Cockpit Frame

Cockpit was the first thing that I decided to work on because it was the most complicated one, and it would lay the foundation of how the rest of the spaceship play structure would be built around.

A 7/8" thick 4' x 8' plywood was placed on a workbench as the floor for the spaceship. I drew a semi-circle with a 2 foot radius at one end of the plywood. This will be the front of the spaceship.

Next, the canopy of the cockpit was sized up with card board and painters tape until I got it within the semi-circle and had enough of a slope to give it the look I wanted. In space, aerodynamics need not be considered, but as it enters the atmosphere, this would important.

Then, I added the frame for the instrumentation.

The front left and right side walls within the cockpit were built 2 feet high. Still had the cardboard canopy for getting the size right.