Beautiful! deb :) Don't text me -- it won't work!! ;)
On Nov 21, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Bones <[email protected]> wrote: > Forgive me if these are known already to the old hands here. After having > rewatched the entire 7 seasons of Next Generation I thought it would be nice > to build the Enterprise D. I picked Mr nNnjatoes' to build since it is a > reasonable size and not too difficult. One of the problems I've always had > with tab models is the inevitable overlap you see with this type of build. In > a previous post I mentioned a way to lessen the effect by using a burnishing > tool on the back of the joined parts to bring them to level on the front > side, see saucer1.jpg, but one persistent problem with his is the harsh black > line that always is noticeable at the join. > > To get around this, and with the Enterprise, it's really noticeable because > of the light blue colour, what I did was to cut on the inside of the line of > the parts rather than on the line or outside the line. this left a white > paper edge and no coloured black line on the outside edge of the parts. When > the parts are glued and then burnished from the back the join is almost > unable to be seen from a distance. I've included a shot from Mr Ninjatoes' > picassa albums on this effect. > > The other problem I had is that much of this kit has alternate tabs, that is > tabs on both parts to be joined that interlock. Understandable that this type > of kit has that method, it's the only way to idiotproof the parts so everyone > knows exactly where they go. Trouble is that it's really difficult to get a > join that isn't lumpy. I got around this to a degree by scoring the tabs on > the inside of the dotted line rather than on the dotted line. This seems to > have smoothed out the joins pretty well. > > the only other issue I've had so far with this model is that after almost > completing the lower star drive section I dropped it on the floor and rolled > the chair back to pick it up and steam rollered the whole unit...oh well only > 4 hours work.... > > Bones > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like > Norman Einstein." > --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > <saucer.JPG> > <saucer1.JPG> > <enterprise_pic7.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
