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Thanks everyone for your nice comments.  Nigel - I seem to be drawn to ships of this era with their extreme sheer - they just seem so majestic.Buck - the top rail moulding is 210mm long & 2mm wide.It`s actually made of brass & has a flowery design stamped on it.I just touched the highlighted areas with a small brush with different colors.Don`t know if it`s correct but it seems to look ok to me.Sorry about the poor photos - I need to experiment a little more with the settings. :mellow:

Looks good.Mine don`t really have enough curve to them but they will have to do.

Mark

Thanks Joe.I am up to 300 individual pieces painted now - almost done with the paint work.Sorry the photos are not better - I am a lousy photographer.

Starboard bow done!Really getting tired of painting.

Mark

Nice build you have going.I built this kit many years ago.From the looks of your kit Mantua must have totally redesigned the kit since I did mine.

Mark

Awesome work! I built the Sergal kit many years ago but did not realise at the time how inaccurate it was.

Looking good as always.

Mark

Hello Michael.This is how I made the holes for the upper handrails - I first drilled the holes just slightly smaller than the square posts & then used a very small square file to partially square them until the posts were a snug fit.The holes are not perfectly square but you would need a magnifying glass to see it.Somewhat tedious work but it turned out nicely.

Many thanks Lin Feng & Matti!I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel on all this painting.

Finally got the port bow figures & decorations done.

Mark

Great look as always!

Mark

I see you have the same problems I do - build it & then tear it out & try to rebuild it correctly .

Mark

A small update - starting on the bow decorations.

still working on the Roman soldiers.

Mark

Great work Matti! I just counted my stern figures - 192.  I am also working on the bow figures.

Awesome rigging! Looks like I may need to spring for some of Chuck`s blocks when I get to that point.

You`re doing a fantastic job on this build. I built this ship from the Panart kit many years ago but just used the cast decorations from the kit.Your carvings look much nicer.  Istill have the plans  - dated 1993.

Looks sharp - love your outdoor pictures.

Mark

More nice work - looks good.

Mark

Nice work - looks sharp.

Thanks Matti.

Thanks everyone for looking in.By the way I know the upper round gunports look crooked but they are level with the deck.

Starboard hand rails done!also added some nice black nails to the wales - seems to add a little character to the hull to me.

Very nice!

Mark

Port side hand rails done.

Starboard galleries done & new hand rail posts in place.

Mark