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After finishing my 2+ year HMS Victory project, I had planned to take some time off from modeling and pick up again when I returned from a vacation trip in mid-September. But I find myself getting antsy for a project, so here goes . . . I picked this model because I wanted something simpler after the complexity of Victory -- and something without ratlines! This is a Dumas model, and based on a couple of other Dumas kits I've built, it will require something of a mental shift from the construction of European kits: First and foremost, everything is in inches! The hull is expanded PVC over a wood frame Dumas uses styrene strips for some finish items where other kits would use wood I've included some "what's in the box" pictures. You can see one of the PVC sheets. Also some pictures of the manual and accompanying drawings. Dumas has really excellent detailed instructions with step-by-step drawings. Finally, looking at this kit and also looking forward in the instructions for the Amati Bismarck, which will be my next model after this, I've realized that I'm going to have to do some spray painting. I have developed an aversion to spraying because it's too cold here in the winter to do it someplace like the garage, and the "backspray" mist gets all over everything in my workshop. So I built the "spray booth" shown here (it's on its side in the pictures), with a small fan installed in the rear. I've tested it, and if you put a piece of tissue over the fan, it acts as a filter and the fan draws out the spray mist. We'll see how it works in practice. Now on to the kit. For anyone who follows, hope you enjoy this one. Regards, David
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