I started this about 3 months ago after finishing my Victory of 1765, while not up to par with some of the wooden builds I've seen it looks okay
Here's a current picture and the link to my album.
Michael D
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOpM2553-s03IIGshB6OXM5n6_PwUd4yhtXbhuc
Most probably ,it is " gold" leaf :)))(potal,which is quite cheap ,but gives exelent gilding effect ! )
real gold leaf maybe is a little bit too much for plastic model :)))
but I don't know for sure , what Michael used ! :)))
may be - Gold!!! :)))