Been on with this for about three weeks.
Haddock

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Another Haddock masterpiece in creation.....................!

Looking good.

Bigkev

Hey haddock....ever thought of building an aircraft??

I used to, mainly bi-planes, but now I'm hooked on ships.
Haddock.

...addicted to rigging eh!

As I said before "the dark side" will always get you in the end. So stop struggling and come over to the ship side and join Haddock and me !!!!!!!

I do have one still on the go if you remeber "The Passat". Must get back to that one sometime. Dont hold your breath though. Ships are great except for one thing, ....they don`t fly very well!

                Starting to look busy now. There are twelve stays on each funnel and twelve ships boats to fit in this space. The brass is a bit disappointing, it just don't fit in lots of places, some of it has been replaced with generic stuff.
Could be a test of manhood.
Haddock.

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but you do like a challenge don`t you........I am sure that it will be perfect when you have it sorted!

A few boats added.

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Looking at the picture I must admit to being pleased with the rings around the funnels, eight on each funnel. They're meant to represent some sort of a handrail to hang planks on for painting etc. The brass ones looked horrible so I removed 'em and replaced them with my own version, looks ok to me.
Haddock

I too am impressed by the rings on the funnels......how did you do them?

It's fishing line, threaded through holes and pulled tight, then super-glued just at the hole, poked around  with a finger-nail till it looks right, then flooded with Johnsons to give a fillet. Once painted it looks quite convincing.
Haddock.

Anchors aweigh me-lads, anchors aweigh.
Haddock.

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Nice Haddock, very nice.

That Msea will be envious of your 'chains' and he'll be posting very soon I bet.

They look so natural, brilliantly done sir.........well done.

Bigkev