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Casemates
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:04 am
by Rob
I had a disaster over the weekend trying to build a 1/700 hull with inset casemates.
I used the plank and frame method for the hull.
Any other suggestions? Would a bread-and-butter method work better?
Cheers,
Rob
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:18 am
by MichelB
In 1:700, bread-and-butter or sandwich works better in my opinion. Take a side drawing of the ship and divide her into layers of 1mm thickness. Then work out the notches, indentations and casemates per layer.
I must however say I've not yet built a actual casemate in this manner, but several hulls, with various indentations.
What ship are you working on?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:50 am
by Rob
Hi Michel,
Thanks for this.
The ship is the USN pre-dreadnought USS Illinois in her later fit with basket masts.
Cheers,
Rob
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:53 am
by MichelB
Oooh! I wanna see that one. My next scratchbuild will be the protected cruiser USS San Franscisco from 1890.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:18 am
by Rob
Sounds like a good one too.
Illinois - must admit I like the class a lot.
Cheers,
Rob