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Thanks for the suggestions, guys. After a couple more experiments last night, I've decided to lay off on this project for a while.

I read online that you could cut Lexan with a soldering iron. I...

Lancer was 100 percent right about the Dremel melting the plastic. I put the Dremel on 1 and slowly lowered it into the plexiglass, and it made a nice hole with a blob of plastic fused to it.
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Thanks for the warning, Lancer. I think I am going to give it a try--the plexiglass only cost $4, so I won't cry if it's ruined.

I'm thinking of sandwiching two pieces together and resting them...

I bought some clear plexiglass tonight at Home Depot--looks like the right stuff.

I'm thinking of trying to cut it with my Dremel. Maybe just rough out the shape and then sand down to the...

I love the look of the clear and translucent scales some of you guys do, and I'm wondering where I can get some of these materials. Are they available at any brick-and-mortar stores, or do you have...