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Hi Jim, I’ve used the foam center sanding sticks but never tried a paint stirrer before. Great idea.

Hi Bob, Happy Birthday and congratulations on finishing up your build. Very well done. It was a joy watching along and I’m really looking forward to your Essex. I know seeing your work will tempt me to build her too but I must remain strong! Enjoy.

Great work on the entire build Grant. That happy/sad moment of completing her is approaching fast.

Hi Daniel, Sorry for the delay getting back to you but that four letter word "work" has kept me away but I'm back now. I'm glad you enjoyed following along. It was a lot of fun. The bomb vessel and Echo cross sections need some serious attention next.

Thank you Antony, I’ve the two other cross sections (Echo and Bomb) to finish up and then who knows from there. Thank you very much David and Ron.

That's a very nice fit. Very good Paddy.

Hi Grant, I too would like to echo the very nice job on the brackets.

Thank you Kevin, Grant and Christian. Hi Paddy. No documentation. I saw it done that way in Chad’s build log, liked it so I did it that way too

Thanks Pete. Glad to help when I can. Thanks Russ. Hi Augie. Thanks and I look forward to your new build. Thanks Grant. Just a 3 weeks then it's back to the workshop. Thanks Mark. No pressure needed with 2 projects still under way.

Thanks Paddy. It's been fun.

Only one? Seriously you are doing a great job and well done on fairing the frames. They look great.

Hi all, First off I must apologize for being tardy in responding to your kind words and comments. It is the bane of this time of year for me when my part time retirement job becomes a fulltime job and unfortunately starting Monday and for the next 20 days becomes an overtime job. Oh well it's the price I pay for a lot of time off in the winter. Thank you Greg. Thanks Mark. I was pleasantly surprised on how the case came out. Thank you Grant. Thanks Bob, Hard to say right now but knowing me both will get attention just not sure which will be primary and which secondary. It could change from week to week too. Thanks Kevin, the end is a happy/sad time for me too. Ok here we go. To finish off the base of the case I purchased some molding which enclosed the top but still allows for removal. It was all stained and sealed with polyurethane. I then attached the cross section to the base by drilling through the base and into the keel and then screwed the keel to the base. And here she is in the completed case. And some more pictures out of the case. Again I would like to thank Russ for all of his hard work in the beginning making this project possible and for his help and encouragement throughout not just mine but everyone’s builds. And then to all of you who continually helped, encouraged and proofed my efforts I give a heart felt thank you too.

Very very nice Bob. Great idea on the bitts. Gotta remember that. I also see some bits and pieces for the gun carriages in the background.

Oh that's a "been there done that" moment!

Thank you Antony and Pete. The display cover came from http://www.collectingwarehouse.com/. Not the cheapest but service was fast and the cover is first rate.

Well I've installed the ladders and have started working on the case. Here are the ladders, The base is made out of oak. I used the full sized table saw to cut the recess for the plexi cover. And here is the cover in place. As I said before the cover was purchased on line as I did not feel comfortable making it on my own. (AKA Lazy) Gotta finish up the case, just a few fiddly things to do and clean her up and we should be done.

Aghhh I had a 50 50 chance and as usual went the wrong way.

Hi Pete. Here is a picture of how I did mine. I ran mine in a single piece from one end to the other. Don't know if it's correct but it worked well. I also see I need a bit of filler at the lower beam! Damn macro pictures!

Looking very nice Bob. You are heading to the home stretch here!

Hi Marius, As Mark said we see a lot of things we don't like in our own builds. I think you've done a great job on her!

Hi Pete, Very nice on the treenails and marking them out.

Well I’ve started to make the ladders. I transferred the lines from the plans to the wood, cut the slots for the treads with the table saw and then cut the side pieces to the angle dictated on the plans remembering to make a mirror of each one cut out. Hopefully I’ll assemble them today.

Thank you all for your very kind words. Russ, I was pleased with the way the colors came out. I wasn’t really certain how it would all look once completed. Antony, As far as the case goes I’m going to semi cheat and get a premade plexiglas box and just make the base for it to sit on. I thought about making my own plexiglas box but I didn’t want to get into that yet.

Thank you Ron, Grant and Kevin. Well the other gangway has been installed and the skid beams added. Gotta make some ladders and the top rails then a case and I should be wrapping her up by next weekend. Just in time for the hectic end of August when I don’t have time for any modeling.

Boy to me it sure looks like you nailed it! Very nice.