U.S.S. United States Monogram single piece hull build.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmag8T9R

Greetings all, this is my first post with pictures. It is the Monogram single piece hull USS United States sans the raised stern deck. I believe the scale is 1/240. I added tie down rope to the launch amidships and to the gig and other boats astern. I used the provided vac formed sails, painted them a light gray and painted the raised simulated reefing lines also. I do have the Heller shroud tool and have used it several times but in this case I just used the provided plastic shrouds and painted them black. I painted the ends of the guns red to simulate the tompions. The upper deck has simulated gun tackle that I also painted for added detail. On my current Lindberg Brig of war I may try expermenting with some simple real gun tackle. For the first time I also used a wooden base to mount the hull cradle to. Gave it two coats of stain and then poly. Fun project and I'm pleased with how it turned out. My fiance Alia has been having fun lately refinishing desks and tables and we used one for the photo shoot here. She repainted it and put some very very cool stencils on it.

Cheers!