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Rigging the masts
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What I found in doing this process, is you need patients and steady nerves. A lot of knots and knowing some. There are a variety of tools you can use, tweezers mainly, and hooks. One you will see is the third hand vice, which can be constructed from copper wire and alligator clip. I also use a electrical panel grounding terminal bar as the base to tie down the copper wire then I clamp it to the table. Now I can have as may clips the bar will hold. In this case 12 holes with screws.
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Here I have placed pictures to do the talking
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The aft was modified by cutting out the windows with a Dremel tool and then filed for finishing. I then cut a piece of mica (clear plastic) and glued it to the back of the panel. I then cutout the aft since it was solid too (have a look) and I wanted to give the illusion of there being a room behind the glass. When it was cut out I then painted the interior wall black to hide the walls, the I glued the pane onto the aft. the panel came with a trim to give the appearance of a finished wood trim. I did not like this, so I filed off most of the trimming where real wood will take its place. The problem was to shape the wood. As you can see my first try was not successful. I realize that I had to choose the piece of wood carefully and making sure the grain is straight throughout the length. Otherwise the result is the wood will break open when bent, even after steaming it for some time.
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I first soaked the piece of wood, then steamed it and slowly bent it to shape. it was not only one direction I had to bend it, but also it had to take the gentle curve of the aft's finish line. I am please with the results. It added that extra touch of authenticity. You could call this a modification. That is part of the fun in building models.
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