Thank you very much for your kind words everyone!
Devin wrote:
I trust this will be on display at SMC in October?
Maybe not those loose figures, but I will certainly bring both ships in progress (plenty of figures on those!

). Looking forward to seeing you there again!
Dan K wrote:
There's something very disturbing about all those crewmen being staked.
Marijn the Impaler?

Hahaha!
Especially those sitting crewmen (rowers for the launch)...
SG1 wrote:
Are you planning to add any shark fin sailing the surface of the sea or a shark's shadow glimpsing under the surface?

(sporadic and distant from the castaways if you do, it could work -oceanic whitetips usually don't take long to show up at the scene of a shipwreck -
https://ioa.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-190.html -)
You're not the first one to suggest this

, so I'm sure it's a good idea. But no, I don't think I will. The condition of the crew is already bad enough.
I did think of including Jeanette though! But so far I haven't...
https://bidefordbuzz.org.uk/history/trafalgar-women/
JIM BAUMANN wrote:
I bet when you started this a short 7 years ago in 2018 you did not think you
would still be at it with an umpainted sea.....
No! I estimated I could finish it in 5 years or so...
But luckily there is still enough variation and plenty of technical challenges to keep it interesting. I don't feel bored yet with the project at all!