Hello , You Great lakes freighter fans .
Do you want to have the "Eddie Fitz " in a smaller scale ? I recently , Well , Five days ago I ordered this Paper Model on , Yes , E-Bay ! I recieved this gorgeous model and was excited enough to start it .
It is Not like the standard Paper ship model at all . At approximately 1/700 scale it is very unique in the assembly procedures . You don't build a Waterline plate , Keel and Frame assembly .
You build the bottom in the shape of a shallow box ( Open at the top . The sides are printed in color already . Oh , and the material you are building with is medium Cardstock !
The bottom and deck pieces are the forward parts to midships and the aft the same . The Deck assembly is the same EXCEPT the top sides overlap the bottom virtually making this a double thickness hull !
The support structures inside the hull are Triangular Bulkhead structures .You glue in place on one foot and using a supplied guage set the heighth and glue the other foot .
You put the deck assembly on that . The instructions are seven clearly printed ( a lot in upper case ) Well thought out , with Well Drawn diagrams of what to do and where .
I highly recommend this model , to any modern paper Model Ship builder . I could say that about Shipyard Models , But that is for another time .Happy Modeling . T.B.