Aft cabin hatch idea, Baltimore clipper

[Brewerpaul]

I'm still plodding along with my Baltimore clipper build. It's from the Model Shipways kit of the Pride of Baltimore II. I decided to de-modernize it,eliminating some of the not so beautiful things like radar, props etc. It has slowly morphed into a generic Baltimore Clipper called Fair Charlene, after the admiral.

 

Right now I'm working on the aft cabin. On the real Pride, the hatch/entry looks like this;

The hatch is slid forward so you can see down into the cabin, although you don't see much since it's dark in there.

My cabin thus far looks like this;

 

Those rails are just taped,obviously, to show where they'll be. I'm thinking putting the hatch in the slid forward position, then cutting a square hole in the cabin roof between the rails.There is deck below that, so I'd paint that area black to simulate the dark cabin, then add a couple of rungs worth of ladder going down. What do you think?`

 

[Brewerpaul]

The text and pictures are out of order, but you get the idea.

One item of news-- my wife and I will be sailing on a 2 night cruise aboard the real Pride of Baltimore II as guest crew at the end of June. Excited much? You betcha!