First Build (The Lonely Queen Of The North)

Decided to deal with the deck on Tirpitz today. I somehow overlooked leaving a lip on the subdeck for the main deck to rest on so i had to get creative. The center will just sit ontop of my citadel box for support the bow and stern im not shure how i will do it just yet. But the NM is catching up.

 

fix that deck lip issue with a router, bro. you can easily get a deck lip. sure, you'll have to make new deck pieces, but if you do it now, it will be way less painful later. you need a good deck lip. it's not optional.

I can snap photos of what I had to do with Alaska if need be.

 

So after hours of wracking my brain i couldnt find an easy solution to the problem so i went for the router aka my dremel with an attachment which was just to aggressive so to teach myself a lesson i carved out the top layer of 1/8 ply with an exacto blade and a flathead screw driver lol i wont be forgetting to add a deck lip again thats for shure or atleast not to many more times so the new deck has been cut and just needs some fine sanding to fit now.

 

A little more progress while i wait for parts. Started on the super structure just so she can start looking good
Pulling measurements from like 3 references so it should be close enough to get shot up atleast lol.



Will post more as i print.

 

Progress on the SS modeling so far.

 

nice. how much infill are you doing? acetone vapor hardening?

 

For the bottom layers that are more subject to combat im doing 2mm wall at 50% infill and the upper at like 1mm @ 20%. I found some old grate baskets and cut them up to finish up the internal armor while i put this little printer to the test haha.

 

What a great looking build!

 

Lookin' pretty spiffy!