Re: Scratchbuilt ships...

On 9 Jan 2002 at 9:46, Sean Bayan Schoonmaker wrote:

> On 1/9/02 9:32 AM, "Flak Magnet" <flakmagnet72@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Nice work. They have an NSL feel to them.

Thank you.  You're not the only one to see similarities with the NSL, I
think I'll 
review the GZG site to make sure I can keep the "slab sided" feel, which
I like while 
keeping it different enough from the NSL to be "mine".
 
> Constructive criticism:

Whee!  The BEST kind!

> Looks like you were using superglue; try a liquid plastic cement. It
> "welds" the plastic together, and makes a much less noticeable join
> between pieces.

I was.	Mostly these were 'thrown together' last night to get a feel for
it.  I didn't start 
using my razor saw and miter box until I saw that I was actually getting
something 
half-way decent going.	I also was out of Ambrose Pro-weld, my
plastic-weld of 
choice.  I think I'll just check the Tenax I have out... it's
half-useless.

> Be very careful when making cuts. Try to make them as square (or
> whatever angle) as possible. This will also keep joins from being as
> noticeable. Don't be afraid to toss out a piece that's not perfect (my
> table is littered with thousands of failed attempts).

Yeah, I figured that out a bit and started paying closer attention later
on.  Something 
that "sucks" about getting this in this is that now even the SMALLEST
piece of 
plastic can be a detail, so now I have to keep a sorted "bits box" to
avoid wasting 
my plastruct stock.  

I acquired a new razor saw today and some saw-toothed knife blades,
hopefully that 
will "neaten up" my efforts. 

> Add some bits. Looking at the GZG line, they all have hull plating and
> raised bits. While hull plating might be a little advanced for some,
> you can really add to the "plain" areas of the hull by adding bits.

I intended to.	While at the hobby store getting new saws I also picked
up some 
textured plastic sheets that will make some styles of hull plating
easier and sharper.

> Happy Carving! (Try not to go blind)

Thanks (everyone) for the input.  I really enjoyed making these ships
and I really 
think I may make FT my "primary" miniature game because of the
possibilities in 
scratch-building.  I really found it to be easy.
 
> Schoon

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