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The Mursia book is in Italian. And I see Zoran from MarisStella has it in his library as well.

Found another one that should help: Luciano Keber - Traditional boats of the Croatian Adriatic, ISBN 953-6568-10-1.

http://leut2.leut-krk.hr/leut2wordpress/

This page should prove inspiring. The guy is an expert.

MarisStella's kits are indeed very well thought-out. I'm going to continue building their Pelig model this summer.

Oh, additional information can be found in Mario Marzari's book Trabaccoli e Pielghi by Mursia. Try Mursia.com.

Great build, read through your log this afternoon.

Regards, 

Rafael.

Pure envy!

It looks just wonderful, Dida. Well done!

Fantastic, man! Just fantastic.

Wonderful, Elmir. Will study your build log when I have the time. Thanks for sharing!

Play-Doh???   Never thought of that for holding metal parts together.  Great idea.

Ya, you fix the parts in position with Play-Doh (or a similar compound) and then apply glue.

Kevin,

you might consider getting a Hold and Fold (thesmallshop.com) or an Etch Mate (misiionmodels.com) bending tools. Also, I suggest you spray paint the etchings BEFORE folding as it is far easier to touch-up paint after folding than it is to paint these tiny etchings when already formed. Keeping the folded etchings in position could be achieved by using a moldable material like Play-Doh molding compounds, then applying CA and removing Play-Doh. It worked for me. 

Just suggesting. Am following with great interest. All the best,

Rafael.

Wonderful work. It was good to see a weathered model, seems a rare oportunity in MS building. But weathering everything, including the crew really works, doesn't it. Gives it charm and warmth. Love it!

Hi, Danny,

what is it you're using to blacken brass?

I wanted to build Thermopylae, but then... You're doing a very good job with it. Will follow your log.

Just dropped by to see the development. And then my jaw dropped to the floor. Darn!

What a fountain of knowledge and craftsmanship you are.