The quality of this etch is really good though. The first attempt had both top and bottom layers merged on the top of the etch removing all detail and folding lines. Of course, one could ask the etcher to re-etch the design, if this weren’t the second etch already. If this were a set of railing this would have been a complete failure. Fortunately I needed only half an A5 and nearly all parts are already etched twice in the fret. Many parts are now loose, damaged and one or two missing (I did design the lines hold the parts to the fret too thin though). However, the etcher ( etchworks) decided that wrapping the etch in crudely shaped cardboard-taped shut leaving all the movement a delicate etch needs to destroy itself while roaming its lush and spacious surroundings-is all the protection you need in the mail. Reading the lines in Illustrator and filling in all parts, AGAIN, worked. Anyway, away with the hatches and fillings.
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But now I have Windows 7 that runs out of memory while attempting this copying, even though I inserted the full 8 Gbs that my aging PC can handle to avoid exactly that problem. I remembered with the previous etch I could directly copy the design to clipboard and insert it into Illustrator. Exporting the file (DXF, DWG, all versions Autocad can export) won’t work the cause is the bad hatch definition in Autocad that other programs as Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw (latest versions, demo) just won’t accept. I’ve decided that Autocad is terminally lousy at plotting. Circles remain jagged, even when setting the Autocad view setting the maximum, setting the print quality to highest and printing to A0 size. However, after having spent many a fine evening with Autocad, pdf-printers and graphical programs, I found myself unable to export the file to a good quality PDF. I still start in Autocad for its accuracy and ease of us (I find so). Every time I make a new set I have to change the order of programs for making the masks. In an attempt to further delay the inevitable-that my model might actually reach completion-I designed a new photoetch set. Other parts are some wooden gratings for the bridge, an oar rack, some spare pompom sights (I’m quickly running out as they damage easily) and new railing why not have railing in brass? As I’m now more comfortable with soldering, I decided to add new funnel grills and I wanted to solder the cordage reels anyway because the glue bond isn’t that good. The UP-launcher design was one of the oldest and was redesigned.
This time I was prepared for the correct Autocad-to-Illustrator sequence, working more with lines with a given thickness to create meshes, no filling in Autocad but only in Illustrator this new set was only a few hours of work. I copied the ruined parts to a new fret and made some modifications.
Vallejo primer doesn’t spray as well as basic Humbrol enamels that give better adherence and scratch resistance why even use a primer? Back to the etch. I blame the Vallejo primer that doesn’t adhere to the Alpaka (neusilber) nor to the resin I used. I thought I had the proper wash/rinse/primer order figured out but the primer didn’t hold well and the UP launchers and cordage reels are now ruined. I’ve recently bought a new airbrush and started to experiment with painting.
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