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The fact that you are asking how to start in scratchbuilding is a sign that you probably don't have any experience along this line at all. I could be wrong of course. It's like someone who asked a famous sculptor how he made his fine statues from blocks of marble. His reply was something like "I just take a large block of marble and remove everything that does not look like the subject". It's easy when you know how. You have to learn how to work with metals, one step at a time. It is a skill that would take many years to achieve, with many failed experiements along the way as you learn the proper methods. I'd suggest starting something a whole lot easier like scratchbuilding model structures from wood and other materials. Buy yourself several craftsman type kits and build them. Doing this will give you skills that you can later apply to building models from basic materials on your own. Then start on small brass projects. Good luck! Bob Boudreau
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