While I'm still thinking about the prow itself(looking for something other than carving it froma large felled oak) the planks of the ship could be thin plywood (or even veneer) soaked for 24 hours, then nailed/screws in over a frame with overlaps. 1/4" plywood used to be used for SCA shields, but you don't need it to withstand impact. The plus side to this is that it takes a stain and is wood. The alternative is to hit Fantastik Plastics up by I70 and shop for plastic sheets that are similar to veneer.
Because trailers often have that Tyr shaped head to them, you can easily build a stand inside of your bow fascade out of 2x4s and have it bolted to the frame.
When we did our airplane, it was just a profile cut from MDF siding. Much easier and lower budget. If it was going to be re-usable we would have gone fancier, but the JoCo Faire floats are usually turned into Fall campout fires. 8-)
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Date: 2007-02-07 06:17 pm (UTC)Because trailers often have that Tyr shaped head to them, you can easily build a stand inside of your bow fascade out of 2x4s and have it bolted to the frame.
When we did our airplane, it was just a profile cut from MDF siding. Much easier and lower budget. If it was going to be re-usable we would have gone fancier, but the JoCo Faire floats are usually turned into Fall campout fires. 8-)