[Fishcarver]

Urayell: Your comment is PRECISELY why I like this forum, as we all learn from each other, often as much as from our reference materials!! Thank you much for your observations and your kind words. I mean this sincerely!!

The crane now is the way it is going to be. I am now proceeding to apply the railings; first to the upper deck, and then to the lower. I will be using steel wire and heavy linen thread for this part.

In building this model, I have actually built up many "mini- models" as sub-assemblies. This has helped me refine many skills!

I am glad that you and others are watching the progress of this model. It increases my pleasure in building it!!

Best regards from Canada!
Your friend
Jim