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Old 06-19-2017, 05:39 AM
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One other aspect of using aluminum on a model is that it can be "formed" into compound curves impossible with paper media. This is another area that needs practice prior to taking on the task. It's not that difficult and after a little practice is quite pleasurable. Take a look at Guillermo Rojas-Bazan's work - he's notably the best known and certainly the most prolific of the "all aluminum model makers". His site is here but is down at the moment. You'll see that you have already mastered some of the techniques he uses in his models. The one thing that you will realize is that he is a master at obtaining detailed and accurate documentation - you can never have too much...,

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-Gil
If you have aluminum glued to cardstock, can you soak the paper to get the complex curves that paper alone won't do? The aluminum should hold the form once the paper becomes pliable.
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