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Re: Yet Another Technic Creation
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Date: 
Thu, 3 May 2001 06:41:55 GMT
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Jennifer Clark wrote in message
<3AF063EB.6F5FE421@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk>...
I need to lean to slow down when building my models. I get about half-way
done, then I start thinking about the next model and end up with sloppy
finish.

Yup :-) I always find there comes a time, particularly if you are finding a
section of the model hard going, when it becomes tempting to abandon it for
something else.

Do you make multiple versions of one portion of a model, especially
something
such as arranging gears and such to fit into the structure?  How many?
I find that I usually can get satisfactory results after about three to
eight
steps of refinement.

Great work once again!

--
John
(remove the obvious to reply)



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  Re: Yet Another Technic Creation
 
(...) I do indeed have multiple versions of various parts of the model, and the number of attempts needed varies considerably. I probably need about 3 to 8 steps for relatively simple parts, but this will increase if, for example, there are other (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.technic)

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  Re: Yet Another Technic Creation
 
(...) Thanks! Even if I can't model the real thing exactly, I try to put the parts that are semi-equivalent in similar places to achieve some of the more subtle visual and mechanical (such as weight and centre of gravity) effects of the real thing. (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.technic)

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