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Old 07-14-2020, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by gregbal View Post
Just a short update, plodding along with hull skinning pretty much done.

Here's the process 'in progress,' with a base layer of cheap printer paper applied in sections as a substrate to shape out the structural body...then a layer of thicker 'plating' paper, attached in manageable segments to minimize buckling, to give as smooth a finish as possible:

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That's it so far. Onward and upward!
Very well !! I see that building is going in the right way !

The "double layering" of the hull is a technique I never used before (on paper ships... in traditional materials I used it very often)...

I have to think to try it on my next paper ship model...

Thanks for inspiration.. and go on with this very nice model !

ciao

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