Long-form and tested — tools and settings that work, and fixes for the parts that go wrong mid-build.
Shape and budget decide it: flat plates, draping curves, the foam-sandwich hybrid — and the finishing either way.
Print guide 🖨️Free models that fit, the five settings that matter, PLA vs PETG — and the sand-prime-fill loop.
Build guide 🛡️Foam choice, heat forming, bevels, contact cement, priming — and the paint job that reads as metal.
Electronics guide 💡Strip types, diffusing, the battery math — and wiring that survives a con floor.