Ok, the ships boats are now completed and waiting to mount at a later point in assembly. Fair detail went into these little kits and a ton of painting. Which brings me up to the point of detail. I happened to a build on the Model Warship Forum. A Mr. Jeff Sharp posted his entire build on that forum, finishing in May of 2014. Same Trumpeter 1/200 Arizona kit. He did a ton of research and discovered many errors in the Trumpeter kit. His main source was a movie that was taken aboard the Arizona just after her 1941 refit in the Seattle area. He was able to get freeze frames of various areas on the ship to prove the detail issues and make corrections. So, I have chosen to use his posting and pictures to help me with added detail. There is no way that I'm going to make all the changes that he did. I had to draw the line somewhere. I imagine the rivet counters might have issue with my thoughts here.. I'm not sure. I've just decided to do what I can, when I can, with my ability as a modeler. He chose to model the Arizona just before she arrived at Pearl Harbor and her colors reflect that. I'm leaning more towards just prior to the attack which destroyed her. I'd like to make a model that is in memory of those who lost their lives aboard her that fateful day. And so it is. Mr. Sharp has greatly affected how I am showing detail and I am confident in his research as being accurate. Even the expensive Upscale kits are not totally accurate, but are proving to be very good at adding finer detail into the model, so I deem them worth the expense. I certainly cannot compare myself with these other fine modelers and I hope you dear folks are enjoying the build as much as I am. Best regards, Dennis