Alabama wooden deck

Product detailed description

Model kit CSS Alabama 1:96, Revell
Complete accessories CSS Alabama 1:96, Revell

Instructions

Material: veneer thickness of 0.3 mm, laminated: beech and oak 
Description of deck: Deck is trimmed to the veneer to match the historical facts. Design of peripheral boards called "Waterway". Laying of individual boards. Their endings to the waterway, especially on the bow so called "Hacking" and narrowing towards the rear. Marked pins by which were nailed to the deck-beams - beams holding the deck so called "Treenline". All this accords with practices at a given time during the construction of the ship. Veneer deck precisely fits on a plastic board this model. There are cut out all the openings in the deck, as on the plastic part.

The deck includes brass photo-etched rails for the gun wheels. The rails are based on the original plans from the book CSS Alabama by Andrew Bowcock. A diagram of these plans is attached along with instructions for the placement of each rail. These rails carried the wheels of the heavy gun carriages and protected the wooden deck from damage and ultimately prevented the guns from being difficult to handle.