Thanks for your replies, and Thanks for the tips Jim! I do have some clamps on hand actually (along with other surgical supplies, I used to do wildlife rehab.). That's a great idea instead of using tweezers (hard to do without slipping). I do have all the gold metal sets, they came with the kit for 80$ on ebay. Everything is brand new. Sure can find some great deals on there. The main thing I'm concerned about though is getting the deck woods right. Not so much the colors, but actually finding real wood to put in the model. I imagine some hobby store should have it since there are a lot of people who build ships. Once I find the wood, I can just stain it different shades in the right places to look like the different woods used. Also, if I decide to, I'd like some tips on doing rivets steel plates. How to make them and what not. I havent decided whether I want to go that far or not.

Jessica

P.S.~ Icestar, that sounds really cool what you did.