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One method that works well is to use a pin to locate end and center points. Gil

PB, Doing front and back embossing will only weaken the paper further. There, that wasn't too complicated was it..., Gil

Charlie, Suggest acrylic modeling paste sold at most art stores. It can be applied like spackle, knifed off and allowed to dry. It's great for making paper and embossed detail tough. Makes good joint filler and weld lines too. Gil

Charlie, I found that scribing lines and shapes in a sheet of plexiglass allows panel and access panels to be quickly and easily embosed. It's also neat to use it to emboss a ridge line on both closure ends of a fuselage section one is coated with cement and fit into the other. Makes a...

Charlie, Embossing is a great technique. Suprising that it's not discussed more on this forum. Question though, how do you align the two pieces? It's disaster time if the two pieces are misaligned by only a small amount. I've also found that a light coat of Aleene's Tack It Over &...

Ditto on Leif's reply..., the dash panel is superb! ..., Gil

Pashlispaht, Good to hear you're back. Was wondering what was going on with you and your girlfriend from Kyrgyzstan..., Gil

Jim, Stunning! That's a wrap! Now put her in the bottle! Best regards, Gil

Darwin, The guns for the Iowa were all tested out in the desert not far from where you live during WWII. Think it was run by Springfield Armory. On the subject of moire patterns and sampling theory the following web page has a fairly decent problem description and better yet describes...

Darwin, Definitely a record! Congratulations on the beautiful Helena..., you've done a great job of going it alone without a whole lot of feedback from the group. The reason maybe that everyone was watching to see you lead the way which you did with virve and elan. Thanks, Gil

Jim, Nicely done! All that practice on Constitution is paying off beautifully. Gil

Josef, The rest of the armour competitors are now wishing you a very happy 120 day uhrlaub...., kidding aside your work is in a word wonderful. I look forward to each installment and carefully view it three or four times to make sure I didn't miss anything important. Keep up the work...

If you don't already have one you'll find this one of the most useful tools in the box. They occasionally go on sell for even less: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47257 Gil

Tim, Read carefully and write it down if you have to. Mix one half PVA with one half Acrylic Gloss/Matte Medium and a drop of dish detergent. Use pure water to thin. Roll sparingly onto the problem surface with a superfine roller and let dry. Use transparency setting when printing on an...

Josef, It's the beginning of the dreaded Uhrlaub season and you're showing signs of catching a bad case. Please hurry and finish the build before you succumb to this dreaded of all European afflictions..., Best regards, Gil

Tim, Great start! I like builds that go quickly even if they're never finished, at least they go quickly...., Non Finum, Gil P.S. If you finish this I'll look and feel like a complete non sequitur...,

Tirta, Best to order a pair online. Popala, I was just concerned that you were dismissing the microtouch solution out of hand without having tried them. Each of us has their own tool preferences depending on what needs to be accomplished and the best tool or tools to do the work. The...

I rarely change a blade. It's kept sharp by buffing with polishing compound on a hard felt buffing wheel mounted in a Dremel tool. Wear eye protection and make sure the buff direction is away from the blade edge. Popala, do you have a pair of Fiskar scissors and have you tried them? I...

Tirta, The U.S. Website has it listed as Item: 99217097. Which I assume is type 9921. http://www.fiskars.com/US/Office/Product+Detail?contentId=91486 Gil

Not if they're very sharp. Ron originally turned me on to the these scissors and everyone else who's had this problem has had the same success. Xacto blades are not as sharp as are scalpel blades which I now use almost exclusively. For members in North America try this site for tools at great...