Herrmill,
Coincidentally, I recently came across a downloadable paper model of the Cairo, liked what I saw and did a few web searches. There are some lovely models of her out there, and I would love to have a go myself. However, I have to avoid the temptation to start anything new when I have so many unfinished projects on the go, not to mention my stash of unstarted kits that I stockpiled over the years for my retirement. I have nearly finished the GWP Custis, and when complete I need to attack a 32" model of the Disney Nautilus which I have been converting to rc and is about 95% finished. Did I mention running repairs on the house?
I attach a few photographs of the latest additions to the GWP. The skirt around the deck is 1/32 ply, cut across the main grain and steamed to shape. I was afraid that this might present a few fiddly problems, but using a thick cyan glue it went together quite nicely with no
tearshttp://www.shipmodels.info/mws_for ... 52&t=4712#. With a little bit of judicious sanding the joints should be barely visible.
The other photograph shows the means for raising and lowering the balloon - I initially intended to run a lead from the mother ship (CdLion) to operate the balloon winch, but the wiring became a bit obtrusive so I opted for a separate receiver in the GWP operating on a spare channel. The hatch however was originally designed for access to the servo winch, it now has to accommodate the receiver and the battery for the receiver as well - it's all a bit gynaecological!