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Peter suggested that novices should not be intimidated about starting a kit. He stated that any builder should be comfortable with, and willing to, make mistakes. Specifically, he suggested a build tip of printing out extra parts for repair or reconstruction when the eventual “oops” happens. Peter didn’t feel comfortable making any tips fr advanced builders, explaining that he didn’t feel qualified yet, in his building skills. Seeing the Empire State Building seemed to challenge that assumption.

Peter shared that he favorite tools were good quality cutting matts and Exacto Brand cutting tools. He added that he finds Prisma colored pencils for edging. Edging is the process of adding color to the edges of parts, cut from a sheet, to cover the white edges of the cut out part. Edging is a skill of its own and helps blend joined parts that are glued together.



Picture 1: Peter’s suggested Prismacolor pencil for edging...

Picture 2: Prismacolor pencil for edging...

Picture 3: A well edged kit, a brown owl...