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And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

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"For just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king"

One moment

Let's come back to make some mess

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

Thanks Bob, feel free to take anything you need. I ll take your deadeye-rail steps. This is what MSW is for !!!

And hmm job again ... why I can not do things correctly on a first shot ?
 
Always twice ...
 
So
 
I was not satisfied with last done, and change material, and ta-da-da ...
 

 
And, as usual, apetite grows ...
 

 
How to manipulate those "points" ? Think think think ... a ha ... very thined top of toothpick
 
And how to paint them ?
 
Think again
 
At the same way - sharp top can pick very little drop of gold acrylic, and
 
 
I am proud !!!
 

 

Telephon cooper wire again
 
 

 
On place
 

 
And preliminary painted
 

 
Much much better

I do not think so, Cap. But who knows, I'll see when put it on a place, how it looks and fits with another elements 
Today I was honored by Admiral watching me writeing/painting letters. And with likes ?
 
Hmmm
 
Later, I heared Admiral talking something about upholstery ??? She and her ideas ...
 
Quid pro quo
 
I'll try to ignore
 
Never boring here

Really nice work, Nenad. Thanks for the tutorial.

WoW !! I bet that looks just stunning up close !!
 
I really like the way you used the twisted thin copper wire to make the gold braid. It looks much better than if you had just used painted the ornamentation.
Excellent work, Nenad !!

Thanks for the tips and tutorials, Nenad.  Very insightful and useful.

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

Whole ornament is finished.
 
OK, little color correction here and there ... and maybe adding little drop of yellow to gold color before that ... something to thing about
 
Considering there is a lot "bash" jobs/techniques applied, tomorrow I'll write little tutorial/explanation. I was a bit inpatience to try and to move forward and forget to explain main steps of this creative journey full of improvisations
 
Here are pictures
 
CS ornament - targeted look. Little more yellow tone ? I think it have to be, but maybe later, because front and rear decorations have to be in same color
 

 
Left side
 

 
Right side
 

 
Look from floor
 

 
It looks like, or I have to visit doctor for my eyes
 
And again "problem" with close-ups ... magnify every little mistake. And when you try to fix it, you realise that you have to move center or end of rope which is 7 mm long and less than 1 mm thin, up or down for about 1/4-1/2mm ... and when you do this, another part moves out of position ... after a while, you look at, and it seems OK, and you make close-up, and see new mistake you made. Another endless circle
 
I must confess, I have not enough patience to do this more than once, twice
 
Time to think what is next move

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

Whole ornament is finished.
 
OK, little color correction here and there ... and maybe adding little drop of yellow to gold color before that ... something to thing about
 
Considering there is a lot "bash" jobs/techniques applied, tomorrow I'll write little tutorial/explanation. I was a bit inpatience to try and to move forward and forget to explain main steps of this creative journey full of improvisations
 
Here are pictures
 
CS ornament - targeted look. Little more yellow tone ? I think it have to be, but maybe later, because front and rear decorations have to be in same color
 

 
Left side
 

 
Right side
 

 
Look from floor
 

 
It looks like, or I have to visit doctor for my eyes
 
And again "problem" with close-ups ... magnify every little mistake. And when you try to fix it, you realise that you have to move center or end of rope which is 7 mm long and less than 1 mm thin, up or down for about 1/4-1/2mm ... and when you do this, another part moves out of position ... after a while, you look at, and it seems OK, and you make close-up, and see new mistake you made. Another endless circle
 
I must confess, I have not enough patience to do this more than once, twice
 
Time to think what is next move

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

Next challenge are much thinner elements of ornament, and here is attempt ( with preliminary painting)
 

 
So small and thin, and very hard to shape and to glue, and to paint.
 
The thinest drop of CA I can produce, even on a top of needle is 2-3x thicker than this little wire. Top of my thinest paintbrush seems so large as I try to write font 14 with baseball stick.
 
Did I try again ? I do not think so
 
For me, this moment, most important is that it seems that whole ornament (when done) will have main shape, look and feel as on CS

Telephon cooper wire again
 
 

 
On place
 

 
And preliminary painted
 

 
Much much better

Second attempt ...
 

 
 
Made from thin wood strips
 
 
Ok, I think it can pass ...
 
And now starts harder part with very thin lines, less than 0,5mm. I made some tests, and for now it seems that thin rope will take main role. We ll see tomorow

Whole ornament is finished.
 
OK, little color correction here and there ... and maybe adding little drop of yellow to gold color before that ... something to thing about
 
Considering there is a lot "bash" jobs/techniques applied, tomorrow I'll write little tutorial/explanation. I was a bit inpatience to try and to move forward and forget to explain main steps of this creative journey full of improvisations
 
Here are pictures
 
CS ornament - targeted look. Little more yellow tone ? I think it have to be, but maybe later, because front and rear decorations have to be in same color
 

 
Left side
 

 
Right side
 

 
Look from floor
 

 
It looks like, or I have to visit doctor for my eyes
 
And again "problem" with close-ups ... magnify every little mistake. And when you try to fix it, you realise that you have to move center or end of rope which is 7 mm long and less than 1 mm thin, up or down for about 1/4-1/2mm ... and when you do this, another part moves out of position ... after a while, you look at, and it seems OK, and you make close-up, and see new mistake you made. Another endless circle
 
I must confess, I have not enough patience to do this more than once, twice
 
Time to think what is next move

Uh oh ah .... thiny nice blue detail almost missed !!!!!
 

