[MrConk]

Originally Posted by Paperclip

Well it is officially started. One thing I learned in previous builds of laser cut kits
is to clean up the sheets. I take each laser cut sheet, a paper towel and gently wipe the char dust from the whole sheet. Both sides. The 1st time I built a Shipyard laser kit, as I was building and painting, upon handling raw parts, I kept depositing black smudges on my finished parts. After awhile it dawned on me what I was doing. So from that day to now, laser cut anything gets a swiping before construction begins. You can see in one of the photos just how much char is on the sheet.
So, on Saturday February 4, the year of our Lord 2017....vessel is laid.
Rick

I would not have thought of cleaning the sheets. Good tip.