Internal model framework.

[seadude]

I don't plan to build it now, but hopefully in a few more years, I'll be starting construction on a massive 1/350 scale (Almost 6ft. long) HMS Habakkuk model. But the key to doing this is that it'll have to be lightweight for easier handling and transportability. Plus, it'll have to be split into 2 sections.
Anyway, I need to create an interior framework similar to what wooden ship modelers create or other large scale ship modelers do.
Sample pic:  https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bSyVTYBwOmc/hqdefault.jpg

The main Habakkuk hull is approximately 10 1/4 inches wide x 6 3/4 inches tall. The "notched" corners are 3/4 inches (Each side).
A cross section of what the Habakkuk hull would be like is this:


So the question becomes: How can I create "slices" of the hull to make into a framework, etc., etc.?  I live in an apartment, so access to power tools to create an internal framework is a no-go. I'll probably need to create maybe 30-40 "slices" so to speak, but need to create them as quickly and easily as I can.

[loupgarou]

Most DIY stores offer a wood-cutting service, often for free. From a plywood board you can have the square pieces cut, then you can cut the corners easily with an handsaw.
But to build a frame, the longitudinal stringers should be uninterrupted, you'll have to cut notches too in the square pieces. I wouldn't suggest a "full" keel as in your photo, the result would be too heavy, better many stringers.
I don't know the country you live in, but if you use power tools during the day, not at midnight, why should your neighbours complain?

[Dizzyfugu]

Plywood and a hand saw would be my bet, too. Sounds tedious, but with proper tools it's easier and quicker done than expected.

Another alternative could be a 2D printer/plotting service - with a CAD file you can have the parts laser-cut from thick cardboard and even plywood. I know someboby who did this for a scratch-built dock for a USS Enterprise. He had the resources (software, skills and connections to a laser plotter supplier...), and the result is impressive.

[Hobbes]

Lasercutting is a good option. You can create a drawing using simple vector graphics tools like Inkscape. I'd add notches so you can insert stringers, and a large cutout in the middle to reduce weight.

I occasionally use power tools in my apartment, including a jigsaw. No complaints from the neighbours yet.

If you go the DIY route, buy a large sheet of plywood and have the store cut it to planks the width of one hull frame. Do the rest of the cutting yourself: the quick way is to stack a number of planks, clamp them together tightly and off you go.