For modeling steel cable, don't use sewing thread—it has stray fibers that look ratty, especially after painting. Instead, use beading thread. This material is thermally bonded, so there's no fraying. Example product: Beadalon WildFire .006 inch (0.5mm) thick, in black, light grey and other colors. Available at Michael's and most craft stores.

I am a bit timid about certain things, making changes to my layout among them.  I note that my previous blog entry said I painted the layout was in [ ... ]

In other news, John M. is hospitalized, suffering from shock. ;-)

Never had a blog but now seems just as good a time as any to start one. I think that I never really had a good subject to write on but chronicling the [ ... ]