Posted by Mike Pell on August 01, 1999 at 07:09:33 in 199.235.127.250:
In Reply to: not really an answer. posted by skring on August 01, 1999 at 03:18:06:
:It epect to sit there for a couple of hours and :download each segment of this guide, by itself, :instead of downloading it all at once
It is recommended that you download the entire text file itself and then read or print out each segment for work in that specific area when the time comes.
:and if I go segment by segment after I done :something it tells me to modify something that :screws up what I already done. I.e. after :painting the hull it wants me to start cutting :on the hull and A deck,etc.
The segments do not replace the model's instruction guide. They work with it by explaining how to make and add the missing items.
For example when making the forecastle installation as suggested by the model, read what the model instructions say to do then check any segment that may be involved with that procedure to see if there is any further information available before doing ANYTHING. Then decide what you want to do over and above the model instructions and do it then before the model instruction step. That way when you add the forecastle to the hull all the changes you wish to add (if any) are on it. The Tutorial points out clearly when certain things MUST be done first when needed to avoid retrofitting as much as possible.
:What about the diameters of the "pulled sprue. :just in the whistles alone they speak of "pulled :sprue" being as thick(or thin) as 1lb or 4lb :test what about the other diameters?
Checking photos in books or the diagram with the Tutorial will show the modeler the relationship in sizes of the various parts involved. It is hard to achieve exacting guages when pulling sprue so what the modeler does is estimate the best they can. Diameter is less important than the length is for the whistles. The visual references show the effect sought after. The modeler would then need to use common sense to duplicate what they see.
:If we order the new model do we still need all :those GMM parts? It not which one do we not :need?
You do not need any of them if you wish to make an out of the box model. However the authors of the Tutorial highly recommend that you buy all of the GMM parts if you want to make the most historic model possible. At least by the rail kit replacement by GMM but the more the better.
:C'mon would it be nice if we could just start at :point "A" and go to point "B" with out having to :jump around?
You may wish to use Mr. Groby's guide then as he does a great job going from point A to B. The Tutorial was written by TOPIC so when a modeler encounters a part or step in the instruction manual they could consult the Tutorial BEFORE doing anything to see if there was additional info to be covered before making any final decisions on what to implement and then proceed from there.
Or another approach is to read the Tutorial first to get the general consensus of the material involved and THEN tackle the model having an idea of what needs changing and when it should be done provided of course the modeler decides to make any change. They are suggestions over and above the kit's recommendations to repair, replace, or add detail that does not come with the kit but are by no means compulsory as stated in the Tutorial. If you find it unstatisfactory then I highly recommend Roy Mengot's and/or Mr. Groby's guides as excellent alternatives perhaps more in a style you are comfortable with.