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Old 09-04-2020, 03:00 AM
Llaut Mallorquin Llaut Mallorquin is offline
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Originally Posted by smp View Post
Fascinating for a newbie to both paper card modeling and ships. I am working on my first paper card ship, Heinkel CSS Tallahassee and have run into the starving cow hull issue already. Fortunately the hull color is dark and is mostly in shadow sitting on the stand.

Your lengthwise planks have inspired me to eventually try my hand at older sailing ships. Looking forward to watching your progress.
sp

Hello
The problem of the "hungry cow" is avoided by gluing strips of cardboard over the edges of the ribs that make a wider edge.
And then do not press hard when covering the hull, all very gently because if you do this, the "cow" has a soft belly and without marking the ribs.
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