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Hello Doris,
to conclude your wonderful model I would like to express again that I admire your way of model building very much. 
The Royal Katherine is a model ship of the highest level.
Congratulations on the magnificent model and I hope that you will not let us wait too long with a new project. Or does it already exist and I missed it?

Yes Doris, your work is quite amazing a true crafts person 

Congratulations!  Well done!

Congratulations!  Very well done!

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

Today felt like Christmas in the shipyard. New scotch whiskey and a new ship kit. Royal Caroline. I will be building this alongside RL as I like having a couple of projects going at the same time to allow switching back and forth to clear the mind. Will start an actual build log soon. 

Three of the railings are complete. On to the next assembly. 
 

 

 

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

More work on the bow. Added the decorative rails to either side and the thickened planking around the hawse holes. 
 

 

 

 
 

Three of the railings are complete. On to the next assembly. 
 

 

 

I was going to say something much more flattering - that it looks like marble - but on reflection it does look good enough to eat. I think the detail and relief shows up even better just primed, either way it’s an amazing bit of work.

Ha - yes!  Le Royal Fondant!

Your splicing tools appear to be hypodermic needles with the edges dulled so that they don't cut the line. Is that right? Genius!

This was an amazing build!

Thank you so much Phil.
 
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Just been re re reading my build  - I really  can not get my head round all the interest it created  - I am so humbled by it - how a plastic kit can turn into such a taliking point  is  simply amazing  - it  shows what an amazing site we  share here.
 
Thank you One and All
 
OC.

Primed, that section looks like an iced wedding cake!

There is a group build for the Medway Longboat here:   https://modelshipworld.com/forum/77-medway-long-boat-1742-public-group-project/  

For example, consider Syren's Medway Longboat. It's not exactly a "beginners" model, but an attentive, determined, careful builder who can follow instructions (or ask Chuck Passaro, the kit designer here on MSW) can build quite an impressive model of an Admiralty longboat that is identical in all respects with the contemporary model at the Royal Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
 
Syren's website makes the instructions available. The link is halfway down the page: Medway Longboat (1742) (syrenshipmodelcompany.com)  Chuck's instructions make all the difference in the world. As far as I've seen, only Syren and Vanguard have produced models with instructions that make it possible for an entry-level modeler to succeed if you follow them step by step. There's no reason your first model has to end up looking crudely built if you take time and follow good instructions. You'll find many here at MSW who have "gone over to the dark side" and scratch-build spectacular works of art over a period of years after spending the better part of a lifetime studying and researching their subjects. Without that knowledge, which takes time to acquire, it's impossible to build a kit model that looks like the (professionally built) picture on the kit box without extensive "kit bashing" and replacement of stock parts and materials with after-market upgrades. You'll get there soon enough, but you aren't likely to take any wrong turns starting out with something like the Medway Longboat kit which really does make it possible for a dedicated beginner to build a model any modeler would be proud to display. 
 
In my opinion, the best way to learn is by building a challenging, sophisticated kit that has good instructions, rather than a "dumbed down" "beginner's kit" with inadequate instructions. 

Stevinne, have a look at the Vanguard Models and also Syren Models builds here.  From what I've heard, they have some of the best instructions and the designers are here on MSW.