Shipyard 1/96 Santa Leocadia paper model build

One of the most important things in working with paper is that you need an abundant supply of blades (#11), I use mine then when starting to show signs of wear, put them back in the holder as they are still fine for plastic and wood, but those sharp blades are absolutely critical for paper and card stock modeling.
 
11320 Titanic said:
One of the most important things in working with paper is that you need an abundant supply of blades (#11), I use mine then when starting to show signs of wear, put them back in the holder as they are still fine for plastic and wood, but those sharp blades are absolutely critical for paper and card stock modeling.
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I’ve been going through blades very quickly yeah, working with the planks/ balsa is a relief because the blades last a lot longer. I’m gonna try and use more of the wood to make parts from now on using the paper as blueprints. Will have some planking updates in the next couple of days.
 
The captain of our USS Chesapeak yelled to his crew, "Don't give up the ship!". This admonition applies to models as well, how is your build coming along?
 
I’ve had a busy couple of months and not had a lot of time to work on the build but I’ve made some progress on getting the upper half of both sides of the hull mostly planked.

In the process I’ve damaged the paper deck pieces which I’m considering replacing with planks also, but that’ll be after I finish the hull.

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After a hiatus from modelling (due to procrastinating the planking of the lower hull) I got given a model of a Venetian gondola as a birthday present, which I promptly started work on, and it inspired me to continue with my main project. So far so good but I have no idea if what I’m doing will look any good when I’m done.

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The addition of the wood has a question in my mind..

is the card stock framing and card stock keel STRONG enough for this addition?
 
This is the first card-build I've followed. I'm impressed with your progress and ingenuity. When this is finished it will look as nice as a wood kit.
 
tball4217 said:
The addition of the wood has a question in my mind..

is the card stock framing and card stock keel STRONG enough for this addition?
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Once glued the card is fairly sturdy but once I covered the lower hull with filler and sanded it down it was rock solid, I can glue the planks straight on very easily too. I’m surprised with how well it’s turning out. I have another card kit, the HMS enterprise which I’ll start on once I’m done with this and most likely do the whole thing other than the framing in wood.
 
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