I think the stand parts were ment to be glued to 1mm or 2mm thick caard. Thats fairly standard, and normally there will be asterixes to show you the correct thickness. Strips usually only go up to the waterline, if you take them to the deck, the center of the plates will bow unless you then add strips along the deck. Accept that ther is some fudging here...
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