Here is a stove chimney I just made on my lathe. Beside is a junk of chimney I got with the kit. Question is how kit makers had a nerve to provide this? It would take same money and amount of time to make at least the kind I made today.
HMS Victory by Y.T.- Mamoli - 1:90 scale
Can you imagine I would put Mamoli stove chimney on my model? I would not respect myself.
I left mine completely off... and my victory doesn't even NEARLY compare to yours.
Actually, answers are on the surface and not that difficult. Most of the kit manufacturers simply don't care. They made unify parts so they are suitable for many other kits in their lines. They need to make a kit profitable e.g. the cost of the kit to make it and as much revenue from this kit to have while selling it. They also have to make sure they can sell the kit. So they have to find that balance between the production cost and actual sale cost. They would use cheap materials and low-cost fittings.
Today's technology allows having that balance, and makers make their kits affordable while supplying the finest timber (boxwood, Pearwood) and great quality fittings and carvings. Tom from CAF and Trident Model would be some of them.
Thanks, Dematosdg.
Your chimney is miles above the kit supplied one
This is a straight road to business failure. I have no compassion to such manufacturers.
True, but...Memory as the kit manufacture self-established many years ago. They were popular (and still) among some modelers mostly for 'affordability' not attention to details. In fact, you are the one who bought their kit
and bashing the hell out of it... I am happy that today we have many choices what kit manufacture to choose from, and what ship to build.
Just copied this link from Uwek's post. I believe PT-2 will be especially fascinated.
Hello. What do you think?
I think it is Belfry, the part of a bell tower or steeple in which bells are housed!
That’s it? I took me a week to make
It doesn't matter how long it takes you to make it, the name will be the same. 
But it does look very good! But... if I didn't know you as a 'perfectionist' i wouldn't bother to suggest. You may add very important detail if scale permits. Imitate the bearings using the brass tube. Also the 'crank' for the 'Bell' a bit of scale (too big) IMHO.
But it does look very good! But... if I didn't know you as a 'perfectionist' i wouldn't bother to suggest. You may add very important detail if scale permits. Imitate the bearings using the brass tube. Also the 'crank' for the 'Bell' a bit of scale (too big) IMHO.
Thanks for feedback Jimsky. But no. That’s it. This is as far as I go with this thing. Whatever name you call it.
If we're going to be picky.....it's crooked.....It doesn't matter how long it takes you to make it, the name will be the same.
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I'm sure that's just the picture.... YT would never allow that to happen 
Y.T. is a perfectionist, he will not allow anything to be crooked.If we're going to be picky.....it's crooked.....
It is called a belfry, you can send it to me, I will modify it for you!
Does the roof come with the kit or you made it from scratch?
Let us relax for a bit:
love it!!!