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325. T e fi nished model showing the remaining structures yet to be discussed. All photographs by the author.


Construction notes on the side paddle-wheeler Ticonderoga, Part 10


By Alex Derry


This article continues a series begun in Ships in Scale. Previous parts are posted on the Nautical Research Guild website at www.thenrg.org/sis-articles


Welcome back to the Ticonderoga series. T e previous part discussed completing the support structures for the third deck and the initial stages for building the turtle deck. T e fi nished model (Photo


T e turtle deck infrastructure (Photo 326) is ready to add its ceiling, constituting the turtle deck. T e walls and ceiling support structures were built around its wooden jig. (Photo 327) T e walls were laminations incorporating slots for the glazing. T e ceiling supports needed to conform to the camber required so more beams were cut and prepared. T is included the two rounded ends. Photo 328 shows the framing of the support structures, which allowed


325) makes it obvious that there is much to discuss as we explore building the remaining structures. I will not be discussing techniques already dealt with earlier, so let’s get started.


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