Mainly finished with painting and decaling (helipad and bow white decals were too wide!) it was time to start with the procedure I fear the most – rigging and setting up the fences.

Using Uschi van der Rosten 0.02mm rigging wire, some Loctite gel superglue, tweezers, optivisor, 3rd hand tool and lots of patience and time, I’ve finished the rigging. I also set up a few fences – below the front CIWS, around the antennas on rear stack and helipad mesh fence.

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