And so it begins - my first build.  The Swampscott Dory kit arrived last Thursday and since then I've been gathering needed tools and supplies, setting up my workstation in the basement, reading the instructions and the build logs of others who have already tackled this kit.  I inventoried all the parts, and everything is present and accounted for.  I've also researched real-life versions of this Dory and found one that I like here, and will try to build a model that replicates this as closely a