will be for the particular picture I'm trying to copy. The fo
Using my punch set, I punched .8mm holes into thin styrene strips (.8mm being the diameter of the brass rod used for the handrail). I then aligned the strip and punched 2mm holes centered over the other holes, which created 4 little donuts. Now, I had to do this many times to get 4 that were near perfect. Using my modified Chopper, I cut 2.5mm width (Evergreen 105) strips into 8 4mm planks. These were hand-cut again to create an angled edge. I used the flush-cutters to cut the angle, using one piece as a guide for the others.
Using 1.5mm strips (Evergreen 103), I cut 3mm planks, and glued them to the inside of the larger planks. I would then sandwich them using the other planks.
Here you can see the finished sections. I also cut out little divets in the circle. The idea here is that I would slip the circles onto the brass rod, then attach the circles to the angled support pieces.
Here you can see the circles attached to the handrail. The cut out would slip into the angled parts and be cemented in place.
Finally, here is the end result. I think I would have been better off gluing the angled supports on the roof, then attaching the handrail. But it worked pretty well my way. I took some liberties granted, but I think it looks pretty Imperialistic.