Ah the possibilities. Deck cleats, block & tackle, anchors (various patterns), standard boat davits, ship's boats (at least the fiddly bits), small calibre guns, radar antenna . . . just a thought, really.

~cheers

Hmm, while we're brainstorming ideas - WW2 plane gun sights, those are always pretty fiddly...

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Yeah, that sheet is three-bar. I'll work on a two-bar version. Can you direct me to an image of the block and tackle thingies you'd like? That'll help me a lot.
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Bruce

Here ya go matelot.

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That would do it. No need to get fancy at 1:250 anyway. A flat version of the image in the upper right would do. Then I could string my own lines from the outsides of the pulley to another similar set. If I wanted a single I could trim off the lower pulley. That would be sweet. If you look at my photos of Charlemagne you can see that I attempted my own for the large boat cranes. Pre mades would have made that a lot easier.


Carl

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Well there is a tutorial here... Might want to use Google Translate though XD

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I have not been able to find any Future yet. Will some other floor wax substitute?


Carl

Any liquid acrylic floor finish should do the trick Carl.

Future® Floor Finish <-future link

For small jobs I spray it on very very lightly with a small mist pump sprayer. I do this on a sheet of wax or teflon coated paper. then cover in another sheet of wax or teflon coated paper and place something heavy on top until all is dry. You may want to experiment with this process and some scrap card stock. The first time I tried it I was not happy with the results. Several coats may be required.

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Carl I have used Future for small parts but havent tried it for fine lasercut parts. I think Bmaniac has the right idea, a light misting and sveral coats will avoid the warping problem. The Future has a plasticizing effect, so no super glue and no brittleness. I do not know about any other acrylic floor waxes, but Future is widely available. if you experiment, pls let us know how it turns out, I definitly want to try the the paper lasercut railings when I get back to building ships..

regards

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Hmm. I'm now uncertain. I may still give it a try but I am reluctant about things that need pressing. I'll still get some and run tests. I'm also lazy about prep work but that could change if I could just treat several sheets at once ahead of time.

What about spray starch? My wife has this stuff around for her quilting. Is it too brittle?


Carl