[Golden Bear]

I really don't have any build to show right now, but I can show the progress of the model. I've completed the basic structure and am doing the detailing one section at a time. I've done the fore deck and am almost done with the hull sides. Contrary to the coloring of the model that I am showing, I am planning on building it as black/buff. If I don't run out of energy I will try to color it both in black/buff and in grey for release. It is a long way away from being even close to release since I'll need to figure out clever ways to make assembly easier - personally I don't need joining tabs and I butt join the rolled barrels and such. I doubt that I can make the artwork as nice as John's but it should look nice.

Thanks to Renaud I can put in much of the interior detailing (backsides of bridges and such) with high confidence. His unselfishness and energy with sharing photos and plans is the single most important factor in allowing me to attempt to make this a sharable kit. He is an outstanding example of our wonderful global community of card modeling.

Enough blathering. Here it is. I'll be working on the aft bridge today...


Carl the one-handed designer