Be sure to bend each plank so it follows the camber created by
the bottom edge of the bulkhead. The hinges for the door are
made using card stock that is painted black. Glue them into posi-
tion. Then place a tiny length of 28 gauge black wire on top of
them to simulate the hinge pin. You could also place tiny
droplets of white glue or super glue along the hinge straps to sim-
ulate the bolts that would secure them to the door. Use a pointed
dowel or nail to apply each droplet. You should practice on some
scrap cardstock first until you are confident that you can create
the bolt heads consistently (size and shape). Surface tension
keeps each droplet round and properly shaped. Let these bolt
heads dry completely and then paint them black. The handle for
the door is made by gluing an eye bolt into a pre-drilled hole and
bending downward so it looks like a handle. They should be
painted black also. As mentioned earlier, there is really no need
to treenail this bulkhead since it will be mostly unseen under the
half deck.
The
POOP DECK
bulkhead should be planked the same way.
Start with the door and plank around it. You can treenail this
bulkhead when you are finished. Estimate where the beams
would be and treenail accordingly. You can see where they were
located for the prototype in the photo provided. There is an addi-
tional feature on this bulkhead. It has a window. Clear acetate
film is provided in the kit for this purpose. Cut a small section of
acetate larger than the window itself. Tape it over the drawing of
this window on plan sheet one. Use the thinner .010” wide white
tape to create the diamond pattern on the film. It is self adhesive
tape and will stick nicely to the acetate. Then use the thicker
1/16” wide white tape to frame the window. You only want half
the width of the frame to show once you position it on the reverse
side of the bulkhead. Place the tape so it will extend beyond the
boundaries of the window itself. Glue this film with its diamond
pattern to the back side of the bulkhead. Be careful to make the
pattern appear straight from the front side of the planked bulk-
head. Test it first to see if an equal amount of the frame shows
around the window on all four sides. You can make adjustments
if needed before you glue it into place permanently. Use white
glue when attaching the film to the bulkhead. The fumes from
super glue will fog up the window and it will be ruined. It can
not be removed after it develops. See the photo provided.
Another simpler alternative would be to make a photocopy of
the diamond pattern shown in this manual. The photocopy can
be placed behind the acetate and used to simulate the diamond
pattern. Finish it off by framing the window as described above.
The choice is yours.
Note: You could paint the inside of the window opening that
was laser cut out of bulkhead 4B before you glue the planked
poop bulkhead over it. This will help hide the internal construc-
tion from being viewed through the completed window and
make the diamond pattern more visible afterwards.
The bulkhead for the
FORWARD CUBBRIDGE HEAD
can be
planked like the others. The only difference this time would be
the addition of two ladders that flank the doors on each side.
Take the locations for these steps from the plans. The steps have
a unique shape and are laser cut for you. Note that this bulk-
head will have a 1/32” x 1/16”molding strip placed across the
top of it. DO NOT add this strip at this time. It will be
addressed later to ensure it lines up with the molding strips on
the outside of the hull. In anticipation of the placement of this
molding strip, make sure the top steps for each ladder are not
placed too high or they will interfere with it. Once this bulkhead
is glued onto the model you will notice that it extends quite a bit
above the forecastle deck. This is OK and not a mistake. After
being glued on the model you should plank the inboard side that
extends above the forecastle deck with 1/32” x 1/8” strips to fin-
ish it of. Do not treenail this side of the bulkhead.
Great Cabin Bulkhead
Poop Bulkhead
Diamond pattern
used for the
windows. Place the
acetate on top of this
and use the thin
white pinstripe (.010)
tape to make the
pattern. It is self
adhesive and will
stick to the clear
film.
Forward Cubbridge Head
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