Building the Brig Corsair - Part 1

For the last couple years, on and off, I've been working away at a model ship kit. The kit, the "Corsair" is a Brigantine 16 gunner not based on any particular ship, but a basic representation of a tall ship of the era. I chose this kit specifically for that reason as it's only the second such model I've built and I didn't want to get too wrapped up in accurately duplicating the original, rather as a way to learn the skills needed to build a model ship. I'm about half way through the project now, and this slideshow shows that progress. Just getting into the rigging now, which is proving to be a nice challenge. Enjoy!