The Island

 The island really needs a lot of modification. I started by cutting the funnel opening out so I can use a pe grill. Since the inside of the island will be visible through the opening the inside of the island was painted flat black. Molded detail on the fwd side of the island were also cut off. I removed the splinter shields from the walkways since they looked like railings and some detail was just wrong for the period the ship will be modeled in. The bridge and flag bridge were particularly wrong. After cementing the walkways on I cut .005" sheet styrene into strips for the new splinter shields. Antenna mounts were made from sheet styrene and styrene rod. Sections of 1/350 scale pe ladders work well for bridge windows and windows on the pri-fly.The safety nets around the SPS30 antenna platform came from a 1/720 scale pe fret. The stanchion for the lights was made from sheet styrene and rod. The lights themselves are from the 1/540 pe sheet. A bomb nose from a 1/48 scale airplane kit was commandeered for use as a radar dome on the rear of the island. It still looks a little too pointy to me though.The number decal came from a GMM decal sheet. 5 minute epoxy was used to attach the island to the flight deck. I've had islands come un-stuck before and this attachment does not look strong, so epoxy it is.