During new year holidays in 2000, I started the frame assembly and hull planking.

The first hull planking was completed in July 2000.

Though I was troubled over thick walnut wales, the second planking finished on December 10th 2000. As described in Memo1, color tones of walnut strips for the second planking were different from each other. So, the hull became mottled. In order to mask this mottled surface, the hull was painted by the use of acrylic paints for plastic models and a brown stain.

In January 2001, the inner planking for bulwarks was completed. Then, the 144 posts were attached to the bulwarks until March.
The ornaments for the gallery were assembled at the end of March and the ram was completed in April.

Until the end of April, channels, chains and dead eyes were fixed. All of the chains in this kit were too long. Therefore these were shortened and the nail holes were re-opened.

In June, the gun port lids were attached. Because the hinges for the lids in the kit were seemed to be too large, I made the hinges of thick paper painted black.

In the middle of July, all of the lower masts and the baw sprit were mounted. In August, the top masts were fixed.
At the biginning of September, all of the masts were completed and 300 rat lines were connected.

In the rigging of the yards, I realized the difficulties of 1:100 scale model. The belaying pins were too little to be twined with the ropes. To overcome this difficulty, practice was indispensable.
I barely finished all of the yards at the end of October.

Then two huge lanterns were attached on the stern and the half-guns were installed.
The anchors and the flags were fixed. A stand and a name plate were made of wood using a fretsaw and carving knifes.