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US Frigate Essex - 1:50 [COMPLETED BUILD]

epicdoom said:
awesome I have a few ships to copper I didn't fancy the idea of cutting and sticking all those plates on. will try your method of whole strip
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I'm very pleased with the method. It is much quicker and easier than the individual plates and I don't see any real difference in result. I've had no problem with tearing, but you do have to be careful about twisting when the strips are long. I try not to remove too much backing at one time to avoid that.
 
Thank you for the information. Will keep all this in mind when I get started. Doing them one at a time would be a drag with all the repetition. I think it would cause some folks to hurry through the job and maybe not pay attention to how they lay on the hull.
 
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