The technique used here is one which is often used in paper crafts and probably many of you have seen it before. In this step, we will strengthen the body while covering up those holes. If you are making the bottom, try tracing the shape instead of measuring it, and yes, make the bottom at the end.ġ) After the pieces have dried, the ship might slightly lean on one side, this will disrupt it's balance on later steps, just trim the bottom of the side of the ship opposite to where it leans before attaching the bottom of the ship.Ģ) Most of the pieces will not be rectangular, but slightly trapezoid. NOTE: The bottom of the ship is optional, but it will give more stability. I'm sorry that I can't explain this better because this is way I did it, assuming that you have completed this boundary, let us move on (images tell more). The rest of the pieces which will cover the rest of the boundary need to be cut out in a similar way, they need not always go inside the cardboard, just remember that the width of the pieces should eventually get to about 5 - 6.5cm, so if you were to put a ruler across the ship, it should be at least 5cm. Now glue it in, remember that the piece goes inside the ships, to better maintain the shape of the ship, refer to images, also, while tracing the shape, remember to take the dimensions for the inside of the ship, otherwise the width of the cardboard might be some trouble (see images). Next, this is important, measure the size of the rectangle you will need for the next part, the one that is perpendicular to the ground, and cut it out. Don't glue this on yet (yes, it goes on the triangle in the picture).Īs you might have figured out, we will be covering the rest of the body with some similar techniques as this (in case you haven't, see images). Cut out a piece slightly thinner than this triangle (make the smallest angle smaller by about 2 degrees). When the glue has considerably dried, look at the triangle which is formed by the two tips and. Also, note that this structure will be unstable even after the glue has dried. Glue the two pieces together so they look like the image, I suggest holding them together with tape as this area will be exposed to a lot of force. NOTE: One of the lines which is cut off has a length written as 9cm, it is wrong, make it about 13-14cm.Cut out 2 of these. The lines which are cut off join together to form a point (in case you didn't guess). To make the main body, first, take a look at the PDF image called 'Main body' below and draw it again on cardboard (the image is not to scale and is a bit cut off, the dimensions need not be exact).
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