Whistle Blower II by John Fox III - FINISHED - 1/96 scale - Sandbagger
This is a build log of my attempts to build a 1:96 model of the sandbagger Whistle Blower II. The primary reason for building this model was to test out whether my paper mache method for building miniature ship's boats could be used to build the foundation for hulls of larger models.
I will start with a description of my ship's boat hull methodology, by utilizing cigarette papers and thinned PVA glue. Most of my ship and boat modeling has been of miniatures, anything from 1:200
The next item on the Whistle Blower agenda was making up the gratings for the cockpit floor. I used some card stock from a manila folder, which I stained to make it a bit darker brown. I cut the stock into strips just a bit under 1/32" wide, a lot of strips. I then made up a jig from aluminum and thin wood strips to hold the card stock strips at set distances apart. The stock strips were about 3" long and fed into the jig so that about 1/4" stuck out. I then slid another stock strip under the st
