Cardboard Model Destroyer :USS Zumwalt

In this Instructable, I'm going to show how to make the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Zumwalt out of cardboard. This can be made easily and quickly at home using simple and easily found things at home like Cardboard,Paper etc...

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section similar to a fishing boat despite her large size. On 7 December 2015, Zumwalt began her sea trial preparatory to joining the Pacific Fleet. The ship was commissioned in Baltimore on 15 October 2016. Her home port is San Diego, California. For more information about the ship visit the given link - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Zumwalt

Materials:

• Cardboard
• Toothpick
• White Paper
• Paint(White, Black)
• Hot Glue Sticks

Tools:

• Hot Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Rulers
• Pencils
• Paint Brushes

Dimensions of the Cardboard model is given in the photo. The ship was made to the size in the given photo.

• Cut a rectangle of (Length - 25cm, Breadth - 10cm) and two rectangles of (Length - 13.5cm, Breadth - 10cm) and (Length - 11.5cm and breadth - 10cm).
• Cut two triangles of (Height - 15cm, Base - 10cm) and (Height - 12.5cm, Base - 10cm).
• Cut two Cardboard strips of {Both should be(Length - 26.5cm, Breadth - 4.5cm)}.
• Cut two more Cardboard strips of {Both should be(Length - 13.5cm, Breadth - 4cm).
• Cut another Cardboard strip of (Length - 10cm, Breadth - 4cm).

• Take the Triangle(Height - 15cm, Base - 10cm) and the rectangle(Length - 25cm, Breadth - 10cm) and connect them together using glue or tape.
• Cut the edge of Cardboard strip (Length - 26.5cm, Breadth - 4.5cm) as given in photo 2 from left to right.
• Paste the Cardboard strip (Length - 26.5cm, Breadth - 4.5cm) in the front(triangular side).
• Paste the other triangle(Height - 12.5cm, Base - 10cm)on top of the Cardboard strips in front.
• Then Paste the Cardboard strips (Length - 13.5cm, Breadth - 4cm) at the end.
• Paste the Cardboard strip (Length - 10cm, Breadth - 4cm) on the remaining side in the end.
• Paste the Rectangle (Length - 11.5cm, Breadth - 10cm)on the Cardboard strips in the middle(just after the triangle).
• Paste the Rectangle (Length - 13.5cm, Breadth - 10cm)on the Cardboard strips in the end.

• Cut the Rectangles and Trapeziums according to the given dimensions in the photos.

• Paste the Trapezium with base 5cm slanted in the middle(14cm from the front edge).
• Paste the small trapeziums(Base - 3cm) on either sides of the pasted trapezium as in the photo 2 from left to right.
• Paste the two Cardboard rectangles (Length - 7.5cm, Breadth - 10.5cm) straight after two small trapeziums.
• Cover the remaining side by pasting the bigger trapezium with base 10cm.
• Paste the two small Cardboard rectangles (Length - 4.5cm, Breadth - 3cm) after the structure.
• Cover the remaining side by pasting the small trapezium with base 10cm.
• Cover the top of the small structure by pasting the rectangle (Length - 8cm, Breadth - 3cm).
• Cut cardboard according to the given dimensions(photo 8 from left to right).
• Paste it on the top of big structure.
• Then cover the whole ship with white paper.

• Cut 4 small trapeziums, 2 small rectangles and 4 small squares.
• Paste pairs of trapeziums on the sides of small superstructure in the back of the ship.
• Paste the squares on the slanted sides of the trapezium.
• Cover the top with rectangles.

• Cut Cardboard according to the dimensions. Need four of them(Photo 1 from left to right).
• Cut Cardboard rectangles according to the dimensions given.(Photo 2 from left to right).
• Paste the four triangles in the middle in the front of the ship. The distance between a pair of triangles in each gun should be 2cm and distance between the guns should be 2cm.
• Paste 2 rectangles (Length - 2cm, Breadth - 1.5cm) on the backside of each gun(In each pair of triangles).
• Paste 2 rectangles (Length - 2cm, Breadth - 0.5cm) on the front of each gun(In each pair of triangles).
• Cover the top by the rest of the rectangles.

• Cut 2 cardboard strips of (Length - 6cm, Breadth - 1cm) and 2 cardboard strips of (Length - 4cm, Breadth - 1cm).There should be 4 strips in total.
• Paste the Cardboard strips of length 6cm on the sides in the front.
• Paste the Cardboard strips of length 4cm on the sides in the back.
• Cut 16 small cardboard squares.
• Paste 5 squares in each of the strips in the front of the ship.
• Paste 3 squares in each of the strips in the back of the ship.

• Paste a small piece of cardboard and a toothpick in the front tip of the ship.
• On the top of the Big Superstructure paste 2 cardboard rectangles.
• Then paste some cardboard strips and small cardboard rectangles/squares on top of the big superstructure.

• Mix white and black color to make light gray color.
• Paint the whole ship with light gray color
• Paint the two cardboard strips on the top of the big superstructure with black color.
• Paint small squares in front of the superstructure in dark gray color.
• Paint the number "1000" on the front of the hull on both sides.

• Take some paper strips and a circle.
• Paste paper strips as given in photo 2 from left to right on top of the small superstructure.
• Paste other strips as a rectangle on the deck in the back of the ship.
• Paste the circle in the center of the rectangle
• Then paste a paper strip on the center across the circle.

• You will have your Cardboard Model Destroyer USS Zumwalt. You can also make this at your home easily. Thank you for watching my Instructable.