SOOO - after the water test, the hulls been split apart again and now the painting and other things can begin, so as a change I did a bit of crew construction here is how it begins,
1) 6 crew members bodies (formerly the cannons), 2) cut pieces of styrene rod, 5mm and 8mm (in actual fact the lengths never are the same), 3) glue the legs together, some in a different pose than the majority, 4 & 5) attach the 'body' to the legs, 6) leave to set for a while, there is the enevitable one or two that don't want to stay glued, but hey, its a learning curve, 7 &
close ups - some I have painted the flesh or black on, some white or all three, 9) gun crew number 1, all pulling the cannon out - now how this is when the ships built will be interesting, but for now as KPNUTS said once, a bit over the top and will be hidden - but I know its there, 10) Gun number 2 with the holes drilled for the crew - note this gun is further back, I am going for the gun practice look, so some will be like this - I do have 16 to do.