Tomorrow I order a new battery. Today, I play with the conning tower and install a floor.
I opened up the deck inside the conning tower to allow air out and it will slightly lighten the above water weight.
With the conning tower being open underneath
and the doors cut out, I did not like how I could see the light coming in from below the deck. At certain angles it is fine it looks satisfactorily dark.
So, I built a quick floor from styrene, I traced the outside of the ridge on the deck meant to hold the conning tower. Transferred the pattern to some sheet styrene and did some scribing of lines (not for scale, but effect). Then shot it with a quick coat of black paint.
Putting the conning tower over it, I got the look I was going for. The only light coming in or showing up was from the light coming in from the other door.
Wait, that is not the end of the story. Once I placed the new deck in, I then realized that the ridge built for the conning tower is really high and with the door cut out it stands higher than the threshold. Add a deck and now you are obnoxiously obvious.
So, the only solution that came to mind is cut out the raised ridge and have the floor in the conning tower for strength.
Marked area needing to cut out and verified the placement on the conning tower.
Using the deep throat jewelers saw and the wax blade (twisted blade that can cut in any direction) the area marked for removal was excavated.
Checked fit with deck. Added some small pieces of styrene as tabs or stops for the deck so it would set at the right depth. placed deck in and used cohesive glue to attach deck to tabs and conning tower. Once set, filled edges with CA and baking powder.
Now the deck sets lower and is less obnoxious.
I opened up the deck inside the conning tower to allow air out and it will slightly lighten the above water weight.
With the conning tower being open underneath
and the doors cut out, I did not like how I could see the light coming in from below the deck. At certain angles it is fine it looks satisfactorily dark.
So, I built a quick floor from styrene, I traced the outside of the ridge on the deck meant to hold the conning tower. Transferred the pattern to some sheet styrene and did some scribing of lines (not for scale, but effect). Then shot it with a quick coat of black paint.
Putting the conning tower over it, I got the look I was going for. The only light coming in or showing up was from the light coming in from the other door.
Wait, that is not the end of the story. Once I placed the new deck in, I then realized that the ridge built for the conning tower is really high and with the door cut out it stands higher than the threshold. Add a deck and now you are obnoxiously obvious.
So, the only solution that came to mind is cut out the raised ridge and have the floor in the conning tower for strength.
Marked area needing to cut out and verified the placement on the conning tower.
Using the deep throat jewelers saw and the wax blade (twisted blade that can cut in any direction) the area marked for removal was excavated.
Checked fit with deck. Added some small pieces of styrene as tabs or stops for the deck so it would set at the right depth. placed deck in and used cohesive glue to attach deck to tabs and conning tower. Once set, filled edges with CA and baking powder.
Now the deck sets lower and is less obnoxious.
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