Notice how the center is higher than the sides.
On the left is the front view, on the right is the back view. The card stock piece overlaps a little at the front and rear when cut on the printed lines.
TIP: To get a soft fold down the printed lines, a pressed the print line over the top of my triangular shaped engineer's ruler. This helps form the soft crease. I only had to press over the print line with a fingertip to make a rounded light embossed line.
To play it safe, I cut the card stock pieces a little wide on the sides so the overhang could be shaved off after the glue dries. Note in the picture below - I cut the piece out, outside the printed lines.
Here you can see the overhang.
On the right, the overhanging edge is shaved off to the flat edge of the balsa sides. Use a single edge razor blade or new knife blade for this.
Those assemblies look like tons of fun to build! John Boren really designs some nifty balsa jigsaw puzzles.
ReplyDeleteHi Neil,
DeleteThey re fun to build, but not fun to fill and get smooth! Models like this show what's possible with laser cutting. I was most impressed with laser cut parts on ship models. The bulwark walls are more accurate which makes the planking much easier.