Seeing the Spanish galleon on Jeff Knudsen's War Artisan site a few months ago prompted me to get back into card modeling. Decided that it would only be right and proper if I at least made one of his kits so here's my latest work-in-progress, his 56 gun Dutch ship, the Brederode. As always, it's a learning process.
Having the helping hands magnifying glass did indeed help. My cutting has been fairly accurate on this one. Though it did mean I had to move my work space off my lap and onto a desk. I'm still not happy with my edge coloring techniques. I want to try some of the watercolor pencils I've read about.
Also, I'm not really set up with a way to drill clean holes for the masts. I started the holes with a needle, then gradually enlarged them using a pointed dental tool until the masts could slip through the holes. It was labor intensive and put quite a bit of stress on this tiny model. And, this method doesn't really cut through the paper, it just pokes a hole and then frays it as you make it larger. It's not a neat solution with little rings of frayed paper at the openings. Any suggestions on how to avoid that? I noticed Micromark has some nifty little finger drills but at $17 for a set of 4 I'm a bit hesitant. Anyone use them before?
The masts are made of plastic rod rather than wire. The sails will probably be added tomorrow.
--jeff
Having the helping hands magnifying glass did indeed help. My cutting has been fairly accurate on this one. Though it did mean I had to move my work space off my lap and onto a desk. I'm still not happy with my edge coloring techniques. I want to try some of the watercolor pencils I've read about.
Also, I'm not really set up with a way to drill clean holes for the masts. I started the holes with a needle, then gradually enlarged them using a pointed dental tool until the masts could slip through the holes. It was labor intensive and put quite a bit of stress on this tiny model. And, this method doesn't really cut through the paper, it just pokes a hole and then frays it as you make it larger. It's not a neat solution with little rings of frayed paper at the openings. Any suggestions on how to avoid that? I noticed Micromark has some nifty little finger drills but at $17 for a set of 4 I'm a bit hesitant. Anyone use them before?
The masts are made of plastic rod rather than wire. The sails will probably be added tomorrow.
--jeff
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