B-Ram Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share #31 Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks guys. It was a fun start. Now I will be starting on my next build. That's going to present a whole new learning curve. Bill Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csander Posted January 1, 2022 Share #32 Posted January 1, 2022 My twin sons are trying to build this same model and we are having trouble mating the deck to the hull. The instructions say to rubber band them together, but never say anything about removing the bands, nor any way of adhering them to each other! To add to it, the two parts have to be "worked" from one end to the other to get them to fit. It is difficult to get the gap to close between the parts horizontally. I cheated as a kid and used superglue and suffered the white results. We recently visited the Mo during the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and they, 17, want something that looks nicer than my skills that are rusty on top of that. Suggestions? Canute, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Ram Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted January 2, 2022 Hi csander, Mating the deck and hull did present some challenges. Check out the second and third photo on the first page. I glued styrene blocks near the edges of the inside of the deck. This kept the hull in the correct position while the glue dried. I used rubber bands to hold the hull and deck together while drying. When it was dry, I just removed the rubber bands. After getting the hull and deck mated, I did not have too much trouble. Do you have a build thread going? Bill mtaylor, Canute and lmagna 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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