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Chinese Junk Ship Update!

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I know this is probably well overdue but I thought I would update you all on the status of the Ship I posted about in August, things have been going well and I have managed to prove the model back together without needing glue: it’s designed to be able to slot the different pieces together, it’s quite ingenious. I did decide to go over the main body of the ship with Micro-Crystalline wax polish just to help protect the wood but I avoided putting it on anything with paint or not made of wood. I’ve really gotten into reading about the subject of Chinese junks and I’m actually writing a paper on it for school.
A big thanks to everyone who helped advise me on how to navigate this journey! I couldn’t have done it without your help
Here are some photos of the junk as of now:

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I’m yet to start adding the sails and rigging it seems like it’ll be an entirely new challenge any advise on assembling sails?
 
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