Any gotchas in building a first ship that the old, wise, sea-dogs can warn against?
Don’t spend too much time on fine joints and precise interior hull work. After a season of battling, most warships have under-gone a series of re-designs to move systems around and work out all of the problems. Furthermore, any fancy super-structure work will almost certainly be blown to pieces, no matter how strong you think it is. Keep everything as simple as possible and work on one system at a time until it works to your satisfaction. I always build things in the following order: • Hull & super-structure • Prop shafts & rudders • Main drive motors & pumps • Electrical box • Guns, magazines & CO2 distribution That way, you can determine where everything goes and can test drive the ship without worrying about guns and CO2.
