It's been pretty quiet here so I thought I'd post a progress photo of The Betty. So far, with only a very small number of hiccoughs, this has been a complicated but entirely satisfying build. This is part of the hull with one of the two "arms" connected including hydraulics and some of the pipework. Only a couple of small and insignificant parts had minor issue, nothing at all to get upset about, and the rest fits like a glove.
Absolute accuracy is needed with both folds and cuts to make the parts fit properly, so any that haven't are more than likely due to my cavalier attitude, at times, to building. Very enjoyable and highly recommended for those after a model of this most interesting ship. If I had thought of it earlier in the construction I would've double layered some of the exterior panels and cut out some of the recessed parts and glued another printed piece in from the back but too late now and anyway, it would've added at least as much time and effort again to the build. More to come. Bones -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
