WIP minifigure scale model of the sailing warship HMS Leopard

Sharing my WIP moc: a roughly minifigure scale model of HMS Leopard, a 50-gun fourth rate sailing warship from the late 18th century. For more pictures with explanations of what they depict visit the imgur gallery here. The model is currently 47 inches long and 13 inches wide. I began working on this ship after completing my previous ship MOC, HMS Diana. I plan to use the same rigging approach using LEGO strings with end studs, but that is still a long way off. Currently I am prototyping the...