I have started work again on old Ironsides (mainly because I found some motivation!). I fit the hull and assembled the stand. Although the wood pieces look appealing (I like them, actually) and add beauty to the kit, they are a real pain in the rear end to attach to the bottom of the hull and align correctly. I test fitted the upper and lower decks and wallah, they fit near perfectly. I also looked over the sprue trees and noticed the cannons were molded in black (THANK THE LORD), so I won't need to spend more money on paint to paint them black. Hopefully the wooden blocks attached to the cannons are molded in a close to brown color, making my day (and job on this kit) much easier.
I will work tomorrow to construct the cannons and lace them all together as per the instructions. I also need to cut a bit of the plexi-film to simulate windows in the back of the ship. I installed the rather large rudder today and I will put the bow plate on the back tomorrow as I finish the Officer's room. From there I'll finish painting the decks, and to distinguish them from the hull (the decks and hull are the same color, doh) I'll go ahead and very lightly weather the decks to give them a used look. From there I'll do what the instructions tell me to do (off the top of the head I can't remember what's next!). The EZ Paint Pen by Testors made painting the nameplate effortless, making me a happy shipbuilder for the day.
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