Prop Shafts Completed The prop shafts are now completed and I was quite pleased how well they took shape and blended into the hull. Click Once To Enlarge

The Anchors The holes for the anchor chains were now marked from the shipyard drawings and then drilled out. Here they are being sanded into shape with a motor-tool. Click Once To Enlarge

Making the Shape To fill the holes for the anchor chains that I had drilled in the bow, I needed to make an insert that was smooth with a tapered shape. Click Once To Enlarge

I carved a wooden plug and then heated styrene plastic in hot water before shaping it around the plug. The rough form is on the left and a completed one is on the right.

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