Today in class I got a significant amount of work done. I started by purchasing 20, 40, and 60 mil. pieces of styrene and a bottle of weld on. I planned on using the 20 mil for the curved pieces and the 60 mil. for the flat structural pieces. I bought 40 mil. just in case I might need it somewhere down the road. I closely examined a previously made model that was in the display case to get a feel for what sort of process I would take and to get a 3D view of what it actually looks like, this was very helpful. I planned on laying each piece out on paper and then transferring it to the styrene but found that this was an unneeded and time consuming step. Instead, I began laying out pieces straight onto the styrene, making sure they were all square. I got all my pieces laid out and cut two of them before class was over. I found out that scoring the lines multiple times cuts down on sanding and scraping. In the next class I will cut the rest of the pieces and begin to cut structural elements, such as 45 degree angle inserts for the inside of my model.
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