Hey chuck,
Thanks again for the information and help, so far im thinking of building the casemate and hull out of styrene but im not 100% sure , seeing as ill be starting the build while im up at college styrene is easier for me to use with a limited # of tools, and like we had talked before im going to model the Arkansas with the verticle sides and hopefully arm her with a few airsoft cannons to control the ponds

BTW do you have any pics of you ironclads?
Jonathan