World War 2 drydock

“It’s only a model.” — Patsy (Terry Gilliam)

I am still working on the sketch's will have them by tomorrow.... I am still trying to buy the needed material but luckily there is a great hobby store in Kingston, NY I go to called J&J Hobbies........also what is everyone's opinion on the dry-dock that is usually put in a bay for minor repairs... the square one...I know its not very descriptive...

Sorry. I got us a bit off topic.   Do you mean a "portable" dry dock?

Yes that's exactly what I meant.....thanks I couldn't think of the name for the portable dry dock....thought it was something fancier for some reason

Portable does sound kind of silly for somthing so big.     I once built sections of a drydock to be transported on several flatcars.   The sides were steel made from plastic sheets and the rest was assembled with K&M metal mesh and  assorted crap I found in my "junk " bin.   There were also mobile drydocks made from concrete.    They would float them into position and then sink them to get the ship in then refloat the whole thing.

Model Art magazine July 2007 cover has an interesting layout of a German sub in a dry dock where the modeler left the opposite side "wall" off the dry dock to what I think is good effect.  It allows good exposure to detail on and under the hull.  You'll find the mag offered at S.B. online.