Thanks, my friend.
I try and get as many details as I can, and then at the end I will go back with an xacto knife with paint and very fine brushes and touch up things to make it look even better. For example, on that boat launch, I will remove any irregularities in the line for the windows where they are painted. I also ensure that all the railings and netting are straightened out for final display.
I will end up spending about three months on this vessel, and have added a lot of details and features that had to be scratch built and were not a part of the kit.
Of the numerous vessels I have made, I like some of the particular details of a few ships inparticular (all of these have a thread here on SD)
the Trumpeter AEGIS Destroyer, the USS Lassen, DDG-82. It took about 6 weeks.
The Airfix Type 45 Class, HMS Daring, D32, was a very good kit which took me 5-6 weeks.
Then there was ther Trumpeter kit for the Liaoning, CV-16. I got one of the first ones here in the States. This one took me about four months to comlete.
And finally, the Tamiya, USS Enterprise which is kind of the grand-daddy of 1/350 scale vessels. It took my 6 months:
Hehehe...not hard to see which one I like the most. I kept that kit for over 20 years, waiting for the time to build it, and then poured a LOT of time and energy into it.
Anyhow, thanks for the comments and the kudos and positive feedback. I really appreciate it. Lots of work, but very enjoyable.
Very fine detail, those are indeed treasures of the ship building art. Nice job Jeff, and I have learned a lot from your models and the assembly details. brat
