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Step by Step

WORKING WITH DRAWINGS

Planning I think this is the most important step for every model. There are a number of drawing programmes that can be used for this step such as Corel draw, freehand, adobe illustrator. I will draw all the pieces again with their views (front, sides and down or upper) before I use plotting paper, but the pieces had different measurements and I had to repeat the process two or three times. Now, all the pieces have the same measurements and I can use them to make my models with a great accuracy.

In these pictures you can see the different parts that I have drawn with these programs.
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Testing Now that I have ready all the basic pieces that I need to begin the model. In this step we will prove our drawings.
The pieces, grouped by modules.
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Remember when we were younger we would make paper models, in order to prove the pieces.
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The paper model is ready and we can to see that all of the pieces fit correctly.
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Cutting [IMG] 007, 008, 009
I print the drawings and glue these directly onto the plastic using a glue stick.
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I mark the lines without cutting trough and I can then drill the holes for rivets, windows, etc.
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Using my fingers, I eliminate the rest of the plastic. Later, I will remove the paper with water. Now, the pieces are ready for be glued.
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Structures Now, I have the chassis. In this step, first I will cut the plastic pieces and they will be glued on the paper drawing with the glue stick. I can then cut the pieces exactly. Next I glue the pieces with Tamiya cement. The paper will absorb the rests of the glue. This can only be done with small surfaces.
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