This is awesome. The technique is basically the one I tried out on my little corsair boat in my Ithilien thread but so much better implemented. Really very well done. And thanks for the links to the construction thread. Really cool - though I think he didn't paint the ship right - it looks too busy for me.Somehow too red. But that's just my personal taste.
Anyway, your ship Looks great and I can't wait to see what happens next!