Thanks for the compliments folks.
I've found some more pictures of the ship. and realised I'd missed some important ( and very obvious) detail regarding the paintwork.
The top most rear masts and things were all painted black. My most glaring omission was the boot topping - The black waterline.
Finally, I forgot 'Old Glory'. That's flying proud now.
Here is the final result sitting on the start of it's base....
The 'boot topping'. I don't use masking tape for this, but prefer to mark a line with a pencil, then paint freehand up to it. Then, whilst the paint was still wet, I scuff the stuff with my finger to break up any harsh paint lines and to add some streaks.
The beauty of brush painting is in the fact that I can start to introduce the weathering as I go along, allowing the paint to run vertically where it wants.
All done......
Cheers all,
Ron