On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:23 AM, <xxxxxx@comcast.net> wrote: > Of course on the COTI forums several members don't recognize > the architect's fee as part the first hull's cost. Technically, achitecht's fees are not part of the first hull's cost. You pay the architect's fee to get the plans to build the ship. Whether you actually build one or not is an entirely separate question. Even if you decide not to build one, you still owe the architect their fees for the design work. Dan -- "Any sufficiently advanced parody is indistinguishable from a genuine kook." -Alan Morgan