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Here's iteration 6. I think I like it with the ocean outlined instead of fully painted. It's easier to see the islands. In this one the continents are with unbleached titanium paint. The oceans are Prussian blue, so only two colors of paint +white. I might be able to make the surface rounder...

I'm planning on an artshow in 9 month. After than I'm going to set up model kits for kids and educators. I might do worldbuilding presentations at science fiction cons. I'll explain how to take latitude and axial tilt into account when mapping science fiction and fantasy worlds. For those goals...

I understand they were amazing at the time because they only needed twelve men. That's a huge advancement, with a smaller crew, there is more space for cargo or for food and water, depending on the purpose of the journey. Oh wait sorry. I got clipper mixed up with schooner. The clipper had only...

If only there were more time, I'd do a schooner. You could draft your own. I like the design more than the building. Start with the keel plate down the middle, then add ribs. I start with a low number of ribs and add more as I refine the design. Or you can do monocoque, but that takes more...

As a kid I had a lot of fun with a rowboat with oversized ors. Unstable but fun jus the same.

I can't share stuff from the forum because it's of work not yet published.

Uh oh, I had another idea on basic design change. I'm working on getting the surface rounder and so I'm making changes to adapt for paper thickness. I then realized that the model has built in slop which results in inaccuracy in relation to roundness. The subdividing struts are longer than the...

I'm thinking about making regular posts to YouTube. Maybe I should jump in with this one. Or maybe wait until the model is finished.

That's amazing.

I've got the mechanism working. I made a video and posted it on facebook. I'll try posting it here. Nope I can't figure it out. There's string inside the globe which twists when the globe is wound and then untwists to drive the diurna(daily) spin...

The DC, I'm on a writing critique website and critiqued a story with a fishing boat(steam drifter) in it. It did a bit a research, which was fun, and now have a better understanding of this type of boat. With a steam drifter, the engine and boilers are mid-ship and take up a lot of space. This...

Good info. I was thinking of asking about Vaseline or some other release agent.

Wow. My experience with superglue is that it's brittle. I assume that Crazy Glue and Superglue are the same thing. I was thinking polyethylene because it's what forms the bottoms of skis, snowboards, and sled runners. Repairs on these surfaces are done with a tool which is a lot like a hot melt...

I may have some piano or guitar wire. Good pointer on bearing surfaces. I was think about using polyethylene if I could find it in thin sheets. I also thought about spray silicon. I wonder how hot melt glue is for bear surfaces. It might be polyethylene. There's also ski wax.

I bought a 24 hour clock mechanism. I want the earth to go counterclockwise which means placing the mechanism at the top. I set that project aside. I don't like the look of the housing for the mechanism. It's a cool idea since the model would show both time in all time zones. The other option is...

I like the idea of some versions spinning from below. I'll try it. Thanks. It's somewhat similar what I have now. The axel is a 5 inch pin with two pieces of 1" square paper wrapped around the axel along with washers on the bottom. There is more friction on the diurnal axis(the pin) than on the...

Here the latest iteration finished. And on the right it's spinning. I put in piece of thread so that it can be spun and the star shaped button for the north star just because. I may redo the thread so that it's counter twisted instead of just looped. And maybe I should close off the hooks so...

I will spray outside. My concern is that when I bring it inside the solvents might still be giving off fumes.

I went to Joanne's for a new mat. I've got one being shipped, but with Christmas deliveries, it's slow in arriving. The mat cost $17.00. Ouch! With that cost the price point of my models may be too high. It depends on how long I can make each mat last and on if I can purchase them wholesale. I...

Well I killed the cutting mat. It got clogged up with paper particles so I washed it, taking off all the glue and tried elmer's re-stick glue to re-stick the mat. It works but thats right when I cut through the mat. The parts I'm cutting only fit in a specific way so the machine keeps cutting in...