I've posted quite a few of my completed builds on this forum, but this will be my first build log.  I decided this just after painting the decks, so we join our programme already in progress.  The model kit has the usual fit and finish that I've come to expect from Tamiya, and this one was fairly good considering the age of the kit, with just a tiny gap between the foredeck and the hull on the port side adjacent to the anchor chains.  I decided to add the photo etch set from Eduard, which I thin