I prefer the traditional pedestal on board method for ships with a pronounced keel like my Sark! 
I have seen this before where the cooper is “checkerboarded” like you have here. Is there a reason for that, or just poetic license as it were?
Nothing beats practice…
I copped to a new build board ($ 1.95) as my trusted old Bondoshipyard plank still holds a 3/4 completed Potemkin. Funny that; Heller on 1:400 the same scale as this creature.
Those who need direction on mounting- here’s a good example.
I went down to the lumberyard and paid monies as above for a 24" piece of pine 1x6.
I looked hard and long at the completed hull of the “Lusty” and made a decision about where the pedestals might be. I picked 1/2 hull length between; i.e. 1/4, 1/2, 1/4.
As the hull is 22"; went with 5 1/2", 11", 5 1/2".
Used 8-32 x 1 1/2" screws as that added up from some depth on the keel; 3/4 " pedestal and 3/4" board with a slight amount of countersink for the bolts.
Bolts from the top; CA applied.
The top of the Rustoleum Red is approximate. Next I’ll mask the bottom edge of the the boot stripe and go with black above, The Heller model has decals for the boot stripe, but they go into the ever not enough basic black decal stock supply, and I will spray on this.
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I may add a dummie in the middle.
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Well it is an old wooden Scientific kit and I thought it would be cool to dress is up with varying tones to simulate the copper plates.It turns out the masking tape strips were a bit to large for this but I still like the effect!
