Hi Dave,
I was able to carve the prop for the museum display using a profile drawing that I sketched and a lot of time with hand planes and a rasp. Actually came out rather nice.
Here is a link to a photo
http://www.woodcentral.com/content/v.../pic291581.jpg
If that one doesn't work here is a backup.
http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/m...pl?read=291581
If you ever get the copies of the plans let me know. I'll re-draw them.
Regards,
Bill