Thank you Jim and Marijn
Sometimes I am stupid ...
I had already described the initial situation a long time ago. The bits of the kit were "a bit" strange in their shape. Thereupon I had fiddled new ones ...
... and because I need some of them for different tasks, I casted them. A complicated mold with two-component silicone putty inlets - top tech!
The other day, I noticed that the bits are still pretty low, even though I had my scale mate with me when I took the photos ...
... grrrrr...
Here again the summary:
Kit
Version 1 anno 2016:
So consulted the McKay and printed the parts in these dimensions.
And since I want to be a model builder, i tinkered around with the printed parts, and got this
For the belaying pins I made a template to cut to length, with wire feed from the left, and catch basket underneath, goes smooth and quickly and well cut to 6 mm.
Then a montage holder with through holes - needed print wise - taped with mirror tape to a wooden stick and filled with the cut offs.
The mirror tape actually secures the wire pieces against falling out. After that I leveled the lengths a bit ...
... it looks like this:
Then prepared the pin head. White glue in cup 1, water in cup 2 and the mixture in cup 3. And for that the brush does not dry out when the pin is left to dry, it is brought to the right height with a clothes peg so that its tip is in the water.
Then the glue is applied in several layers on both sides of the head. The thinner the glue, and the more layers there are, the more uniform the result. So do not make the first layers with a too thick glue-water mixture! And always let it dry befor the next touch up. That's why I use the white glue "express" version, so that work can proceed quickly.
In my case it was 6 to 8 layers. When the head has the right size and form, let it dry well and paint it
Then paint the bit itself with the base color ...
... and keep the holes open.
After that I like to put thinned ink in all the inside edges, it adds depth. Next a light wood color on all scuffed edges and finally some white brushing on all outside edges, it just always gives a good look.
Then inserted the pins, secured with white glue - which dries transparent - level the top side, bring it to a leveled length on the underneath side where necessary to adjusted the lengths and added the color.
And what used to look like this ...
... then becomes like this. So even printed parts need a lot of love and affection from a tender modeler's hand
XXXDAn