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davits More progress, after one of my not-unusual long periods of inactivity. The boat davits are now complete...sort of. There should be some braces fore-and-aft, but to be honest, the davits were such a tedious and joyless task (not to mention delicate) that I'm thinking of adding those...

Anyone interested in the Battle Off Samar absolutely should read Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Gripping story...highly recommended.

guy wires The funnel guy wires are made from 2 lb test monofilament, blackened with permanent marker. Regards,

Thanks for the report. I'm following your progress with interest -- this kit is in my 'to-do' pile. Regards,

ship's boat Here's a photo of one of the two ship's boats sitting on its chocks. I had wanted to take a few in-progress photos of the boat, but my camera's batteries died. This picture angle makes the boat look pretty decent -- from some other angles it looks a little warped...call it 'storm...

Kriegsmarine beware! The Agassiz now has her 2 pdr AA gun. The AA assembly consists of two main parts, the bandstand and the gun itself. Believe it or not, the gun was actually the easier of the two sub-assemblies. Assembly of the bandstand got off to a bad start a while back when I...

Tough, tough decision. Some super models...but I have to give my vote to Jim Nunn's 2 cm flak. Kudos to all the builders,

Full hull, too. Brave...very brave.

kite platforms Next came the kite platforms (I can only assume that these box-kite-like structures are a type of diving plane). These were an interesting piece of work. First, the platform support beams were too short; I extended these with scrap paper -- if you look closely, you might spot...

aft superstructure railings I think this finishes everything on the aft superstructure except the 2-pdr gun tub...but ya never know. This shot shows the completed railings, along with the life preserver mounts and buoys. The poles on the buoys are made from the modeler's friend -- dry...

This shot shows the increasingly crowded aft superstructure, with the most recent bits being the depth charge hoists, the above-mentioned square stanchions, and the first length of superstructure railing. The biggest challenge on the hoists is to get the bracing 'wires' taut. I deliberately...

The next step in the construction is to make a set of four stanchions that are square in cross-section. These are supposed to be made from 4 laminated parts each, but I chose to scratch-build them from 2 mm square walnut strip. The wire bits will be cut down and serve as reinforcing pins.

the dreaded cowl ventilators Here's the finished ventilators. Each cowl is made from five individual slices...rather tedious to assemble. In other kits I'm familiar with, the slices are attached down the centerline, so that each cowl is formed from one piece. I don't know why Modelik chose...

rope reels OK, just got back into town after Christmas vacation (happy new year, everyone!). Today I completed the rope reels and started on the aft cowl ventilators. Somehow, I think there HAS to be a better way to make cowl ventilators other than what I affectionately refer to as the "soft...

Carley float Since this is only my third ship model, and by far the most complex, practically every step of the construction is some new learning experience. So I'm especially pleased when an idea I have for building some sub-assembly both a) works on the first try and b) looks good. The...

Rick, I ordered mine from Model Expo (www.modelexpo-online.com), but it is also available from other on-line suppliers, as well as in model railroading establishments. Regards,

progress to date And finally, since most of my recent shots have been close-ups, I thought I'd throw in one stand-off shot to show how things are looking. Regards,

liferaft deck Also finished off the portside liferaft deck (no liferaft yet).

gooseneck vents Hi, all. Other committments have kept me away from my modeling bench for the last week or so, but tonight I got around to completing the gooseneck vents. There are 11 of these. Of course, four of them are located directly beneath the lifeboat decks. :mad: Anyways, I made...

On sailing men-of-war armed with long guns, carronades were not counted for gun totals, so that takes care of those. The long guns in the forecastle were chase guns, and I'm not sure if those were counted or not. And as Capt. Aubrey did in the novels, a captain could bring aboard armament paid...