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Thanks, a fascinating piece of history.

That is a great idea to put alongside the finished Bounty.

Nice build and detail.

Hi. I am not sure if the model will be on display when the Hull Maritime Museum re-opens next year after an extensive refurbishment. If not, you could always ask to see it privately as they are very helpful - if you live near Hull, of course. At the moment I believe all models are in...

Thanks Jim, that's my kind of day out.

Nice build.

Very nice builds.

Nice job, Ken.

Excellent work.

Looking great, Grant. I learned early on when rigging the sails on my current build not to tie anything off until absolutely sure - pull one line and everything changes.

Looking forward to watching this.

Certainly not the guy with the eye patch! I would think that lobbing this down from the masthead onto an enemy deck while trying to miss all of your own rigging lines was quite risky.

This picture is from the Mary Rose Facebook page today - When I asked them about the 'harpoon' their response was - 'We believe it to be a incendiary dart, a large arrow with a spike on the end surrounded by a bag of gunpowder, pitch and other sticky substances. It may have been thrown from...

I would say heavy with sanding.

Seems like a logical fix.

Nice looking model and a great build.

From Facebook today -

Coming from a trawler town myself I appreciate that build. Great job

Front end all tied off. As you can see (and further to my last post) I added a chain to the grapnel - I will now turn to the shrouds and deadeyes.