| After some deliberation I decided to go with plastic card
to build most of the superstructure and decks. I was told For Sale signs
were a good, cheap source for plastic, and that is absolutely correct!
Using the copy I made of the Navigation Bridge area I cut out the shape
and went around it with a permanent marker on some plastic, then white
glued it to another piece of plastic. I cut both of those out and then
I scored the out line for the enclosed bridge structure with my x-acto
and I cut out the holes for the ladder access. I glued the two platforms
together to get the proper thickness. I then measured and cut out the three
back walls for the enclosed structure, and then I measured where the portholes
and doors would be. Making an X where the port hole was to be I placed
the point of my x-acto in the middle of the X and started turning it to
get a nice even hole. I then glued those three walls in place, and started
working on the forward three walls. I cut out the three bottom parts of
the wall and then glued those to the base. I measured the window frames
and then cut and glued those in place.
Next I sat at my desk and was wondering what I could do while I was waiting
for the glue and such to dry. I picked up the copies I made of the plans
and saw the 5”/51 Broadside gun drawing. Then I saw a round toothpick on
my desk, about three hours later a 5”/51 gun was finished, now I need nine
more! |
