First of all, DO lower it. Everything should be lowered.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
The inset is to show that it looks like Sven7 moved the Template down, but also forward along the rear departure angle.
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Second, I did NOT move the template forward. I moved it straight down, maintaining the correct angles. It looks further forward because I trimmed it with the bottom of the ghosted template (otherwise the ground plane would be wrong). Theoretically, my blueprint should be literally that- a direct guide from which to build the physical boat tail.
Scaling the template down to the height of the deck will give you incorrect angles. Scaling the template down in most circumstances will give you incorrect angles. (Yes, I recall aerohead marking your Beetle as an exception)
I prefer to use a flat blueprint instead of a photo because a flat image superimposed on perspective tends to distort angles, leading viewers to believe it will look much different than how it actually would.
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(I hope I don't sound like a dick here... just trying to clear things up)