DD 886 u.s.s. Orleck design process

[FRD]

I apologize for the delay, I'm currently doing the page layup and it is CRITICAL that everything is in it's proper place before the dies are made because once that expense is met, these parts aren't changing.


My intent is to have the first, "exemplary die cut card model" and that is going to take, EXACT REGISTRY on both the printing, die making and die cutting, PRECISION die making and cutting is neither cheap or easy so I have, "one shot at it" to "get it right"


Not only all of the lines will be cut but a template will be made for all of the score lines that will simply be "compacted" by a non sharp die, same as scoring with no residual ink loss. (we'll see how this works out)


Nearing the end of page layup now, I'll be lining up die makers on Monday, while the dies are being made I'll be doing all of the 2D graphics , the next prototype I assemble will be the full color, simplified, student version minus the die cutting.

[FRD]

This is why I've, "been so quiet", page layup, yeah, sure, it looks, "simple" and, "boring" (and it is) but it requires that a lot of thought be put into the placement to allow proper margins for the die cutting.

This process allows me to get all of the parts numbered (in their order of application) and to get a final part count.

To illustrate this, note the parts and numbers in blue, these are, "optional" or, "noncritical" parts put add a great deal to the 3D aesthetics, for example, the winch and fanfare on the fantail fall in to this category and can be sacrificed if necessary to get the part count down.