 
 
How I did not see thid before ? Too much stearing in structure on Lou's great detailed high resutipn b/w pictures
 
First thing tomorrow

And hmm job again ... why I can not do things correctly on a first shot ?
 
Always twice ...
 
So
 
I was not satisfied with last done, and change material, and ta-da-da ...
 

 
And, as usual, apetite grows ...
 

 
How to manipulate those "points" ? Think think think ... a ha ... very thined top of toothpick
 
And how to paint them ?
 
Think again
 
At the same way - sharp top can pick very little drop of gold acrylic, and
 
 
I am proud !!!
 

 

And here is explanation - tutorial
 
Star and basement
 
Considering little dimensions ( 7-8 mm diameter) use only this tool - they are not designed for wood, but with them you can do it more precise
 

 
Basement for star is made from wood tile 1,5-2 mm thick, which must be thinned to exact shape
 

 
Ring is made from telephony wire, flattened on anvil after making circle. It is not necessary to solder, it is so small, and you can always hide composition place with star arm, if color do not cover composition
 
Before installing ring, paint hole with red color, later it can be impossible
 
Stage 6 - use Xacto or similar sharp scalpel, and make scarps, or cuts if you are skilled enough. My experience is that scarps are sufficient in such a scale
 
Paint careful ring with blue and body with gold
 
Star is made of galvanized sheet metal part. I tried different materials, and faced with problems how materials behave on such a small dimensions - if to much soft, you can not work with, if to much hard, then it is to much thick
 
For gluing, use thinned toothpick to apply little drops of CA over ring
 
 
 

 
After coloring ( all used colors are acrylic), you can correct scarps, and you can use clear matte acrylic varnish
 
Left and right circle ornament are made on same way
 
Ropes
 
All ropes are made by "my" patent, considering I ( still) don`t have machine for this
 
Basic technique is shown on picture
 

 
You have to do some experiments, following direction of twisting in the weaving thread or oposite, combining 1,2,3 ropes together, or making double twisted ... Play a little
 
I used thread for crocheting, because a less of little hairs, which is made ( twisted) originally from 5 thinner twisted threads
 
When rope is done, you can twist it more by hands, and cover it before mount by one or two layer of thin gold acrylic to become semi-plastic, easier for work with. After cutting to dimension, "glue" ends with acrylic paint
 
All another line ornaments are made of different ropes I made
 
Ah, yes, parts are made by telephony wire, and little "leaves" on top by twisted thin wire - just two hears from regular multicore AC 220V wire
 
Letters
 
Point by point, on template I made from printed part of CS plans. After finished, cutted and glued all letters together in one sheet of paper base
 

 
I hope I did not miss something to explain 
 
Oh, yes
 
Main thing
 
On such a scale, you first have to "divide" whole ornament in parts, adn to look at "on artistic" way - little points just dissapear caused by small scale, and you must chose and decide what parts are significant to give look and feel of whole thing, and to focus on them
 
Little tip
 
There was problem how to manipulate with so small pieces - too small for any tweezer ... remember adhesive force of water ... just lick the top of toothpick, touch desired piece, and you will pick it up 
 
Another little tip
 
Use acrylic as first glue layer - also has some adhesive force, enough strong to accept piece you lay on it, and when acrylic color get dry, apply another thin layer to fix it, and varnish over

Whole ornament is finished.
 
OK, little color correction here and there ... and maybe adding little drop of yellow to gold color before that ... something to thing about
 
Considering there is a lot "bash" jobs/techniques applied, tomorrow I'll write little tutorial/explanation. I was a bit inpatience to try and to move forward and forget to explain main steps of this creative journey full of improvisations
 
Here are pictures
 
CS ornament - targeted look. Little more yellow tone ? I think it have to be, but maybe later, because front and rear decorations have to be in same color
 

 
Left side
 

 
Right side
 

 
Look from floor
 

 
It looks like, or I have to visit doctor for my eyes
 
And again "problem" with close-ups ... magnify every little mistake. And when you try to fix it, you realise that you have to move center or end of rope which is 7 mm long and less than 1 mm thin, up or down for about 1/4-1/2mm ... and when you do this, another part moves out of position ... after a while, you look at, and it seems OK, and you make close-up, and see new mistake you made. Another endless circle
 
I must confess, I have not enough patience to do this more than once, twice
 
Time to think what is next move

Good idea, Cap
 
Little edit: I finished whole ornament, and considering there was a lot of "bash" works (almost all ements), tomorrow I'll make tutorial for my log and presentation for this log
 
And edit
 
Whole process is explained here
 
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-bashed-tehnodidakta/page-114#entry264901
 
Used materials : multicore AC 220V wire, telephony wire, galvanized sheet metal plate 0,5 mm, thread for crocheting