Port holes… How many?

A good day today with around 100 portholes marked up along the hull, which just leaves the ones on the other decks and the watertight doors to do. However these will have to wait for a while as the next part of the build is to spray the hull...

Deck Structure Starts

Its been a long day working on the making of templates for the wooden decking and test fitting it before we even think of marking it up, due to the fact it took three days of research to find the last 4 packs in the UK. Once the templates...

Some of the Fittings Arrive

Boxes have started to arrive with the ships fittings and I have added a photo of just a small selection of all these goodies. I have spent three days doing the research and talking with supplies around the UK to ensure we purchase the right items for this model. ...

The Materials Arrive

This week saw the first of many deliveries and this one was mainly the plastics, brass and paints required for this build. Still to follow are all the fine detailing items such as the Stanchions and railing, brass propellers and anchors, and the most important item is the laser...