28mm Pirate ship construction - Part 2
Construction Photos (Click on the images to see a larger version)
The sides.
I wanted to make them a bit sturdier so I decided to layer the thin card, with each
layer smaller than the last. I also like the look
of the layers as it helped break up the flat side and it also looks more like planks.
The front.
At the front I stuffed up the measurements on the hull sides so I will need to fill the gap around the
prow with some more cardboard. Hopefully the decorative parts will cover most of this do I can
use some pieces of balsa to hide the bad joins.
The second side
For this side I found it much easier to glue all 3 layers together and then glue it onto the ship. The
cardboard is pretty thin so I curved it to fit the side of the boat before the glue dried completely.
Details around the deck.
I added some balsa strips around the door and also made it look like there are steps
between the different deck levels. I extended some of the strips up to the main deck to make a handrail.
For this I used wood from a coffee stirrer, as it's a lot stronger than balsa wood. I
also added a couple of drawing pin heads to the top of the handrail.
The front bulkheads
This followed the same design as the main bulkhead. Underneath the balsa is some more decking plasticard that I
glued on to the bulkheads, and then the balsawood strips on top.
Next I filled all the edges around the ship sides and the bulkheads with lots of white filler.
Getting there
This shows the ship so far with a rail (made from plasticard) around the outside of the
boat that I decided to add. I also had to cover all the
holes made by the pins I used when gluing the model together.
You can also see the piece of cardboard used to tidy up the bow.
