Scratch building

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Mike; I'm almost embarrassed to suggest this, because I've seen your work
and you're a few levels ahead of me.  However, when I scratchbuild I was
taught to cut large (or in the case of holes cut small)and sand to the
exact dimension.  I had the same problem with the thin areas breaking.  I
found that clamping the piece in a vise and sanding (using an emery board
in the picture that I hope I attached)the opening as necessary worked.
Also when I put this in a clinic one of the even older guys told me that
this also gave me better control because I could use both hands on the
emery board.

We going to get pictures of your tower in progress or a clinic?

Frank Bongiovanni

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 1:16 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
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> You might try piecing together some of what is available to get the right
> look.  Proper dimensions might have to be sacrificed a bit.
>
> Walter Davis, Youngsville, NC
> On 3/25/2020 11:16 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
>
> I want to scratch build a switch tower like Hager or Tug etc. I can’t find
> windows of the right dimensions or design. I have also tried to cut holes
> for the windows and broke the narrow area between them. How have others
> overcome these barriers?
>
> Mike Shockley
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