As a project gets close to completion I like to go over the model and make sure that the little details are all squared away and any painting issues are touched up. I check the sub-assemblies and small details before permanently installing them. It is far easier to correct problems beforehand that to try to guide a paint-laden brush past a load of details to fix a paint flaw.
I was glad I did the railings before adding the deckhouses, it is a tight fit
then I test-fitted the masts
waiting to attach the the sub-assemblies until everything is
nearly completed makes thing a lot easier (I, of course, learned that the hard way)
satisfied that everything was working out right
and that I had touched up any paint flaws I started final assembly
tertiary guns were added
in the future I think that I will cheat and buy Gatling guns from a commercial source
another Hobby Lobby find,
these make great eye bolts and stanchions for standing rigging
once the glue had set on the deckhouses I added the masts and standing rigging
I couldn't resist adding the fancy gold filigree to the bow
looking good
ready for final inspection
the lower portion of the life-boats are the only part of the model that isn't scratch-built
I got lazy, sorry
the real sailors must have hated the white paint scheme,
imagine the amount of work that required to keep it up
the rigging is bare minimum, this vessel carried full brig-rig,
there would have been a great deal more running rigging
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