Hi folks
While I was at Wicksteed a certain telepathic salesperson took one look at me and declared that my next model ought to be the 1:72 Puffer! As I'd been thinkling that I should build something small enough to work on while I'm actually away from the workshop boating this summer, she was spot on and, having been beguiled by the model built by the lady herself, I parted with money in exchange for the kit. I did suggest that next time she should have a fortune telling booth next to the sales stand offering palm readings to help visitors select their next project
This will be the first time I've built anything using styrene sheet and also the first time I've worked on anything this tiny. My last model was the almost completed Colin Archer that I was sailing at Wicksteed! I'll no doubt be asking questions as I go along.
The first two are these. First, the printed lines on the styrene sheets are of significant width. Is the convention to trim to the middle of the line or the inner or outer edge? Second, the stanchions. Did puffers really have their rails at nearly head height or are the provided ones over scale? At 1:72 a man would be about 1 inch high and the stanchions are almost that high. I'd have assumed the top rail would be at around waist height and thus about 1/2 inch high.
Any thoughts welcome.
Guy