Looking great, Barry!
You might recall I used a similar set up on the Mexico Victory railings, only I used that foam core stuff. Well, I've upgraded it to popsicle sticks... :lol:
Actually, the sticks are working better than the foamcore, because they are sturdier...towards the end of the foamcore life the piece crumpled under the "pressure" of the winds.
If you're interested I can post a photo of the popsicle jig I'm using now. Not much to it, actually, just sticks glued together in a rectangle. The toughest part is getting the spacing of the threads right, but that would be easier if I used a template, but I didn't. :roll:
I am still using just acrylic paint as the binding agent, but I think I will try and use CA the next time, like you and Rob did, and just paint it once I'm done to match the color I want. That will probably make a quicker joint and not "look" as painted like it does now. BTW I have used fly tying silk almost exclusively in making the rails (in 1/400) scale. I've not tried using different sizes, one thicker for the stanchions than the railings, but that's something else I have in the back of my dense head to attempt in the future. :lol:
I hope to post some photos in my album maybe this weekend of the Victory, but it's been a mad house around here.... :?
Jim