Re: UNSC ships

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:12:17 -0600, Dean Gundberg
<Dean.Gundberg@noridian.com> wrote:
> > Anyone got any advice on how to build these so they're solid? The
> > multi-parts on some of the bigger ships are a real nightmare. i keep
on
> > wondering if I should drill and pin them.
> 
> That is what I did.  My big UNSC ships all have a brass rod as a spine
to
> keep them solid.  It wasn't easy to get the hole all the way through
some of
> the parts but I made it work.  Now that I have a drillpress, it would
be
> easier if I had to do it again.

I haven't assembled any of the larger ships, my biggest one is the
CVL. At the same time however, I've just glued the boats together with
some superglue from Games Workshop (only decently priced product of
theirs that actually delivers!) and I've found them to be
particularily sturdy models.

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