Revell VIIC 1-72 scale my way...

[Bill Nichols]

Originally Posted by Siara

Nuts fixed inside the hull with CA.

I'm concerned those little bolts will give enough support to that huge hull. It seems like any bending forces would be focused and magnified at the bolt, potentially causing damage. If I were doing it, I'd put a lot of reinforcement at the hull in the area where the bolts are located (i.e., add a couple of strengthening bulkheads immediately fore and aft of the bolt).

For my last large ship project (Heller's 1/100 HMS Victory*), I carved a couple of blocks of wood to fit the inner contour of the hull, epoxied them in place, and ran my bolt holes through the blocks.



(* Well, I haven't exactly completed that project, but it's nearly done. Just needs a couple months more work. I've been saying that for the past 8 years... )