Using Templates in Scratchbuilding and Kit Bashing

Inspiration

I have been using templates for years for scratchbuilding and kit bashing.  Sometimes, I don't think about what those who look at my posts understand what I mean by the term "templates".  I use a variety of templates, mostly thin plastic sheets of two dimensional shapes, like circles, of various sizes.  They come in quite handy to determine the diameter of a circular object and I also use them to cut discs with a scribe.  I also use hole cutters to cut circular discs and remove parts of objects that I want to use for a project.

Then Templates

These are some of the types of templates I am talking about. The larger two are just circles of various diameters.  I purchased these, as well as most of the ones I have, from Hobby Lobby. They can be found in the drafting section along with many other interesting products.

Here are some more templates. The smaller two at the left side of the picture are similar to the larger ones above.  The blue circular object has some circles on it and then has holes in it to make larger circles.  The inner part of this device rotates so that you can draw or cut a circle using a scribe.  The red and silver object is a scribe which I use for cutting plastic. The ruler on the right is thin and flexible and I use it to scribe straight lines on objects that are not flat.