SAAB Carrier Scratchbuilding

I have two scratchbuilt cattiers with more than a passing resembalence 
to SAAB's Saratoga.
Construction is simple and straightforward and simple, detailing is the 
tricky part.

The top deck is the main structure, mine are about 1 x 5" of 2mm 
plasticard. The kell is similar but narrower. I use Evergreen's styrene 
rod for structural work, the keel is held to the deck by blocks of 1/4" 
square section sytrene (be sure to put one in the middle for the 
mounting hole) and the sides are sheeted in with thinner plasticard.
The bridge is made from various sizes of styrene strip. The whole is 
then covered in thin styrene until one becomes bored with it.

Lead pellets from cut apart shotgun cartridges make passable turrets 
while the bigger (4 mm) soft-air pellets (BBs ?) make useful sensor 
domes.

The thicker sections must be cut in a mitre box with a razor saw but 
these are fairly cheap and very useful.
A crude line art drawing below illustrates the rough section of the CV.

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I should write these suggestions and put them on my web page with 
photographs of the ships.

I hope this helps.

		 Michael R. Blair
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