Nice, Kevin.... I have done sails like that using "silkspan", wife did the sewing, aged sails with wood stain, etc. As for blocks, I do understand, the good ones are very expensive. Kit supplied wood blocks can be "softened" or edge rounded by making a small drum sander out of a tin can, using a drill motor with find sandpaper and lightly tumbling the blocks to "round" the edges. Or, you can make your own of course. A mixture of furled and unfurled sails helps, as a full suite of sails does hide a ton of detail in the rigging, etc. Choices, choices... no matter which way you go, your model will be and is already, a stunner. thanks for sharing the build. I did build one clipper ship model, Makay's "Flying Cloud".... took me 3 and a half years. A challenge. Cheers
Dennis