Jonathan, It takes me a half-hour to attach two cylinders in a fuselage! Wouldn't it be easier to start with black thread?
I have a partially built wooden plank-on-frame ship here. Maybe I should force myself to finish that before I tackle a paper one. Meg On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:50 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > It literally takes a 1/2 hour. I've modified my technique where I build > on both sides of the cardboard now instead of the butterfly design like in > the picture. I would definitely recommend starting with the ratlines. > Spray paint them black too if you want them correct (standing rigging would > be covered in tar) > > --- On *Mon, 9/17/12, Meg Winters <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Meg Winters <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Papermodels II 47298] Free San Salvador paper model > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 17, 2012, 2:09 PM > > > Thank you Jonathan. I think I'd have to try that before actually making > the model. I'd hate to go through a lot of build and find I have to go to > a hobby shop, looking for the right size ratlines. > > (By the way, I thought the whole thing was called "ratlines" until I saw > the instructions for the ship. I'll never learn to speak boat.) > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:05 PM, > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > they are surprisingly easy to do in #10 crochet cotton thread. All I do > is paste the template part onto corrugated cardboard, and then on the > outside crossings/ ends of the strings, I make a slit to pinch the thread: > > [image: http://jleslie48.com/gmerry/gm00317.jpg] > > http://jleslie48.com/gmerry/gm00317.jpg > > > > then a dot of white glue at the crossings. > > --- On Mon, 9/17/12, Meg Winters > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > From: Meg Winters > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [Papermodels II 47296] Free San Salvador paper model > To: > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > Date: Monday, September 17, 2012, 1:25 PM > > > It looks amazing! But the ratlines and shrouds.... I don't know which > method would cause me to tear out less hair. > > Meg > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:55 PM, william perry > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Looks like a nice sailing ship model: > > > > > http://www.sdmaritime.org/shop/san-salvador-collection/downloadsansalvadormodel.html?options=cart > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/compose?to=papermodels%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/compose?to=papermodels%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<http://mc/compose?to=papermodels%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
