Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider

[427 Cobra]

Use a hand drill. That's what I use for small circular shapes. Draw a circle with a drill bit guage (found at most home improvement stores),then cut out to the line you traced,and turn it on the drill the way I do (with a screw in the middle to support it) until the line is gone. Do the same thing again if you need something that can't be turned easily in long sections. Multiple discs can be glued together for a long shaft. Just block a file,or sand paper wrapped around a board against the table you're working on for leverage if it's a big part.

Once you have all the little discs glued carefully together,sand them with a sanding block if there are any irregularities in them until smooth. This is how I make long columns,or thick circular shapes without a lathe.