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Kevin-the-lubber
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The thickness of the hull is thickest at the bottom, tapering as it goes up. I think I used something like 4mm on the lower deck, 3mm for the middle and 2mm for the upper. If memory serves, I learned (the hard way of course) that it’s better to use thin evergreen e.g. 4mm x 2mm, 3 x 2, 2 x 2, than square because if it’s thick you interfere with the tiny holes for the gunport hatches and when you drill through Sod’s law says you’ll hit the edge of the evergreen on occasion, break the drill bit or find that it fouls other parts. Thickening the hull has been, for me, the most tedious task, because each port is unique so I couldn’t find a way of “mass production” here and wish I’d known the above from the outset.
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