Railings are going on better than I thought so far. The hardest part was curling some parts with a hot iron. And maybe painting them black after installing. Maybe I’ll learn some day. 
Wow, thats really taking shape. 
Thanks, Brian. I’ve been hard at it.
Very nice, can't wait to see more!
More is coming soon. The instructions don’t identify which pieces are the long railings for the sides. I chose two for each side, hoping they aren’t meant for something else. They also don’t quite fit, which means my bulkheads were out of joint, especially on the open side of the ship. Curling the railings to line up with the curlycues (the Admiral calls them whirligigs) wasn’t as hard as I thought they would be when I finally got them right side up. Some of the posts didn’t fit either so I glued them to a plank and cut the plank with a dremel to make them taller.
I bought this ship 8 years ago to decorate our bathroom. Manfred, eat your heart out. 
yet, another Victory!! How many we have out there?
It’s a cheap already built one that would be way up on a shelf so no one could look closely at it.yet, another Victory!! How many we have out there?
...it is a model and deserves attention.
I put a streamer on the mizzenmast with the words merry Christmas on it....it is a model and deserves attention.
Maybe, but I was trying to be sarcastic...it is a model and deserves attention.
I was not...
Spindle supports are hard to keep in place. I’m not liking the stairs at all. Everything has to be cut the exact length, the supports have to be cut at a precise angle. And everything has to fit together at the last second. Hoping and praying everything comes together. 
I figured out that I could drill a hole in the bottom of the spindle support and the top of the railing support and stick in some copper wire to hold them together as the glue dried. 
Now it appears either the stairs were placed too low or the plans are off. The top rail will not reach the spindles. I suppose I can cut a piece to reach down to the railing. 
With copper pins installed, they all went in slicker than snot!
Stairway is coming along. It’ll need touching up. 
She looks good brother that set of staircases was a pain in the butt I ended up building them off ship on a jig and placed them when done.
Wow. That’s a thought.
Anyone know what this little gadget is? I thought it was a stove. It goes just in front of the wheel on the deck. The Admiral thinks it’s some kind of desk. 