The CSS Virginia in 28mm

[Dr. The Viking]

If you need rivets you can always just use needle pins?

Just push them into the thing where they need to be... leaving only the pinhead to show. That's instant rivets!

[Dewbakuk]

I've started using dressmakers pins bought from the local Tesco's. 2mm pin head, makes life very easy

[Hauptgefreiter]

Bolts and rivets in different sizes can be bought here:
http://www.barrule.com/Workshop/scratch%20builders%20paradise/Augmentables.html

[gamer Mac]

Looking really good
How are you managing to cut such neat, even holes in the plastic card?

[Sp0n]

Looking really good
How are you managing to cut such neat, even holes in the plastic card?

It's actually just a rough pencilsketch followed by some steady freehand scalpel work 

[dijit]

It's actually just a rough pencilsketch followed by some steady freehand scalpel work 

Ok that's impressive!

[gamer Mac]

Ok that's impressive!

Very
When ever I try to cut curves in plastic card they always end up rough and no two curves ever look the same.
Yours looked so neat and uniform that I thought you must have a secret not just great skill.

[Fugazi]

Hey, wow, I love big ships in a big scale.

This was MY last one in 28mm-scale (approx. over 1,30 metre in the length):

[bandit86]

Fugazi   Holy...  
SpOn: Thats great so far look forward to the finished picture.

[dijit]

Very
When ever I try to cut curves in plastic card they always end up rough and no two curves ever look the same.
Yours looked so neat and uniform that I thought you must have a secret not just great skill.

I know your problem too, plus the occasional slip and cut finger!

[former user]

what I do about it is pre-scribing it with a round edged tool - e.g. a dart game tip - along a template if serial appearance is needed.
the edges get rough, but it is easy to sand the with fine sand paper.

You can do it even with Plexi, but always break it along the line in very small steps.
If the material is transparent or You can adjust the template precisely, scribing from both sides helps too

[Sp0n]

Done some more work tonight:


Should have done loads more, but couldn't turn off the computer No further updates this side of the holidays, so merry christmas!

[Hauptgefreiter]

Merry Christmas to you, too! 

[Dr. The Viking]

"I'm high as a kite and my teeth are green. Merry f**king Christmas."

Looking good my friend. I cannot stress it enough: I hope you will actually finish this project.

[Sp0n]

I hope so too