Thankyou one and all, you are a great bunch of guys. Today I'll be trying to finish the fwd bits, mainmast last of the bridge add ons etc , then move midships and finish the flak deck. No pics yet just woke up and ate breakfast, family has lots of birthday things they think I want to do, but I just want to build :!: Santa and the bithday elves were kind, (so was e-bay) and I'm expecting a load of old favourites, including an old fly Akagi-1-300 scale and the old GPM lexington 1-300 with the old 8" turrets in place. I was thinking of doing a series of prewar configured ships, sort of the mid to late 30's calling it something like "before the storm". The Japanese vessels were much simpler, I look at the Fuso build and just stare in wonder, and the US ships were a neat prewar grey. Anyhows thankyou all again, after my 2nd cup I'll start the little tidbits that need finished...