Well, I sure agree with that and thankyou. 99% of my sailing ship models have been bare spared. A number of years ago, I built a British Cutter with full sail, that would be full gaff main, topsail and jibs. I made the sails out of Silkspan and had my wife sew in the seam lines and reef lines. For the scale, Silkspan was the closest I could get. Usually, the biggest issue with models with sails has been the scale of the cloth used. This kit has pre-sewn sails and I think the material is balloon cloth. At least its close, but still it is too thick. I considered making my own out of silkspan, but could not resist trying the kit sails. They are boarder-line ok, so I am forging ahead. I'm attempting to give them a bit of "life", as if a small breeze was affecting them, rather than just hang there. There are all sorts of techniques one can use to "fill" a model sail, varnish with a fan, etc. But, I'm just doing it on the fly if you will. Works for me. What is amazing me is the huge increase in rigging and I'm still leaving out a few lines as it is. Thanks again for the comments. Cheers... Dennis
