Wooden Model Ship Kits There are many different methods of building a model ship, but one of the easiest is the ‘sandwich’ or ‘built-up’ method. It involves cutting out horizontal layers of a suitable material like sheet styrene or balsa in the shape of the hull’s waterline plan, then the plan of the next deck up, and so on until all the decks are represented. They are all stuck together, one on top of the other, using an appropriate adhesive, and the hull sides are then sanded smooth to remove any inconsistencies between the layers. The Wooden Model Ship Kits helps you to build a perfect model too. The same technique of building up layers can then be used to make the structures above deck, like the bridge and deckhouses. Funnels can be built from plastic tubing on wooden dowel of the appropriate diameter, and masts can be made from thinner dowel, plastic rod or wire.
The basic shapes of the lower hull and the armored superstructure (smaller oval) glued together. They are made of balsa wood. In order to hide the wood grain a thin strip of paper has been glued around the circumference of each component; this gives a smooth surface to the sides. The small construction in the bottom right is the flying bridge or ‘hurricane deck’ which will be mounted above the hull. Extra layers have been added to the hull at the bow and stern. A catwalk has been added to the aft section, made of thin card with wire ‘staples’ as supports and wire ventilators. More thin wire supports and the flying deck have been added, along with a thin central structure built of balsa. All structures have been clad in paper as with the hull. Next, the turret was carved into shape, covered in paper and had short wire guns inserted before being glued onto the upper deck, the funnel was made from wooden dowel and the mast was made from wire. Using the Wooden Model Ship Kits, many other more sophisticated modeling methods exist.
Small details were made of wire and boats were made of card & paper. Before mounting it, a similar-sized piece of paper with a hole similar to the hull shape in the middle is cut. The inner edges of the paper were turned up and fixed in the raised position with PVA glue. This simulates the bow & hull waves and wake in a very simple manner. For more information: Mail id- rjeya@utsca.com, Contact Number- 866-8657900, http://www.historicships.com/, Address- 822 N A1A Highway, Suite 310 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA.