The kit required a lot of scratchbuilding and some modification due to its age. I cast the main gun turrets, scratchbuilt the entire mast structures, smokestacks and steam vents, boat storage racks, and other small parts, and used a variety of PE details and railings and parts taken from my spares bins to make the final product. I used Floquil paints and Alclad Pale Gold for the bow crest. Caenis line and stretched sprue was used for the rigging. All in all it was a daunting project that came out fairly well in the end!

Bobby Cicconi