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    USS Essex (ACW)

    Bumbury, Just be aware that you picked a difficult subject for your first paper model build. Have at it and enjoy it. fishBait
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    USS Essex (ACW)

    Brumby, Thanks for the kind words and I appreciate you visiting my site. As to printing, you should not have any problems printing at home. Just make sure you use a good quality letter size 110 pound card stock. I get mine at Wal-Mart. Shoot me a photo when you get through building the...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    Totally agree. If you build her, send me a pic!
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    Mortar Boat No. 10

    The Paper Shipwright at http://www.papershipwright.co.uk/mortar-barge-no-10/ has a neat free model of a ACW mortar boat. I just wanted a little break and was always intrigued with this little model. Here is my build of it.
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    53) Glue the toilets to the stern. The notch in the end walls should allow the back of the toilets to extend below the main deck (Graphics 1 & 2). 54) Assemble the display cradle (Graphic 3). 55) Place the USS Essex in the display cradle (Graphic 4). 56) Set back, relax, and enjoy YOUR...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    47) Assemble the toilets. Each toilet consists of four parts: main body, two doors and final roof (Graphic 1). Before removing from the parts page, score the main body as shown in red below. When removing from the page, cut as shown in green below (Graphic 2). 48) Before folding, glue the...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    45) Prepare and install the masts. The foremast is made from a round toothpick cut off the right length and stained. The main mast is made from two round toothpicks. Cut them to the right length (See the diagram on the layout page), stain, lash and glue. The aft flag mast was made from a small...
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    A wheel

    Wow, can I put it on my pickup (the real one)? fishBait
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    40) Use the casement railing post gauge and cut posts. Glue the posts in around the casement top. It is ok to be a little tall, but do not put any in that are too short. Once all are glued in, go back and trim them all to the same height (Graphic 1 & 2). 41) Two options are supplied for the...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    37) The rest of the topside structures are straight forward in fabrication. To improve the depth, doors and windows were backed by the buff card stock and glued in the appropriate locations. The silo structure at the extreme rear has three shutter doors, one to each side and one facing the...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    33) Using a longer length of smaller tubing or dowel with the stack wrapped around it, insert the stack into the jig. Using the smaller tubing as an axis, spin the jig by rolling it back and forth across your hand to “iron” or press out any wrinkles and form the butt joint. Cut a piece of normal...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    zathros - so good to hear from you again. I have missed your sage advice and comments. On to the build -- 30) Start assembling all the upper casement deck structures. Most of these structures are simple and require no real additional instruction. Only those with special problems will be...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    23) It is time to attach the gun doors to the casement. I have had a number of discussions with other ACW enthusiasts concerning the interior color of an ACW armored casement. It is obvious that the interior had to be pretty gloomy even though the doors were open. Many of us think that the...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    22) Using a sharp knife, trim the casement walls to create a smooth joint between the hull and casement (Graphic 1). * * * TRIMMING IS A NECESSITY! * * * 23) Score down the center and remove a belt from page 1. Fold the belt around its long center line (Graphic 2). 24) Glue the belt...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    19) At the stern, start on one side and work toward the middle. Make sure the bottoms of each segment are aligned and use your fingers to form a uniform curve at the top. Once you have reached the middle, start on the other side and work toward the middle until all is done except the actual...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    14) Score fold lines and carefully remove the casement, casement plug, and casement deck from page 5. Decide which gun doors or access doors are to be depicted as open and cut out those openings at this time (Graphic 1). 15) Turn casement over and use a window or light table to mark the exact...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    Before we start with the next construction step, a short discussion is necessary. Consider Graphic 1, a view from the stern of the USS Essex; notice that a coordinate system has been added in the upper left hand corner defining the width, length and height. Now look at the deck on top of the...
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    USS Monitor anniversary model

    Yea, I found it and built it during my recovery from surgery. Nice little model. I designed and made the cover for the turrant and added it. The wire I used for the struts were way too big, but were the smallest I had. Could not leave the house (doctors orders) so I used them. Have...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    10) Score the fold lines on the paddle wheel parts on Page 1. Cut the parts free of the page, but do not trim out the paddles or the inner paddle wheels. Fold and glue the paddles and inner wheels (Graphic 1). 11) Once the paddles and inner wheels are dry, trim out all the paddle wheel parts...
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    USS Essex (ACW) Text Build

    8) Remove the main deck subpanel from page 3.Be sure and cut glue tabs around the bow section and along the hull sides back to former 6. Cut across the subpanel at bulkhead 6. Bend the glue tabs down and glue to the keels, bulkheads, hull sides and the bow arms. The hull should look like this...
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