Barry,
please check out my
building report on kartonbau.de - it contains a total of some 80 pictures and also some of the skeleton. This is rather primitive but since I used, if I remember correctly, 1.4mm card the stability is sufficient.
I want to add that I find both your construction and build of the LHA-1 great - especially the construction is something where I have no skills. Nichts, nothing, rien, njente ;-(
I hope that your model will be available after you've completed it - I'd be more than interested!! It would look great next to my Saratoga and Noworossijsk!
Cheers, Old Rutz