Thanks Mark! This is my first pattern ship, and although it is a simple, straightforward build, it has presented new challenges for me.

The box fan works very well, can't believe how long I went without it. My wife was pleased to see it too!

The magnetic building board is a great addition to the shop. I built the bench from scratch, and topped it with a solid core commercial door that I picked up at the local building supply salvage store called Re-Store. I later decided to go with the magnetic system, so I had a local sheet metal shop produce a sheet to fit the top of the bench. The magnet system came from www.airfieldmodels.com, and has been another huge help in building. With the magnets, you can do away with pins, and use them in many different ways to hold parts in alignment. I've also found that when joining balsa sheets, after truing and gluing the edges, some strategically placed magnets will hold the sheets down dead flat, a real time saver.