Thankyou Ray, that is a very kind compliment. I am truly enjoying the challenge of this build. I would have never known that paper would be like this. Its not as perfect as casting, but in some cases, darn close. And, like any builder, I know every glaring error. One that is bugging still and I can't do a darn thing about it is that I should have doubled the thickness of the main deck. The instructions did not tell me to do this, but I shoulda known better... the design did allow for a thicker deck (1mm), so it was just an oversight on the kit maker. In fact, there are many such errors and I am learning quickly to study carefully and plan ahead. One's skill is developed as you go along and they tell you this up front, so it wasn't like I wasn't pre-warned. I want to do another WW2 ship in paper and I'm looking at the USS Missouri.... 1/200 scale would be nice, but it would yield a huge model. I like this 1/250 scale, but its not real common, especially in the after market upscale PE detail. Shapeways Inc. will 3D print at any scale and I've got some chocks coming in next week. Dennis