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El Fraile Island in Manilla Bay Fort Drum Concrete Battleship 1/350 Scale Resin Model Kit...
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Page 1 Thank you for choosing to build this 1/350 Fort Drum model kit.! Please look over the instructions and decide what order to build this kit in. The buildings, cage mast, crane derrick, and turrets are all built and painted and THEN attached to the main structure...
Page 2 1. Main Structure The Entire Main Structure is to be painted “Concrete” Pieces R1 and R2 shoudl be carefully aligned and glued together. Carefully ll and sand seems as 1. Main Structure needed to make the deck ush between the two pieces. Pads grey for visibility only Paint: Concrete...
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4. Deck Vents All Deck Vents are to be painted silver PE15 Paint: Grey PE11 PE12 Paint: Wood Paint: Silver Make sure to paint the ladder and areas below cover before installing PE12...
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Page 14 Paint: All Railings Grey PE09 Note: If you do not plan to add tool shed, re- place part PE10 with PE10a PE10 PE08 6. Tool Shed - R6 Front Paint: Grey PE21 Paint: Silver Paint: Wood Paint: Grey Paint: Grey...
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Page 6 Back Paint: Silver Paint: Grey Paint: Grey PE21 Paint: Grey 7. Radio Shack - R9 Front Back Paint: Silver Paint: Silver Paint: Wood Paint: Grey Paint: Grey 8. Projector Booth - R8 Back Front Paint: Silver Paint: Silver PE38 Paint: Wood Paint: Grey...
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9. Officers Quarters - R10 Page 7 Front * Windows on all buildings can be painted any color. We recommend black. Paint: Silver Paint: Silver Paint: Silver PE115 Paint: Wood Paint: Grey Back Paint: Silver Paint: Silver Paint: Grey Paint: Wood Paint: Grey 10.
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Page 10 Paint: Silver Paint: Silver Back Porch Front Porch 13. 3 Inch AA Guns * PE20 is the “front” that glues to PE19 after folding it to shape. The 3” Barrel can be installed by drilling a small hole Paint: Grey or cutting the tab o and gluing it directly to R5 The 6”...
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Page 11 Please take a look at all instructions for derrick before starting 16. Derrick and make sure to understand everything highlighted in yellow. Base Mast Paint: Grey Paint: Grey PE36/37 Paint: Grey PE35 Paint: Grey Paint: Grey PE34 PE34 Paint: Grey PE35 Note: Parts 36 &...
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Page 12 Supports Mast Top Paint: Grey Note: Do not glue sup- Note: Orientation of the parts: Paint: Grey ports to top of mast. PE48 PE48 - Top PE51 PE49 - Bottom PE47 - Left Side PE46 - Right Side Paint: Grey PE47 PE53...
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Page 13 17. Derrick Placement Hoist Bldg. Line from Derrick top. .005 wire or fishing line (not included) Paint: Grey PE54 x 4 Make 4ea PE67. Space them evenly PE55 on PE68 & glue. Place PE68 on-top to form a pulley sandwich. Derrick Post Paint: Grey Paint: Wood...
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This will be the most di cult part of this kit so please take your time. An easy way Page 5 to get the cage mast started is to lay the webbing part on a at surface and using a dowel, gently begin rolling back and forth across the part.
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Page 15 Glue the PE63 (cage) in place to the platform before gluing the PE62 (roof cover) in place. Afer installing the cage... glue the roof cover to the PE61 handrails. Make sure the smooth side is on the outside. Details go inside. Paint: Grey PE62 PE63...
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19. Yardarms Page 17 19. Yardarms Paint: Grey PE77 Ladder PE82 Paint: Grey PE77 Ladder PE83 Paint: Grey Front Back PE84 Repeat Assembly for port & starboard sides. PE81 Paint: Grey Paint: Grey PE85 Forward 20. Cage Mast Placement * Repeat everything on both sides .005 wire or fishing line (not included) .002 Rigging Line...
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Page 18 21. Building Placement Hoist Bldg. Tool Shed Officer’s Quarters Radio Shack Projector Booth Water Towers Barracks 22. Weapons Placement 6 Inch Secondary Guns 14 Inch Main Guns 3 Inch AA Guns 6 Inch Secondary Guns...
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Top View Completed Model Ft Drum 1940 Side View Stern View Bow View...
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