Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
I apologise for the brief interlude, but having reached a point, I found myself up against an impenetrable wall! Knowing exactly where I want to go with it, but with absolutely no idea how to get there.
Meanwhile, three out of four swims came out nicely identical and aligned with the master, but one proved to be a bit wilfully wonky - probably the last done rather late in the evening?!
After a taking an age to work out exactly what was pulling the assembly out of shape and then taking a chance with a bit of brutal surgery, breaking several bits and resetting under weights eventually sorted it!
I had also cut four sturdy halves for the two, fore swim "gunwales"...
... with only a far too vague notion of what comes next...
This is where it has all come to a stop! Every idea considered so far seem to present peculiar problems, and I just cannot make my mind up!
The main issue is that the decks were covered with steel plates, plainly stepped (without joggles) over the beams, and I particularly want to represent that very distinct feature. Despite the sheets being relatively thin, they clearly did not receive anything like the punishment that all the other platewok did, so tended to remain fairly flat! Overlapping 0.10mm plastic sheet should give the right appearance, but be an absolute nightmare to prevent any sagging between the frames - and the things ending up looking more like biplane wings?! Building up a more solid substructure risks unevenly trapped adhesive showing through and potentially distorting the surface - among other difficulties!
I will find a way - in the end?
Perhaps having a jolly good clear up might help clear my head at the same time ?!
Pete.
Meanwhile, three out of four swims came out nicely identical and aligned with the master, but one proved to be a bit wilfully wonky - probably the last done rather late in the evening?!
After a taking an age to work out exactly what was pulling the assembly out of shape and then taking a chance with a bit of brutal surgery, breaking several bits and resetting under weights eventually sorted it!
I had also cut four sturdy halves for the two, fore swim "gunwales"...
... with only a far too vague notion of what comes next...
This is where it has all come to a stop! Every idea considered so far seem to present peculiar problems, and I just cannot make my mind up!
The main issue is that the decks were covered with steel plates, plainly stepped (without joggles) over the beams, and I particularly want to represent that very distinct feature. Despite the sheets being relatively thin, they clearly did not receive anything like the punishment that all the other platewok did, so tended to remain fairly flat! Overlapping 0.10mm plastic sheet should give the right appearance, but be an absolute nightmare to prevent any sagging between the frames - and the things ending up looking more like biplane wings?! Building up a more solid substructure risks unevenly trapped adhesive showing through and potentially distorting the surface - among other difficulties!
I will find a way - in the end?
Perhaps having a jolly good clear up might help clear my head at the same time ?!
Pete.