Haven't been working on my deep- sea trawler for a while. I needed to build some railings on the deck, but didn't want to wait and buy them and pay tariffs on them at an American hobby store, so I got some brass rod here at a local hobby store and soldered some up. I also decided to use the lifeboat kits for the ship. Next step: painting railings. Also need to do all the rigging yet.

Its has been a little too cold to paint the deep- sea trawler outside, so I got some paint in a bottle at the hobby store. It ain't pretty, but it seems to work. I tried spray painting the hull in the shed, but it all bubbled up on the hull sanded the paint off as best as I could and tried again with bottled painting the red, black, and white hull. The paint was sneaking up under the masking tape also there still some more little deck stuff she should be it in tip-top shape by June.

Wanted to put Navigation lights on the Trawler went through all my junk found some 3volt ones So for a few days started installing them .I have to admit I was a electrician for 40 years retired now and to put tiny wires and AA battery box in a model boat takes me a long time to install and try out. I guess my photos aren't great but there good enough for me.I was at a show with the club and for two days I built the little life boats .Just like to show attendees how wood boats are built.

Those navigation lights are not LEDs; they use old-style incandescent bulbs and can only take 3 volts. If the voltage to the bulb is higher, they will pop. Then I'll need to put LED bulbs rated for 6 volts, no need for a resistor.If that happens, I can get a Red & Green LED rated for 6 volts use a battery box with 4 AA or a battery box for 4AAA batteries or use the receiver's battery output, which is 6 volts

Just an update on the wiring for the Nav lights. The lights, the battery, the wiring, and the pushbutton are under the wheelhouse.