Why the 35 minute ironclad? Very simple really, as that is exactly how long it took me to build this model of the CSS Manassas - formerly the icebreaker Enoch Train. The hull was shaped from a single piece of Balsa wood with the inevitable plastic trimmings and she comes in at around 1 3/4" long so is the smallest of all the models I have thus far built. I think she sits a little taller than she should but that was a conscious descision on my part and I have done this with the whole collection, primarily for visual impact.
I also marked out the hulls for the CSS Louisiana and Mississippi - these will be 3 1/2" long and is the limit I can go to if I want to keep a ship within a single Hexon tile - and will begin construction in earnest on these two ships this evening.
2 comments:
Nice! Loving the turtle-like shape - you've captured it really well - would make a good Aquanef/VSF ship too...
Hi SoS,
It does look nice alongside the others I must admit although I will be happier when it is on the base!
On the subject of Aquanef/VSF....funny you should mention that....
All the best,
DC
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