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Thank you, Tom. You hit the nails on the head (btw I fixed my amati
nailer!).
I am very new to this great, only, and last hobby of my life and I am loving it! even with the traps laid for newbies. For example, my kit told me to taper forward and rear bulkheads, long before it was ready! I have had to do a lot of re-fairing with shims, etc, but it will turn out OK.
I'm with you on "making the ship my own". As new as I am, I can see that historical accuracy is the holy grail, the goal of purists and professionals, and I am not worthy to hone their blades! Instead, I, like you, am out to build a ship that makes sense and is attractive. The Lexington that I am planking has an unusual (and tricky) stern shape. It's going to be fun to find some way to get enough planks running vertically, then horizontally, then vertical again, then covering the keel to the garboard without any real support, like bulkheads. Maybe I should name it the "Rexington" lol.

Happy modeling

Jack