Greetings everybody from the land in the shadow of Mt. Rainier! My first ship model is under construction in my garage - a scratch-built USN DDG this is almost 15 feet long. I'm using 12"x12" 3mm basswood (plywood) and a lot of wood glue for the hull and superstructure; next step is full metal cladding with 29 gauge aluminum sheeting and then after that the real works starts of detailing - tons of fittings and painting and weathering. I started this in July and like all good boat projects I sometimes ignore or avoid it for a week or two at a time. So this is the progress report for month 4. My timeline to completion is 36 months but who knows. More details here: www.garagedestroyer.com
