Not too much progress to report this time.

Added the rubbing strip, made from basswood. That didn't take too long – basswood is very easy to cut and sand so shaping the parts to fit was not too difficult. The strip is made up from 5 sections: stern/transom area, stern corners x2, bow x2, and 2 mid sections.

Nearly all the led lighting is housed inside the removable superstructure which is electrically connected to the control system in the hull through a multi pin plug/socket. A lot of the bridge and monkey island wiring is hidden in a void space between...again its fiddly wiring ensuring all connections and insulation good before monkey island deck is fixed down!

Picture 1 - main mast, secondary mast for NUC & RAM lights and “DG” for funnel logos (David Grimes...was owner of vessel.

Picture 2 - includes foremast

I’ve been working away at various elements over the past month. The lifeboat davits were quite fiddly...well I’m finding most of it that way with 1:70. Main structure made with styrene, brass sheaves and securing pins, small scale chain and light led cable for wires.

Thanks Tugboy and Capt T,

A bit more progress to report after a few hours at the bench over the weekend.

Once the hull plates and bulwarks were securely in place I slotted in the bulwark knees around the stern. Once again, squared up with a trusty piece of Lego.